Calendar

The World’s Largest Exposition Devoted to Fine Art Photography will be held Feb. 11 – 13 in New York by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers. Call 202-986-0105 or visit www.artline.com/associations/ipa/ipa.html for info.

The 4th Annual Youth in Focus "Double-Exposure" Auction, featuring works by leading local and national fine art photographers. All proceeds to benefit the Youth in Focus Photography Mentor Program for inner-city teens in Seattle. Mar. 9, 6:00 p.m. silent auction, 7:00 p.m. live auction; The Arctic Building, Dome Room, 700 3rd Ave., Seattle. For more info, call 206-732-1479, or visit www.youthinfocus.org.

Mountaineers’ Outdoor and Nature Photography Course, a two-part photo workshop
offers photo tips to experienced photographers and beginners. The 9-week Thursday evening series begins Feb. 24 and includes optional weekend on-location field trips. Speakers will include Nancy Rotenberg, Keith Lazelle, Denis Olson and Kennan & Karen Ward. All classes will be held at the Mountaineers’ Clubhouse in Seattle. For more information, phone 206-284-0534.

Adobe Photoshop Conference 2000 will travel down the West Coast in Feb. and Mar., educating users of Photoshop on how to more effectively create and manage digital images. Spokane, WA, Feb. 28-29; Seattle, Feb. 29 – Mar. 1; Portland, OR, Mar. 1-2; San Francisco, Mar. 2-3; Sacramento, Mar. 3-4. Call 800-682-5078 or register online at www.natsem.com.

FotoFest 2000, the eighth biennial international month of photography, will transform Houston into a citywide gallery of photography from around the world. This event runs Mar. 3 – Apr. 3 at more than 50 Houston locations. Call 713-223-5522 or access www.fotofest.org for details.

Shooting the West XII, The Nevada Photography Experience, world-class photographers, including James B. Wood, Robert Alan Clayton, Larry Prosor and Jack Sutton, converge in Winnemucca, Nev., for three full days of exhibits, contests, displays, book sales and more. Mar. 10 – 12. Registration fee is $75. Call 800-962-2638 or visit www.winnemucca.nv.us for more details.

The Northwest Educational Conference and Washington State Print Competition, sponsored by the Professional Photographers of Washington, will be held Mar. 11-15 at The Cavanaugh Hotel at Capitol Lake in Olympia, Wash., For info, contact R. K. Crist at 253-851-3582 or email RCrist@aol.com.

WPPI2000: Wedding and Portrait Photographers International’s 20th annual convention and trade show. Mar. 19-23 at the Rio Suites Hotel and Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev., For info call 310-451-0090 or visit www.wppi-online.com.

SPE Cincinnati 2000, the 37th National Conference of the Society for Photographic Education, will convene Mar. 23-26 at the Omni Netherland Plaza Hotel in Cincinnati. Organizers expect up to 800 attendees and 40 exhibitors. For info or advance registration through Feb. 25, call 904-255-8131, ext. 3944, or visit www.spenational.org.

Susan Meislas Lecture. Magnum photographer Susan Meiselas, curator of Kurdistan: In the Shadow of History will speak about her exhibition on Sunday, Mar. 26 at the Seattle Asian Art Museum, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Photography Council of the Seattle Art Museum and Bellevue Art Museum, the site for the exhibition which is scheduled for May 6 – June 25. For info and tickets call 425-454-3322.

The Earth Day Invitational Exhibition will be held at the Odyssey Maritime Discovery Center on Pier 66 on the Seattle waterfront from Apr. 1 to May 28. Three EDIE events are scheduled for Earth Day, April 22: a gala opening/awards ceremony, multimedia presentation and an environmental event. Visit www.edie.org for more info or call the EDIE hotline at 425-401-5238.

