Texas Photographic Society 21 National Show
Juried by Aline Smithson
The Texas Photographic Society (TPS) 21 National Show opens April 4 with ArtWalk and is up through June 14, 2013 here at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY located at 207 N. Center St. in downtown Longview and on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com
We will exhibit 31 images from the exhibit and local photographer Jimmy Salmon is one of them.
Here's Aline Smithson's Pre-Jurying Comments:
Today's photographic landscape is not an easy one to traverse. There has never been a time in history when so many human beings are holding cameras, and those cameras are available in every possible incarnation. There has never been a time in history when image makers have so many options in which to approach the making of photographs. And it's within this current landscape that that photographers are asked to stand apart, to be authentic, to be technically proficient, create beautiful prints, and to transform the viewer in some new way. These are not easy tasks. It requires a single mindedness and commitment to craft, and a way of seeing that comes from having a unique voice and story to tell.
I am very cognizant that art-based photography is judged alongside compelling documentary photography. I am aware that simplicity is a good thing, but so is complexity. I am looking for truthful photographs, for images that come from the heart, that transform me in some small way, and keep me thinking about them long after I first meet them. I look forward to spending time with your work.
Aline Smithson
Founder and Editor of Lenscratch
Fine Art Photographer
Educator
Los Angeles, CA
About the Juror:
After a career as a New York Fashion Editor and working along side the greats of fashion photography, Aline Smithson discovered the family Rolleiflex and never looked back. Now represented by galleries in the U.S. and Europe and published throughout the world, Aline continues to create her award-winning photography with humor, compassion, and a 50-year-old camera. Her work has been featured in numerous publications including PDN (cover), the PDN Photo Annual, Communication Arts Photo Annual, Eyemazing, Soura, Visura, Fraction, Artworks, Lenswork Extended, Shots, Pozytyw, and Silvershotz magazines. She has exhibited widely including solo shows at the Griffin Museum of Photography, the Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, the Lishui Festival in China, the Tagomago Gallery in Barcelona and Pairs, and the Wallspace Gallery in Seattle and Santa Barbara. Aline writes and edits the blog, Lenscratch, has been the Gallery Editor for Light Leaks Magazine, is a contributing writer for Diffusion, Too Much Chocolate, Lucida, and F Stop Magazines, has written book reviews for photoeye, and has been curating and juroring exhibitions for a number of galleries and on-line magazines. She was a 2009, 2010, and 2011 juror for Critical Mass, and a reviewer at Review LA in 2010 and 2011, amongst other venues. Though she was nominated for The Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award in 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 and for The Santa Fe Prize in Photography in 2009 by Center, she considers her children her greatest achievement.
About TPS
The Texas Photographic Society founded in 1985, is a nonprofit organization of amateur and professional photographers dedicated to supporting contemporary photography as a means for creative expression and cultural insight. TPS focuses on furthering the educational and artistic development of its members while involving the community at large by sponsoring exhibitions, publications, workshops and outreach programs.
TPS boasts over 1,400 active members from 49 states, and D.C, and 12 countries. While Texas based, over half the membership resides outside the state. TPS exhibits have been shown in California, Florida and throughout Europe. The Board of Directors, now 41 strong, includes: educators, authors, curators, gallery owners, fine art and commercial photographers and other interested professionals. Many notable figures in the photographic arts come to Texas to exhibit at TPS events, host workshops, or juror TPS exhibitions. TPS is funded by members dues, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
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For Immediate Release: Contact:
November 19, 2012 Tammy Cromer-Campbell 903.236.4686
The Eternal Gift: Photographs by Robert Langham
December 7, 2012 - March 8, 2013
We are ringing in the holiday season with East Texas's own photographer Robert Langham. We will be exhibiting his body of work titled The Eternal Gift. We will exhibit 25 various sizes of silver gelatin and platinum/palladium prints. The exhibit opens Friday, December 7, from 5 - 8pm during ArtWalk, Downtown Christmas and Downtown Market. We are located at 207 N. Center St. in downtown Longview, and online at http://www.tccphotogallery.com. This year, be original give the gift of art.
Robert Langham is a native Texan. For 40 years he has photographed East Texas and other subject matter that called him. He continues to work with film and produce prints in a darkroom. He is a teacher at Tyler Junior College and the National Trophy Individual Senior Rifle Champion. His images are produced on Borealis Press Notecards and in museum and private collections. He is the author of "The Blackfork Guide," available at Blurb.com. He blogs at Blackfork and Robert Langham.
