Calendar

PhotoPlus Expo East, presented by Photo District News. Oct. 28-30. Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City. For information and registration call 888/203-5666. www.pdn-pix.com/photoplusexpo.

Weddings for Love and Money. The Northwest School of Professional Photography, Tacoma, Wash., presents this two-day educational event featuring Master Photographer Stewart Powers, based in Gainesville, Fla. It features innovative ideas for wedding photographers. The event is set for Jan. 23-27, 2000. To register, call Russell Rogers, the school’s director, 253-565-1711.

Plan Ahead

FotoFest 2000, the eighth biennial international month of photography, will transform Houston into a citywide gallery of photography from around the world. This innovative event is set for Mar. 3-April 3, 2000, at more than 50 locations throughout Houston. For info, call 713-223-5522, or access www.fotofest.org.

EXHIBITS

British Columbia

Atrium Public Gallery, 885 West Georgia St., Vancouver (HSBC Building); 604-520-6993.

Lit Happens, featuring the culmination of a two-year project by photographers Barry Peterson and Blaise Enright-Peterson. Oct. 11-Nov. 7.

Third Avenue Gallery, 1725 West Third Ave., Vancouver; 604-738-3500.

5.6 at an 1/8 of a second north, an inaugural solo exhibition for photographer Anne Grant. Through Oct. 30.

Magazine covers,1995-present by Randall Cosco, chief photographer for the Vancouver Courier. Nov. 4-Nov. 27.

Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave., N. Vancouver; 604-986-1351

First Son, portraits by C.D. Hoy. Through Oct. 17.

Return of the Corpse, exhibition of exquisite corpse artworks and gallery fundraiser. Oct. 21-31.

The Avant Garden, talk by Seattle artist Kiff Seimmons. Oct. 23 at 2 p.m.

By Land and Sea: Prospect and Refuge, by Marian Penner Bancroft. Nov. 6- Dec. 19. Reception for the artist on Nov. 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.; artist talks on Nov. 20 at 2 p.m.

Photographs by Lee Miller, 1929-1964; Jan. 8-Feb. 20, 2000.

California

Gallery of Contemporary Photograpahy 2525 Michigan Ave. Bldg. D-3, Santa Monica. 310-264-8440.

William Eggleston. Oct. 22-Nov. 27. A selection of dye-transfer prints, some previously unexhibited.

Robert Koch Gallery, 40 Geary St., San Francisco; 415-421-0122.

Carleton Watkins: California & Oregon. Through Oct. 30. The show is a celebration of the gallery’s 20th anniversary.

From the Archives of The New York Times: The Century in Times Square. Nov. 4 – Nov. 30.

San Francisco Camerawork, 115 Natoma St., San Francisco; 415-764-1001.

Rattling the Frame: The Photographic Space 1974-1999. Artists include Uta Barth, Betty Hahn, Robert Heinecken, Ray Metzker, Cindy Sherman, Joel-Peter Witkin and others who have contributed to the changing processes of the medium. Oct. 15-Nov. 20. Opening reception Oct. 16, 5-8 p.m.

1999 Annual Auction of Fine Art Photographs, preview exhibition. Nov. 24-Dec. 4. Auction ON Dec. 4 at 1 p.m.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 Third St., San Francisco; 415-357-4000.

Full Moon: Apollo Mission Photographs of the Lunar Landscape. Through Jan. 11, 2000. Over 50 unique vistas, culled by photographer Michael Light from NASA’s archive of photographs taken during the Apollo lunar missions.

Julia Margaret Cameron’s Women.

Through Nov. 30. Images of Victorian women; includes 57 rarely seen prints.

UCR/California Museum of Photography, 3824 Main St., Riverside; 909-787-4787.

Back to the Ranch: Photographs of the Diminishing East Bay Cattle Industry by photographer Matt O’Brien. Through Jan. 2, 2000.

The Dating Series, a spoof on the rituals of dating by Laurie Long. Through Jan. 2, 2000.

Colorado

Camera Obscura Gallery, 1309 Bannock St., Denver; 303-623-4059.