Plan Ahead

Corners of the Sea, a lecture presented by National Geographic underwater photographer David Doubilet, comes to Meany Hall at the University of Washington on April 19 and 20 at 7:30 p.m. The lecture is part of National Geographic’s third annual Seattle Lecture Series, entitled Extreme Dreams. For info and registration, call 206-624-5677 or visit www.nationalgeographic.com/lectures/seattle.html or www.tickets.com.

EXHIBITS

British Columbia

Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale, N. Vancouver; 604-736-5799.

Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival Photography Contest and Exhibition. Exhibition Feb. 18 – 27.

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

The Legendary Lee Miller, photographs,1929 – 1964. Exhibition runs through Feb. 20.

These Saw Visions. The second of two billboards by Leslie Dill will be displayed at the corner of Georgia and Homer Streets in downtown Vancouver (across from the Vancouver Public Library) through February.

Private Investigations, a film and video exhibition of the works of Merry Alpern, Allyson Clay and Jennifer Bolande. Feb. 26 – Apr. 9. Allyson Clay will talk about her work Mar. 16 at 7:30 p.m.

Fragments, photographs by Roy Arden made in the years 1981–1985, will open with a reception for the artist on Apr. 15, 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. The exhibition will run through May 28.

1900 — Photographs by Heinrich Zille, photographs on loan from the Berlinische Galerie in Berlin. Runs Apr. 15 – May 28.

Third Avenue Gallery, 1725 W. 3rd Ave., Vancouver; 604-738-3500.

Mandy Williams: A Place Called Home, photos based loosely on her experiences emigrating from England. Feb. 3 – 26; reception Feb. 3, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

California

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

Lynn Davis: Monument, large-scale photos of the world’s natural and architectural monuments. Feb. 3 through March; reception Feb. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

rosegallery, 2525 Michigan Ave., Bldg. D-3, Santa Monica; 310-264-8440.

No Ordinary Land, color prints by Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee, accompanied by their aperture catalogs. Through Mar. 4.

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

1999/2000 James D. Phelan Art Award in Photography, A exhibition of work by award winners (Tim Harvey, Ron Jude, Carol Selter) and honorable mentions (Jason Francisco, Deborah Hammond, Laurie Long). Opening Reception and Awards Presentation is Feb. 4, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. The exhibition then continues through Mar. 18. Timothy Harvey and Carol Selter will speak Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m.; Jason Francisco and Laurie Long will speak Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m.

SF Camerawork Members’ Portfolio Review. Open to all Subscribing, Sponsor, Collector, Benefactor and Patron level members free of charge. Mar. 1, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Call ahead to reserve space.

Once Removed, Gaye Chen, Eduardo Munoz Ordonique, Jenny Perlin and others. Mar. 23 – May 6.

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 151 3rd St., San Francisco; 415-357-4000.

Short Distances and Definite Places: The Photographs of William Gedney (1932-89), features photos of Gedney’s home city of Brooklyn, coal miners from the hill country of Eastern Kentucky, the San Francisco hippie scene and India’s urban poor. Through May 16.

Germaine Krull: Photographer of Modernity, features photos spanning the career of the German Modernist’s, with a special focus on her avant-garde work. Apr. 14 – July 30.

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1130 State St.; 805-963-4364, ext. 329.

Let the Record Show: An Audio-Visual Installation by Carrie Mae Weems, focuses on the relationship between science and art. Through Feb. 6.

Toujours Paris: Photographs of Paris, Parisian images spanning 150 years by various artists. Through Feb. 6.

In The Mood: Early California Photographs, turn of the last century photos revealing romantic idealism. Through Feb. 27.

Of Battle and Beauty: Felice Beato’s Photographs of China, photos taken during the Second Opium War in 1860 are the earliest known of Peking. Feb. 29 – May 14.

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

Hidden Truths: Bloody Sunday, 1972 probes one of the great tragedies of recent Anglo-Irish history. Featuring work by 18 photographers including Fulvio Grimaldi, William L. Rukeyser and Colman Doyle. Jan. 29 – Mar. 5.