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
September 18, 2012 903.2364686, tammy@tccphoto.com
Holga Out of the Box - on Creativity that is
2nd Annual International Photography Exhibition
Juror Michael
Exhibition opens Thursday October 4 from 5-8pm
And the Winners are:
Holga Out the Box 2nd Annual International Photography Exhibition, juror Michael Kenna, opens Thursday October 4 from 5 -8 during ArtWalk. The exhibit runs through November 23, 2012, here at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY, located at 207 N. Center St. in Downtown Longview, TX and online at http://www.tccphotogallery.com. This is exhibition is sponsored in part by Holga and they are celebrating their 30th year this year ! Look for more information on that on their website at http://www.holgainspire.com
We had entries come to us from 9 countries and many from the USA. Michael Kenna selected Texas photographer Christa Blackwood's image Celia as Best of Show. Kenna selected 60 photographs total, 30 for the gallery exhibition and another 30 to be included in the online gallery.
Michael Kenna had this to say about the judging:
"My Holga is quirky, whimsical and unpredictable - a few of the many reasons I love this camera. I am often pleasantly surprised by the unexpected results I get, as well as occasionally disappointed. Holgas, in my experience, have a habit of keeping you guessing. It seems, from viewing almost 500 Holga images in this competition, that I am not alone in this regard. The last time I juried a photography competition was back in 1989. Since then I have adamantly refused jurying invitations and I now remember why. How does one pick winners from so much good material! The breadth and high quality of pictures submitted for this 2nd Annual International Holga Out of the Box competition made my work extremely difficult - and also highly enjoyable. I viewed all the images over and over - time and repetition has a way of sifting and sorting. I was particularly looking for originality, surprise and spontaneity - hallmarks of Holga images - as well as visual pleasure. I also, of course, considered technical excellence, but not as the highest priority. Some images seemed to grow in stature over repeated viewings, others which struck me forcibly the first time, settled back somewhat. Ultimately, I chose 30 images for the physical exhibition and 30 for the web exhibition, although many more could have been included. My choice is completely subjective and I have absolutely no doubt that another juror might pick different images. I offer my humble apologies to those entrants whose work was not chosen, and my hearty congratulations to those whose work was chosen. I have often said that one of the hardest part about photography is showing up. I would like to therefore thank and applaud all the entrants for showing up and submitting their work. The world needs every bit of creativity we can collectively come up with and I sincerely appreciate viewing these many fine Holga photographs. Chosen or not, the fact is we are all winners at this visual feast."
Here is the list of Gallery Show winners - 30
Best of Show - Christa Blackwood, Austin, TX
2nd Place - Chester Ng, Montery, CA
3rd Place - Carol Watson, Blanco, TX
Honorable Mention 1 - Thomas Michael Alleman, Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mention 2 - Paul Beauchemin, Los Angeles, CA
Honorable Mention 3 - Jose Manuel Madrona, Valencia, Spain
Honorable Mention 4 - Connie Conway, Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Smith, Johnson City, TX
Amy Fitcher, Menomonie, WI,
Andy Jenkins, Dublin, OH
Anna Wloch, Krakòw, Poland
Carol Mikkelson, Hood River, OR
Diane Kaye, Aptos, CA
Francesca di Leo, Los Angeles, CA
Heather Oelklaus, Colorado Springs, CA
Jim Rohan, Wakefield, MA
John Armstrong, Seattle, WA
John Wrather, Longview, TX
Kais Velingen Flatekval, Staumsgrend, Norway
Linda Kessler, Brooklyn, NY
Liz Potter, Austin, TX
Michele Cole, South Hampton, NJ
Neil Loughlin, Washington, NC
Patty Lemke, Los Angeles, CA
Petra Davis , San Francisco, CA
Darlene Poloniak, Skokie, IL
Thomas Michael Alleman, Los Angeles, CA
Valerie Yaklin Brown, Magnolia, TX
Here are the 30 selected for the online exhibit (of course the ones listed above will be online as well)
Amanda Lattery , Gladewater, TX
Amy Fichter* Menomonie, WI,
Bill Wolff, Bear, PA
Carol Mikkelson, Hood River, OR
Carol Watson, Blanco, TX
Chester Ng, Montery, CA
Claudia Gorma, Pleasant Valley, NY
Ginger Cook, Paris, TX
Daniel Grant, San Francisco, CA
Adrienne Defendi, Palo Alto, CA
Diane Kaye. Aptos, CA
Erin Malone, San Francisco, CA
Guy Reynolds, Dallas, TX
Jalo Porkkal, Noormarkku, Finland
Jason Benning, Troy, OH
Jim Rohan, Wakefield, MA
John Armstrong, Seattle, WA
Jose Manuel Madrona, Valencia, Spain
Kent Mercurio, San Diego, CA
Liz Potter, Austin, TX
Lorraine Healy, Freeland, WA
Mia Hanson, New York, NY
Nathalie Mansey, Malahat, BC, Canada
Peggy Hartzell, Glenmore, PA
Petra Davis, San Fracisco, CA
Stacie Turner, Westheartford, CT
Thomas Michael Alleman, Los Angeles, CA
Tom Debiec, Lancaster, PA
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Holga "Out of the Box" - on creativity that is
International Photography Competition 2012 Call For Entry
Juror: Michael Kenna
Deadline August 17, 2012
Our 2nd Annual Holga Out of the Box call for entry is now under way with renowned
Michael Kenna as the juror. Show us your best Holga image. Out of the box refers to
creativity - not modifications. It is open to amateur and professional photographers
around the globe that use a Holga camera or an element of it.
