October
Oct. 15: Blue Earth Alliance Juried Exhibit, fee, all categories. BEA, 422 48th Ave. S., Seattle, 98118; Benham Gallery, Seattle, is the exhibit site.
Oct. 30: Rosewater Network Humanitarian Photographer of the Year Awards and National Traveling Exhibit, P.O. Box 46792, Seattle, 98146. All media, levels of expertise and subject matter. Awards based on service photographers give to the community. Entries do not need to include photography. No fee, by nomination.
Oct 31: Sunset Centennial Photo Contest, Sunset magazine, 80 Willow Rd., Menlo Park, CA 94025. Amateur, a sunset taken in the West, 5x7 prints only.
January
Jan. 20: Project Competition and Assignment Earth Contest for long-term projects and individual images, amateur or professional categories. Showcasing images of land, sky, water, man and animal that capture expressions of love, humor, anger, pathos, rites, rituals, chaos and beauty, b/w or color. Long-term projects on any subject. Photo Contest, Box 9916, Santa Fe NM 87504, 505-983-1400.
Feb 1: Alexia Foundation Grant Competition for Documentary Photography, 315-443-2304.
On-Going or Final Dates to be Announced
Peterson's Photographic, 6420 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90048, 213-782-2200. '97-'98 deadlines last day of the month. Oct: Blue; Nov: Special Effects; Dec: Smiles; Jan: Big.
Leica Medal of Excellence, Mother Jones Fund for Documentary Photography, San Francisco, 415-665-6637. Mother Jones International Awards for Documentary Photos, San Francisco, CA 415-665-6637
Exhibits
California
Highlands Inn, Fireside Gallery, Carmel, CA, 408-624-3801.
To Oct. 19: Ansel Adams, A Legacy of Light, from the private collection of Maggi Weston. Exhibit is less than a mile from where Adams lived for more than 20 years.
Idaho
Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities, Box 656, Sun Valley, ID 83353, 208-726-9491
Oct. 17-Nov. 30: The Uncommon Book.
Dec. 8 '97-Jan. 22 '98 Illuminated Manuscripts.
Oregon
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, 207 SW Pine St., Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-0521.
To Oct. 30: Heathman Exhibit, Elements of the Ancients, various art including photographs from Northwest photographs. Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204 503-224-3543
Oct. 2-Nov. 1: Phil Borges.
Nov. 6-29: Pat O'Hara.
Dec. 4 - 31: The Flower Show, Felice Boucher, of Portland, Maine, and Anne Marie Hunter, of Kansas City, KS
Portland Museum of Art, 1219 SW Park Ave, Portland, OR 97209, 503-226-2811
To Oct. 19: Sister of the Light: Oregon Photo Secessionists. Oregon was home to a number of women artists who took up the camera as their creative vehicle of choice. Myra Wiggins, Lily White, Sarrah Ladd became associate members of the Alfred Stieglitz movement of photosessionists.
Washington
Benham Gallery, 1216 lst Ave, Seattle, 98101, 206-622-2480
Oct.: Photographic Center School, PhotoMedia and Benham Gallery Photo Contest, Jock Sturges, host to 40 finalists. Winner to be announced at the opening.
Nov.: Phil Borges, Patrizia Riviera, Gordon Whitten, Diana Robbins.
Dec.: Steve Fey, Steve Scardina, Alternative Process Show
Foto Circle Gallery, 163 S Jackson St., Seattle, 98104, 206-624-2645
Oct.: Carla Fraga, formal color diptychs.
Nov: Cynthia Jennifer Smith: Redressing the Crone, following a selection of women and their experience with plastic surgery.
Dec.: John Tangenberg, Transience using photographs, video and sound from the environment, an installation.
Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle
To Nov 9: Rock Art of the Fremont Culture, Color Photographs, James O. Sneddon photographs
Gallery 154, Take 2 Gallery, Fremont District, Seattle
Oct.: New Space, new set, new show; Nudes, from a juried contest and Grand Opening. Representing the human body in all it's wonderful diversity of shapes, sizes, color and styles-including a series of concept processes such as computer, solarizations, black and white, and color.
G Gibson Gallery, 122 S. Jackson, Suite 200, Seattle, 98104, 206-587-4033
Oct. 24-Nov. 29: Keith Carter and Beverly Rayner.
Dec. 4-Jan. 3: Imogen Cunningham Portraits, Richard Loreng: Without End, Flora & Portraits, and work from the Gallery artists.
Harrison Street Gallery, Seattle Center, Seattle, 98109, 206-443-1843,
Oct. 17-Nov. 30: No Boundaries Exhibit for artists of all mediums with disabilities.
Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, 15th Ave. N.E. & N.E. 41st, Seattle, 98195, 206-543-2280
To Oct. 19: Inspiring Vision: Looking at Photography, in three sections that build upon each other and illuminate the visual thinking process:Exposure, Subject and Contest, and Interpretation.
Museum of History and Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., McCurdy Park, Seattle, 98112, 206-324-1126
To Nov. 2: As the Century Turns: The Klondike Gold Rush; photographs, artifacts, historical stories.
Seattle Central Community College Gallery, Broadway at Pine, Seattle
January: Reaching Out, Reaching Within; celebrating photographers who care about their community and who do something about it. 40 images featuring artists such as Art Wolfe, John Denver, Phil Borges, Gary Braasch, Este Lauder, Graham Osborne.
British Columbia
Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7M 3G9, 604-986-1351
Oct.15-19: The Exquisite Corpse in Lotusland, photomontage by an international array of artists. Based on a parlor game adopted by the Surrealists early in the 20th century, an exquisite corpse is the result of a game of folded paper which consists in having several people compose a phrase or drawing collectively, none of the participants having any idea of the nature of the presiding contribution.
Oct. 25-Dec. 14 : Track Records: Trains and Contemporary Photography. Themes of crime and passion, symbols of power, crashes and ruins in the landscape, symbols of sexuality and notions of junction and journey and loss. Featured photographers Roy Arden, Ron Benner, Vera Frenkel, Angela Grauerhotz, Winston Link, Louise Noguchi, Glenn Rudoph, David Tomas, Douglas Walker, James Welling. Train and blues musical program by Tom Fleming will be included during the exhibit.
Workshops
October
Oct. 9-Nov. 6, Thursdays: Black & White Slide Photography, Robert Stahl, held at Northshore Senior Center, Bothell, WA, Shoreline Community College, 16101 Greenwood Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98133, 206-546-4634.
Oct. 10-12: Quaking Aspens, Merritt, Canada: Leona Isaak, Spirit of the West Photo Ventures, 31858 Hopedale Ave., Clearbrook, BC V2T 2G7, Canada, 604-855-4848.
Oct. 11-12: Introduction to Photography, Wanderland Silva, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, 98122, 206-720-7222.
Oct. 15: Composition, Warren Mitchell, other classes also available, Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-3543, 800-525-5574.
Oct.16: Jock Sturges speaks at Seattle Art Museum. Reception at Photographic Center NW afterwards.
Oct. 16.-Nov. 13, Thursdays: Photo Book Design, PhotoCentral, 1099 E. St., Hayward, CA 94541, 510-881-6721
Oct. 17-19: Fashion and Figure, Steve Nickerson and Karen McClean, Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-3543, 800-525-5574. Nickerson won the World Press Award. He was also a photojournalist for the Rocky Mountain News, and will do photojournalism portfolio reviews during the workshop.
Oct. 18: Day-Long Seminar, with over 20 workshops. Keynote: Galen Rowell. Abbottsford, BC. See Associations section for details.
Oct. 18-19: Inspiration: Digital and Analog, Judith Moncrieff and Diane Fenster; must know PhotoShop, Oregon
Oregon School of Arts and Craft, 8245 S.W. Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225, 503-297-5544.
Oct.19: Image Transfer, Chris Eagon, Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-3543, 800-525-5574
Oct. 22-26: Digital Output, LensWork Workshops, Dan Burkholder, Brooks Jenson, P.O. Box 22007, Portland, OR 97269
Oct. 23, NPPA Flying Short Course, 800-289-6772, See Associations page for details.
Oct. 24-26: SPE Northwest, Ellensberg, WA. See Associations page for details. Oct. 25-Nov 8, Mexico, Night of the Dead Celebrations, Patzcuaro, Dick Lawrence, Omega Photography, 13607 S.E. 10th, Bellevue, WA 98005, 425-747-3663.
Oct. 26: Matting and Framing, Paula Phipps, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, 98122, 206-720-7222
Oct. 30-Nov. 1: PhotoPlus: A New State of Being: Formerly VISCOMM, the event for photography, design and prepress. New York City, Jacob Javits Convention Center, 800-243-3238.
November
Nov 1: Black/White Photography, Printing Workshop for Beginners, Tom Walters, Box 4, #864 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V4A 4W4.
Nov. 1&15: Magazine Work, David Robbins, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122, 206-720-7222
Nov 2: N.W. Fall Color, Warren Mitchell, Oregon area, Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-3543, 800-525-5574.
Nov. 2-7: Arizona-Utah Slot Canyons with the View Camera, Bruce Barnbaum with Don Kirby, Stu Levy, Jay Dusand, Photographic Arts Workshops, Box 1791, Granite Falls, WA 98252, 360-691-4105. Some of the most astonishing natural formations will be explored in northern Arizona and southern Utah, including the famous Buckskin Gulch and lesser known areas such as Nipple Bench, Horseshoe Bend, the Colorado River.