Animal featuring wildlife photographer James Balog. Through Oct. 31.

Hal D. Gould: Visual Legacy, a retrospective of eclectic images by Camera Obscura Gallery’s owner. Nov. 12 – Jan. 9, 2000.

Oregon

Photographic Image Gallery, 240 Southwest First, Portland; 503-224-3543.

Animal by Denver wildlife photographer James Balog. Includes select images from his new book of the same name. Nov. 4-27.

Holiday Group Show, Dec. 2-31.

Mount Rainier, by photographer Pat O’Hara, Jan. 6-29, 2000.

S K Josefsberg Studio, 403 Northwest 11th Ave., Portland; 503-241-9112.

Works, Vilem Kriz. Oct. 14 – Nov. 27.

Photographer Herman Leonard. Dec. 2 –31.

Various Russian photographers.
Jan. 13-Feb. 26, 2000.

Washington

Benham Gallery, 1216 First Ave., Seattle; 206-622-2480.

Bruce Barnbaum and Pavel Banka are featured artists. Through Oct. 16.

Works from Jock Sturges, Mark Sink, and Peggy Washburn Oct. 18-Nov. 27.

Phil Borges and Tsvetan Tsenov, Nov. 29 – Jan. 15, 2000.

East Shore Gallery, 12700 Southeast 32nd Street, Bellevue; 425-747-3780.

A Good Day’s Work, featuring photographs made during a 24-hour period by eight local photographers as part of PhotoQuest99. Oct. 17 – Nov. 30.

Photography as Art, three-part lecture series.

Part 1: An Artist’s View by David Johnson. Oct. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Part 2: A Curator’s View by Louise Katzman Kurabi. Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.

Part 3: A Gallery Owner’s View by Marita Holdaway. Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m.

Flury & Company, 322 First Ave. South, Seattle; 206-587-0260. The North American Indian: Edward S. Curtis, 1907-1930. Continuing.

Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave., Seattle; 206-622-9250.

Photographs of Washington’s Hutterite Communities. Through Dec. 5.

G. Gibson Gallery, 122 South Jackson, Suite 200, Seattle; 206-587-4033.

Alba Nero (new botanical prints) by Ron Van Dongen and Takatoma Usui/New Paintings & Photography. Through Oct. 16.

Photographs from the South by Jack Spencer and "Fields of Peace" by George Tice. Oct. 22-Nov. 27.

Peripheral Visionaries by Carolyn Kreig, and including some of her new work. Also exhibits by Doug Keyes, John Jenkins and Eva Skol Westerland. Dec. 2, 1999-Jan.15, 2000.

Museum of Art, Washington State University, Pullman, 99164; 509-335-1910.

1999 Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition. Oct. 26-Dec. 17.

Museum of History & Industry, 2400 27th Ave East, Seattle, 206-324-1126. A Change of Worlds: Photographs, Artifacts and Oral Histories of Puget Sound Native Americans. An award-winning exhibit that challenges the vanishing-race myth surrounding Native peoples of the Puget Sound, with photographs and artifacts from 1850 through 1950. Through January, 2000.

Photographic Center, 900 12th Ave.,
Seattle; 206-720-7222.

Take My Picture. Fundraising event, photographic exhibition and lottery. Nov. 3 – Nov. 20. Reception and lottery Nov. 20, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Celebrate With Us. PCNW Members Holiday Juried Exhibition, Dec. 3- Dec. 31, 1999. Reception Dec. 3, 6-8 p.m.

Seattle Art Museum, 100 University St, Seattle; 206-654-3100.

An American Century of Photography: From Dry-Plate to Digital, the Hallmark Photographic Collection. Nearly 250 photographs spanning more than 100 years, including the work of Eadweard Muybridge, Alfred Steiglitz, Paul Strand, Diane Arbus, Andy Warhol, and Cindy Sherman. Through Jan. 16, 2000.

Fay, a humorous chronicle of photographer William Wegman’s 10-year adventure with his Weimaraner, Fay Ray, the subject of his most recent book. Nov. 10, 7 p.m., Plestcheeff Auditorium. Tickets $8 members, $10 non-members.