Holga Out of the Box opens October 5 and continues through November 30, 2012 here
at TCC PHOTO |GALLERY located at 207 N. Center St., Longview, TX 75601 and on the web at http://www.tcchotogallery.com
Michael Kenna said this about the Holga, “It has been liberating to snap away with
plastic Holgas - they are fun and whimsical - perfect antidotes to ponderous, previsualization! I have used sturdy, predictable and professional Hasselblad cameras for almost three decades now - but, they don't fit into pockets easily. I often take along Holgas as more easy going companions. In our current, instant gratification digital world, they keep us guessing, which seems to me to be a good thing. I heartily recommend occasionally leaving behind your usual equipment of choice - have a date with Holga - you just never know what you'll discover together.”
Mr. T. M. Lee invented the Holga 30 years ago this October. Did you know they now sell
at least 200,000 Holgas around the world each year, but it did not start out that way.
Luckily for Holga some Austrian photographers got a hold of a couple of Holgas and
held an exhibition. Everyone fell in love with the images the plastic camera produced. I'd
love to know who those photographers are. Read more about Holga's 30th Celebration
here: http://www.hktdc.com/info/mi/a/hkti/en/1X07WR6L/1/Hong-Kong-Trader-
International-Edition/Vintage-View.htm
Deadline
Deadline for Holga Out of the Box call for entry is August 17, 2012.
Entry Fees
The entry fee of $35 for up to 5 images. Photographers may enter up to 10 images only
at $5 each additional.
Prizes
Holga Out of the Box exhibit will consist of 25 prints in the physical gallery with an
additional 25 images included in the online gallery, totaling 50 images selected.
Best of Show - $500 plus a Holga TLR
2nd Place -" $250 plus a Holga N
3rd Place -" $150 plus a Holga N
We are the only fine art photography gallery in North East Texas, specifically in
Longview, TX. TCC was first a commercial studio, then in 2006 we opened the gallery
with the inaugural exhibit of Muhammad Ali, photographs by Sonia Katchian. We were
the first US gallery to host the Holga Inspire exhibit in 2009. We have also shown, Dan
Burkholder, Dennis Fagan, O. Rufus Lovett, Scott C. Campbell, Blue Earth Alliance
photographers, Polly Chandler, Mary Ann Lynch, Laura Pickett Calfee, Pat Brown,
Danea Males, TCC, Orville Robertson, John Wrather, Tami Bone, Texas Photographic
Society and Susan Burnstine.
When emailing digital files
1. Files should be 1080 pixels in the longest dimension saved in the JPEG format on
high quality setting (not maximum). Images should be sampled at 72ppi and saved in
the sRGB color space. Email entries to tccphoto@gmail.com
2. Label each file with consecutive numbers followed by your name .ie JaneDoe_01 -
no spaces and only alpha-numeric characters.
3. Be sure and copyright your images in the file info of Photoshop or meta data.
Meta Data
In the meta data - found in PhotoShop under “File”, scroll down to “file info” fill in the fields. You can do this in the bridge on multiple files by selecting the files, hold down the control key and select "file info" then enter the multiple fields.