The Automobile and the Photograph: Images on Film and the American Identities traces the still image of the car in popular film, advertising, historic travel photography and fine art. An interactive website will accompany the exhibit at www.cmp.ucr.edu. Apr. 8 – August 13.

Colorado

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

Oregon

Photographic Image Gallery, 240 SW 1st, Portland; 503-224-3543.

The Nude Show, Jerry Uelsmann, Frank Yamrus and Vincent Serbin. Feb. 3 – 26.

Digital Printmaking: Exploring New Technologies, a group show of digital work. Mar. 2 – 30.

Alberto Korda: The Cuba That Was, photos from the Korda Studio, Havana, Cuba. Apr. 6 – 29.

S K Josefsberg Studio, 403 NW 11th Ave., Portland; 503-241-9112; www.skjstudio.com.

Various Russian photographers. Through Feb. 26.

Photos by Ruth Bernhard and Shad Williams. Mar. 2 – Apr. 8.

Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (Revisited). Photographic work. Apr. 13 – May 27.

World Forestry Center, Overlook Gallery, 4033 SW Canyon Rd., Portland; 503-228-1367.

Portland’s own Adam Bacher displays wilderness photos taken at Silver Falls State Park and other high-mountain peaks in the western United States. Through February.

Washington

Benham Gallery, 1216 1st Ave., Seattle; 206-622-2480.

Dan Budnick, in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Black History Month, shows photos depicting the civil rights movement, beginning with the MLK-led march from Selma to Montgomery in 1963. Through Feb. 26.

Stuart Westmorland will showcase his limited-edition IRIS prints from Feb. 28 – Apr. 1. Included in the display are first and second -lace images from the recent Earth Day Invitational Exhibition.

Frank Dituri and Geno Rodriguez, Apr. 3 – May 13.

Eastern Washington University Galleries, M-102, 526 5th St., Cheney, WA 99004-2431; 509-359-7070.

Mason McCuddin, exhibition of digitized b/w photos on homemade paper. Mar. 3 – 31; reception Mar. 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Flury & Company, 322 1st Ave. S., Seattle; 206-587-0260.

The North American Indian: Edward S. Curtis, 1907-1930. Continuing.

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

Donald Barton: An American Abroad, the photographic odyssey of a young American painter in Europe during the 1920s. Feb. 4 – Apr. 2.

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

Skies, Richard Misrach and a selection of gallery artists. Through Feb. 17.

Heaven & Earth, large-scale works by Richard Misrach, John Divola, JoAnn Verburg, Sandy Skoglund and others. Through Mar. 19.

John Dugdale, New work from Italy, England and home. Feb. 3 – Mar. 19.

Richard Misrach: New Work & Michael Burns: Western Landscapes, Feb. 18 – Apr. 1.

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

Timothy Payne Karr, Hanoi Photographs,

b/w prints. Feb. 2 – 28, reception Feb. 4, 6:00-8:00 p.m.; lecture Feb. 7, 7:00 p.m.

Gary Grenell, Green Lake Biodiversity, b/w portraits. Mar. 2 – 30; reception Mar. 3, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Claire Garoutte, Cuba, b/w photos. Apr. 2 – 29; reception Apr. 7, 6:00-8:00 p.m.

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

Hereabouts: Northwest Pictures by Seven Photographers, this group show devoted to local photographers chronicles diverse lives in the Northwest. Through Mar. 12.

Earthworks Revisited, celebrates the 20th anniversary of the King County Arts Commission’s Earthworks Land Reclamation as Sculpture project. Includes scale models and photography. Through May 14.

Painted with Light: Photographs by the Seattle Camera Club, photos from the 1920s and 1930s, featuring images by Ella McBride, Kyo Koike and Frank Kunishige. Through July 3.

CONTESTS

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 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR 97209. Or call 503-225-0210.