Nov. 2-9: Churchill, Canada, Tundra, Darrell Gulin, Randy Green, Kevin Schafer, Brad Glass, International Wildlife Adventures, Box 15, Vashon, WA, 98070, 1800-593-8881. The tundra region along the shores of Hudson Bay, where tundra buggies escort us to the bears for four full days of shooting.
Nov. 4-9: The Expressive Black and White Print. John Sexton Workshops, 291 Los Agrinemsors, Carmel Valley, CA 93924, 408-659-3130. Concentrating on darkroom demonstrations, the art of b/w printing, from beginning to finished project.
Nov. 7: Photographing a Wedding, Paul Dudley, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, 98122, 206-720-7222.
Nov. 7-9: Foundations of Fine Photography, Bill Jay, Oregon School of Art and Craft, 8245 S.W. Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225, 503-297-5544.
Nov. 7-9: Northwest Council of Camera Clubs Annual Conference, Silverdale, WA. See Associations for information.
Nov. 8: Advanced Handcoloring, Patricia Ridenour, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, 98122, 206-720-7222.
Nov. 8: Rainier Photographic Fall Workshops, Seattle Central Community College, featuring some of the Northwest's best professional photographers. Information through Rainer Photographic Supply, Seattle, 206-722-8700. Called Directions in Photography, this is one of the best one-day workshops in the Northwest. This year's programs include a boot camp for photo instructors, portfolio reviews and a look at photojournalism, fine art, commercial and portrait photography.
Nov. 8-9: Photographing Artwork, Chris Arends, Coupeville Art Center, 15 N.W. Birch, Box 171, Coupeville, WA 98239, 360-678-3396. Designed for any artists who needs to capture their work on film. For artists and photographers looking to learn how to take pictures of artwork.
Nov. 8-9: Women's Photo Weekend on the Coast, Big Sur, CA, PhotoCentral, 1099 E St., Hayward, CA 94541, 510-881-6721
Nov. 15: All Day Seminar, Tacoma Community College, Robert Stahl, 253-566-5020
Nov 22: Photo Christmas Cards, Patricia Ridenour, Photographic Center School, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, 98122, 206-720-7222.
December
Dec.2: Glazer's Camera Supply and Canon U.S.A. present master portrait photographer Arnold Newman as part of Glazer's Canon Celebration Week. Call Glazer's for details 206-624-1100.
Dec. 6: Glazer's Camera Supply will offer free Canon clean and check by factory technicians. Call Glazer's for details 206-624-1100.
Dec. 6-7: ASMP Business Course, Seattle; Dec. 13-14, San Francisco. See Associations page for more information.
Dec. 12: Night Photography, Holiday Lights, Warren Mitchell, Photographic Image Gallery, 240 S.W. lst, Portland, OR 97204, 503-224-3543,
800-525-5574.
Dec. 13-14: ASMP's Business Course, San Francisco, CA. See Associations page for details.
Dec. 29-Jan. 17: Yellowstone by Snowmobile, John and Barbara Gerlach, Gerlach Nature Photography, Box 259, Chatham, MI 49816, 906-439-5991.
January 1998
Jan. 7-12: Yellowstone, Tom Murphy, Wilderness Photo Expeditions, 402 S. 5th, Livingston, MT 59047, 800-521-7230, 406-222-2302.
Jan. 17: Whales, Dolphins and Seabirds in Monterey Bay, CA, Cheeseman Safaris, 800-527-5330. Every year whales migrate past our California shores by the thousands. In January, gray whales travel south to calving grounds in Baja, CA.
Jan. 19-24: Complete Photographic Process for Black and White: From the Landscape to the Darkroom, Bruce Barnbaum with Don Kirby, Photographic Arts Workshops, Box 1791, Granite Falls, WA 98252, 360-691-4105. Explore all aspects of B&W photography from the negative exposure to the fine printing of the image.
Jan. 19-24: FotoFusion Conference, Palm Beach Photographic Workshops Centre, 55 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444, 561-276-9797.
Mid-January: NANPA Conference, Orlando Florida. See Associations page for details.
With fall in full swing, workshops gear up. In addition to short-term specialty workshops, there are on-going classes and seminars. In the Northwest, many opportunities exist. For example, the Photographic Center School in Seattle, WA offers 6- and 10-week classes; PhotoCentral in Hayward, CA, long-term classes. Oregon School of Arts and Craft, quarter-long programs and various community colleges offer extension courses. Call photography clubs, schools or workshop leaders in your area for specific information.
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