Place the title in the "title" field, Copyright Notice, your name, City and State. In the Author field add your name
Select “Copyrighted” in the Copyright Notice pull down tab and copyright notice © Your Name ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. If you have trouble with this let me know, I will send you a screenshot of how it should look or I will do it for you.
Sales
All accepted photographs are for sale. The commission charged will be 50% of the
sales price. Print your name, address, telephone numbers (work and home), and sales
amount on the back of each print accepted.
Liability
TCC will exercise all due care in handling prints, but will not be responsible for loss or
damage or replacement.
Reproduction
TCC retains the right to display, project and reproduce work accepted for this exhibition
for publicity and promotional purposes only. Individual photographers retain Copyrights
to their individual works.
Eligibility
The exhibition is open to all internationally Holga photographers. The photograph needs
to exposed with a Holga camera or an element of it.
If Your Work is Accepted
1. Send one exhibition print for each accepted photograph.
2. Prints must be mounted and overmatted using white matte board with 2" borders.
Include return postage for prints to be shipped back to you after the exhibition. Most
include a check for $15 (more for international entries) which would include shipping
and $300 insurance. Prints WITHOUT postage will not be returned. Prints will be
returned in the container in which they were received. Do NOT use peanuts when
shipping.
Our Address
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY
207 N. Center St.
Longview, TX 75601
903.236.4686
Juror
Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, England in 1953. His passion for the arts led him
to The Banbury School of Art where he studied painting and then photography. Later he
attended The London College of Printing and began working as a photographer and
artist. He moved to San Francisco in 1978 where he was astounded by the number of
galleries the city housed which allowed artists to showcase and sell their work. He
currently resides in Seattle, Washington.
Michael Kenna's work has often been described as enigmatic, graceful and hauntingly
beautiful much like the Japanese landscape. Kenna first visited Japan in 1987 for a oneperson
exhibition and was utterly seduced by the country's terrain. Over the years he
has traveled throughout almost the entire country constantly taking photographs. From
these many treks the book Japan, featuring 95 of these photographs, was conceived.
The simplicity and clarity of Kenna's Japan alludes to rather than describes his subject
allowing the viewer to have a completely unique and tailored interpretation. He has
described this body of work as, "more like a haiku rather than a prose"; his work being
like photographs written in short poem form. Kenna's photographs are often made at
dawn or in the dark hours of night with exposures up to 10 hours. Kenna has said "you
can't always see what's otherwise noticeable during the day... with long exposures you
can photograph what the human eye is incapable to seeing".
Michael Kenna's prints have been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout the world
with permanent collections in the Bibliotheque, Paris; The Shanghai Art Museum; The
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and
the Longview Museum of Fine Arts. Kenna has also photographed commercially for
such clients as Audi, British Rail, Dom Perignon, Rolls Royce, and The Spanish Tourist
Board. Japan is one of 40 books and monographs of Kenna's photography to have been
published to date. www.michaelkenna.com
Important Dates
Call for Entry Closes"" " August 17, 2012
Announce Winners" " " September 6, 2012
Prints due" " " " September 28, 2012
Holga Out of the Box Opens" October 5, 2012 5pm with ArtWalk
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Process - tell us your process whether it is Silver gelatin, Platinum, Type C print,
Lightjet, Digital pigment print
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
March 30, 2012 903.236.4686 tammy@tccphoto.com
MYTHOS Photographs by Tami Bone
April 13 - June 8, 2012
Join us April 13th from 5 - 8pm for the artist reception for Tami Bone's Mythos exhibit and Artwalk. Mythos will be up through June 8, 2012. TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is located at 207 N. Center St., Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com. Downtown LIVE will be happening at Heritage Plaza that same night from 5 - 7pm. Look for ArtWalk maps at the Plaza.
Hamidah Glasgow, Director of The Center for Fine Art Photography in Fort Collins, CO, said this of her work. "The tag line on Texas based photographer Tami Bone’s website reads “ordinary beauty, everyday humanity” but what you will quickly realize is that there is nothing quite ordinary about Tami Bone’s images. Her softly focused two tone visions inject the ordinary with dream-like surreality. She writes that her current project …pulls fragments of memory and figments of imagination from a childhood spent growing up in the rough and tumble of deep South Texas."
Crista Dix of Wallspace Gallery in Santa Barbara,CA said this, "Tami Bone’s work is magical… Her images tell mythical stories, black and white memory driven tales that have no beginning or no end. You can fall into her poetic narratives, bring your own mysteries, and travel off into her swirling light and deep shadow.