Larson Gallery/Yakima Valley Community College 28th Annual Photo Exhibition. All forms of photography. Entry deadline is Feb. 18. Exhibition will be Apr. 2 – 29. For a prospectus write to Larson Gallery/Yakima Valley CC, PO Box 22520, Yakima, WA 98907-2520 or call 509-574-4875.

Law Day Images of Freedom Student Photography Competition. The American Bar Association (ABA) invites students ages 12 to 18 to celebrate Law Day by submitting original photos depicting what freedom means to them. Entry deadline is Feb. 15. For info, call 312-988-5735.

OnlinePhotoContests.com continues its monthly photo contests. Each contest runs from mid-month to mid-month with subject categories varying. Submissions to the contest are completed online at www. onlinephotocontest.com. Prizes also vary, with a $5,000 grand prize in each month’s Spotlight Category. Amateur and hobby photographers are encouraged to submit photos. Call 425-468-9040 for more info.

First Polaroid International Photography Awards. Open to amateur and professional photographers. Grand prize winner will receive two free days’ use of Polaroid 20 x 24 camera in New York or Prague (winner’s choice). To enter, visit TEST Online at www.polaroid.com/prophoto or call 800-662-8337.

Washington State High School Photography Competition, sponsored by Rainier Photographic Supply. Entry deadline is May 1. For info and entry forms visit www.rainierphoto.com, call 800-ALL-FILM.

WORKSHOPS

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

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

Documentary Photojournalism/Capturing Foreign Cultures on Film, with Jackie Bell. Mar. 17 – 26.

Adventure Travel Photography, with Jon Kaplan and Liza FourrŽ. Mar. 31 – Apr. 9.

Coupeville Arts Center, Box 171C, Coupeville, WA 98239; 360-678-3396; cac@whidbey.net; www.coupeville.org.

Photographing Artwork, with Roger Schreiber. Mar. 4-5.

Nature Photography, with David Middleton. Apr. 7-9.

Environmental Portrait, with Kurt Fishback. Apr. 7-9.

Field Workshop in NM, with Brenda Tharp. Apr. 25-29.

Panoramic Photo, with Dennis Hill. Apr. 28-30.

Call for ongoing schedule.

Mountain Travel Sobek photographic expeditions with Nevada Wier and Chris Rainier offer exotic cultural photography opportunities. Call Cecilia Pleshakov, 800-282-8747 ext. 3013 for details.

Focus on China, with Nevada Wier, an 18-day trip for $4330. Departs in February.

Dancing Masks of West Africa, with Chris Rainier, a 17-day trip for $4990. Departs Mar. 11.

Focus on Morocco, with Chris Rainier, a 15-day trip for $4590. Departs Apr. 13.

Natural Habitat Adventures, 2945 Center Green Ct., Boulder, 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.

Nikon School of Photography, 1300 Walt Whitman Rd, Melville, NY 11747-3064; 631-547-8666; www.nikonusa.com/products/photography/nikschool/schedulenikschool.html.

One-day courses to enhance the skills of amateur photographers. The $99 courses run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sat. or Sun. and include lunch and a Nikon School handbook. Locations and dates in the western U.S., where courses are offered: Berkeley, Feb. 12,13; Dallas, Apr. 1, 2; Denver, Apr. 8, 9.

Oregon College of Art & Craft, 3245 SW Barnes Rd., Portland, OR 97225; 503-297-5544.

Beginning Computer Imaging, with Jayna Conkey, Tues. 6:30-9:20 p.m., Feb. 1 – Apr. 11.

Studio Lighting, with Libby Rowe, Thurs. 6:30-9:20 p.m., Feb. 3 – Apr. 13.

Women in Photography, with Pat Bognar, Wed. 6:30-9:20 p.m., Feb. 2 – Apr. 12.

Photographic Center Northwest, 900 12th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122; 206-720-7222, www.photocenter.org.

Black and White Printing, with Mike Saylor, Feb. 5, Feb. 19.

Color Printing, with Gale Grove, Feb. 5, Feb. 19.