The Digital Age of Photography. Moderated panel discussion featuring A.D. Coleman, the dean of U.S. photo critics. Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Plestcheeff Auditorium. Tickets: $2 students/seniors, $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Photography Council members admitted free.

Northwest Photo Invitational. Documents NW/The PONCHO Series. Group show devoted to local photographers. Nov. 18 – March 12, 2000.

Painted With Light: Photographs by the Seattle Camera Club. An exhibition of photos from the 1920s and 1930s. Through Jan. 2, 2000.

OnlinePhotoContests.com is LIVE! Our inaugural national photo contest begins in November 1999. Each month, there will be five photo contest categories. Submissions to the contest are completed online at our Web site at www.onlinephotocontest.com. Prizes will vary, with the Grand Prize in each month’s Spotlight Category being $5,000. Categories for November are My Dog, Definitely Man’s Best Friend; Trains, Planes and Automobiles; Seascapes; Kids’ Sporting Events and Holiday Feasts and Family Memories. Amateur and hobbyist photographers are encouraged to submit their photos. Phone us at 425-468-9040.

Blue Sky Gallery/Oregon Center for the Photographic Arts. The center is currently seeking slides for exhibition consideration. Send 20 slides and a SASE to 1231 Northwest Hoyt, Portland, OR 97209. Or call 503-225-0210.

PMA 2000 Student-Teacher Photo Competiton. The Photo Imaging Education Association awards over $85,000 in prizes from 74 sponsors in the United States, Canada, and Australia. Open to all students and their teachers. Deadline Dec. 15. Get entry forms and rules at 517-788-8100 or at bobcat.tamu-commerce.edu/~stang/PIEA.
Students compete by age. Exhibition of the top 100 photographs will be at the PMA 2000 Annual Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas in February 2000. Prize winning images will be publishedin Photo Marketing magazine and posted on the Web.

Samsung Opto-Electronics America. Prometheus Award for Creativity in Design Contest. Design students from 14 participating schools are being asked to design a 35mm compact zoom camera. Deadline is Jan. 15, 2000. Scholarship awards of $10,000, $7,500, and $5,000 are available for first, second, and third place. Winners will receive a one-week trip to South Korea to Samsung Camera headquarters. Participating schools include Brigham Young University; Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, Calif.; Western Washington State University; California State University at Northridge; and San Jose State University, San Jose, California. For info, contact the design instructor at each school or call Samsung at 800-762-7746.

Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts "Vision 2000" photo contest. Deadline is Jan. 21, 2000. The contest is looking for entries in three categories: Project Competition, focusing on long-term projects and singular vision; Assignment Earth, showcasing single images; and Excellence in Photographic Teaching, honoring dedicated photographic teachers. For a prospectus send a SASE to Vision 2000, P.O. Box 2483, Santa Fe, NM 87504 or go to www.sfworkshop.com.

Emerging Artists of Color, send letter of interest. Seeking artists who use photography, digital imagery, multimedia, and/or installation. Send 20 slides, resume, statement on the work, and SASE for summer residence in Woodstock. The center is also seeking curators to present artist programs. Proposals should include names of possible artists, program summary, and curator’s resume. Call Kathleen Kenyon at 914-679-9957 for details.

Art Workshops in La Antigua, Guatemala 4758 Lyndale Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55409-2304; 612-825-0747; www.artguat.org.

10-day photography workshops with a variety of commercial photographers.

Spirit of Place with photographer Doug Beasley. Oct. 29 – Nov. 7.

Exploring the Essence, portrait photography with Liza Fourre. Nov. 12 – 20.

A Panoramic View, landscape photography with panoramic photographer Paul Sinkler. Feb. 4-13, 2000.

11th Annual Directions in Photography

Seattle Central Community College, 1500 Harvard St., Seattle, WA; 800-255-3456

All day series of workshops with A.D. Coleman, Carol Sund, Mel Curtis, Maria Nutter and Grant Haller. Plus an instructor roundtable and portfolio review. Call for more details, or visit www.rainierphoto.com.

Expedition Touring, International Wildlife Adventure

P.O. Box 1410, Vashon Island, WA 98070; 206-463-1943; www.wildlifeadventures.com.

Chile, a 15-day excursion with photographer Wolfgang Kaehler, Nov. 28 – Dec. 12. Price $5,995 from Santiago, not including airfare from your location to Santiago.

Frans Lanting lectures and workshops:

Photographer as Intermediary Between the World of Nature and the World of Media. Seminar, Nov. 23, 10 a.m., Ferren Hall, Santa Barbara, Museum of Natural History, 805-682-4711.

Pulse of the Planet. Lecture, Nov. 23, 7 p.m., Campbell Hall, Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, 805-893-2080.

Penguin. Lecture, Nov. 28, 7 p.m., Cabarillo College Theater, Santa Cruz, Calif., 805-893-2080.

Pulse of the Planet. Lecture, Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Cowell Theatre, Fort Mason, San Francisco, 415-381-2716.

Graphic Intelligence Agency Photoshop Production Seminars. Make the most of your images using Photoshop’s color management features and production tools. Denver, Oct. 26, Radisson Greystone Castle; San Francisco, Nov. 16, Hotel Monaco; Seattle, Nov. 18,
Pacific Science Center; Los Angeles, Dec. 7, California Science Center. To register, call 800-439-4403 or visit www.graphintel.com.

Iaito, 1321 West Emerson, Suite 6, Seattle, WA 98119; 206-282-0824; www.iaito.com.

The Russian Realm of Stellar Sea Eagles, a photographic trip to the rarely visited southern part of Kamchatka with photographer Wolfgang Kaehler. Departure Dec. 29.

International Wildlife Adventures,
P.O. Box 1410, Vashon, WA 98070; 800-593-8881; www.wildlifeadventures.com.
Galapagos Islands Cruises: Christmas on the Parranda, Dec. 18-27. 2000! The Millennium, Dec. 25, 1999-Jan. 3, 2000.

Mountain Travel Sobek, Cecilia Pleshakov, 800-282-8747 ext. 3013.

Focus on Myanmar (formerly Burma). Photo expedition, Nov. 27 – Dec. 16. Travel requires understanding of country’s problem and policies.

Museum of Art, Washington State University, P.O. Box 647460, Pullman, WA 99164-7460; 509-335-1910; www.wsu.edu/artmuse.

Fine Arts Faculty Lecture Series

Oct. 28: Assistant professor Phuong Nguyen (photography)

Dec. 9: Instructor Emily Blair (digital imaging).

Natural Habitat Adventures

2945 Center Green Ct., Boulder, CO, 80301; 800-543-8917, Sarah Hecox; Fax: 303-449-3712; or call Wolfgang Kaehler, 425-881-6581.

Seal Watch Photo Tour with Wolfgang Kaehler, renowned wildlife photographer. Visit harp seals in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. March 4- 9, 2000.

Nikon School of Photography

1300 Walt Whitman Rd, Melville, NY 11747-3064; 516-547-8666; www.nikonusa.com.

One-day courses to enhance the skills of amateur photographers. Courses taught by professional photographers Bill Durrence and Sam Garcia. The $99 courses run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and include lunch and a Nikon School handbook.

á Oct. 16 or 17, Meydenbauer Center, Bellevue, Wash.

á Oct. 23 or 24, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, Calif.

P.O. Box 9916,Santa Fe, NM, 87504; 505-989-8604. www.sfworkshop.com.

Fundamentals of Photoshop, with Sueki Woodward, Oct. 18-22, Nov. 8-12. With Josh Withers, Dec. 6-10.

Advanced Photoshop, with Jerry Courvoisier, Oct. 25-29, Dec. 13-17; with Sue Culig, Nov. 15-19.

Digital Imaging Tools & Techniques, with Jerry Courvoisier, Nov. 29-Dec. 3

Photoshop I, with Josh Withers, Jan. 10-14, 2000.

Photoshop II, with Jerry Courvoisier, Jan. 17-21, 2000.

Call for winter photo workshops starting Fed 13, 2000.