Processing Black and White Film, with Eva Skold Westerlind, or Feb. 28 & Mar. 6.

Handcoloring, with Patricia Ridenour, Feb. 5.

Hey! Choose Me! The Art of Self-Promotion & Marketing, with Christopher Conrad, Feb. 19.

Basic Camera, with Tania Yowson, Feb. 7 & 14.

Intermediate Camera, with Tania Yowson, Feb. 21 & 28.

Advanced Camera, with Tania Yowson, Mar. 6 & 13.

Photoshop 5.5 for the Professional Photographer. The traveling presentation produced by Dean Collins will be in the following cities on these dates: Salt Lake City, Jan. 26; Phoenix, Feb. 22; Orange County, Feb. 23; Seattle, Mar. 28; Los Angeles, May 24. Complimentary tickets available at www.deancollins.com. For more info contact Erin Metcalf at PPA Headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., 404-522-8600, or email: ppaschool@america.net.

Rainier Workshops, Rainier Photographic Supply, 8730 Rainier Ave. S., Seattle, WA, 206-722-8700.

Polaroid SX-70 Manipulation, with Maria Nutter, Feb. 26, 10:00 a.m. – noon.

Polaroid Emulsion Transfer, with Tom Haseltine, Mar. 25, 10:00 a.m. – noon.

Polaroid Image Transfer, with Gary Benson, Apr. 29, 10:00 a.m. – noon.

Rocky Mountain School of Photography, 210 N. Higgins Ave., Suite 101, Missoula, MT 59802; 800-394-7677; www.rmsp.com.

Discovery 2000, famous photographer weekend lecture series, including John Shaw, George Lepp, Galen Rowell and Nevada Wier. Through April.

Festivals, ongoing weekend classes with staff instructors in St. Louis, Birmingham, AL and Portland, OR.

Advanced Career Training, week long advanced workshops in specific photographic fields, including Nature, Stock, Portrait, Commercial, Photojournalism, and Marketing Your Images.

Field Workshops, weeklong workshops in exciting locations.

Black and White and Digital Workshops, weeklong workshops from beginning to
advanced darkroom and digital training.

The Santa Fe Workshops, P.O. Box 9916,
Santa Fe, NM 87504; 505-983-1400. www.santafeworkshops.com.

Winter/Spring Digital Workshops:

Photoshop I, Feb. 13-19, Apr. 3-7; Photoshop II, Jan. 17-21, Feb. 20-26, Apr. 10-14; Web Design with GoLive, Jan. 24-28; Master Photoshop, Feb. 27-Mar. 4; Photoshop for Photographers, Mar. 5-11; The Digital Darkroom: B/W Techniques Using Photoshop, Mar. 12-18; Web Design with Dreamweaver, Mar. 27-31.

Winter Weeklong Photography Workshops:

Feb. 13 – 19: Photographic Lighting Techniques, Douglas Merriam; A Natural Eye: Winter Landscape, Eddie Soloway; The American West: Portraits & Landscapes, Jay Dussard; Beginning Photo-graphy, Wendy Walsh.

Feb. 20 – 26: The Inner Light: A Portrait Workshop, Barbara Bordnick; The Personal Photographic Journal, Sam Abell; Seeing Light in Black-and-White, Tony O’Brien; Photographing People, Cathy Maier Callanan.

Feb. 27 – Mar. 4: Bodies in Motion, Lois Greenfield; Lighting Compact and Creative, Charles O’Rear; The Intimate Image, Elizabeth Opalenik; Interpreting the World in Black-and-White, Norman Mauskopf.

Mar. 5 – 11: Photographic Lighting Techniques, Don Marr; The Color of Light, Arthur Meyerson; Contemporary Wedding Photography, Bambi Cantrell.

Mar. 12 – 18: Fashion Portraits, Diego Uchitel; Adventure Travel Photography, Nevada Wier; Timeless Portraits, Firooz Zahedi; Cameras Don’t Take Pictures, Reid Callanan.