Her work starts as written notes, that merge into ideas, that become a group of images, that blossom as illustrative stories. These are images I can look at all day and find something new each time I walk by them."
Artist Statement:
Tami Bone grew up in the rough and tumble of deep South Texas where she spent a childhood blessedly free and driven by her imagination. Her photographic work today pulls from these early beginnings, calling forth yearnings, hopes, fears and dreams that make their way into her narrative images.
Today Tami lives in Austin, Texas and engages photography as a means of story telling and self-expression, recognizing that the stories we tell form our personal truths and modern day folklore. She believes that our stories, in essence, the way that we choose to interpret ourselves and our world, are significant and have the power to shape our lives, before finally, they become our lives. Her most recent body of work, Mythos, is her ongoing story.
Bio:
She attended The University of Texas, and later in life discovered her interest in photography. Her work has been shown nationally in both invitational group exhibitions and juried exhibitions, and in 2012 will be shown in several solo exhibitions. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including being listed by BWGallerist as one of the Best of the Best Emerging Fine Art Photographers of 2011; selection as a 2011 Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist, a Photo Review 2010 Competition Winner, a 2009 Photolucida Critical Mass Finalist and a 2008 Review Santa Fe participant.
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
April 4, 2012 903.2364686 tammy@tccphoto.com
ArtWalk and Downtown Live !!!
Lots to do DOWNTOWN
Downtown is the place to be April 13 from 5 - 8pm with ArtWalk and Downtown Live at Heritage Plaza! Artwalk has vendors exhibiting art or hosting a band. Maps will be available at the Downtown Live event.
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY exhibits Mythos - photographs by Tami Bone
Forbes and Butler exhibits Sam Smead
Longview Museum of Fine Arts shows 52nd Student Invitational and
James Hayes blown glass pieces
Gregg County Historical Museum will be open
Brothers Sandwiches will exhibit local artists
Shannon's Beading Basket new location at 207 North Horaney Street hosts their artists
Judge T Smith Sculpture Garden exhibits: Kevin Box and Warren Cullar's "rock, paper, scissors"
Osaka's
Decorating etc with live music by David Smith
Antiques on Fredonia
Downtown Live - Heritage Plaza
Interstate Battery is ArtWalk Sponsor
BellaMia located at 812 Methvin is new to ArtWalk and Longview
BellaMia is a Gallery that can be rented for events. They exhibit artist from Nashville and Austin. The Gallery has art sculptures and fine art paintings for sale. Space is available for rent.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
April 4, 2012 903.2364686 tammy@tccphoto.com
ArtWalk and Downtown Live !!!
Lots to do DOWNTOWN
Downtown is the place to be April 13 from 5 - 8pm with ArtWalk and Downtown Live at Heritage Plaza! Artwalk has vendors exhibiting art or hosting a band. Maps will be available at the Downtown Live event.
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY exhibits Mythos - photographs by Tami Bone
Forbes and Butler exhibits Sam Smead
Longview Museum of Fine Arts shows 52nd Student Invitational and
James Hayes blown glass pieces
Gregg County Historical Museum will be open
Brothers Sandwiches will exhibit local artists
Shannon's Beading Basket new location at 207 North Horaney Street hosts their artists
Judge T Smith Sculpture Garden exhibits: Kevin Box and Warren Cullar's "rock, paper, scissors"
Osaka's
Decorating etc with live music by David Smith
Antiques on Fredonia
Downtown Live - Heritage Plaza
Interstate Battery is ArtWalk Sponsor
Pineywood Live 100 Hwkins
Artworld Gallery 1434 McCann
BellaMia located at 812 Methvin is new to ArtWalk and Longview
BellaMia is a Gallery that can be rented for events. They exhibit artist from Nashville and Austin. The Gallery has art sculptures and fine art paintings for sale. Space is available for rent.
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For Immediate Release: Contact: 903.236.4686
November 28, 2011 Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Local Artists:
Bryan Boyd, Michael Cavazos, and Glenda Derveloy
Join us Friday December 2, from 5 - 8:30 for an artist reception of local photographers Bryan Boyd, Michael Cavazos, and Glenda Derveloy. All three photographers studied under O. Rufus Lovett at Kilgore College. The same evening, Discover Downtown Christmas, Downtown Market, and ArtWalk - they are all happening at the same time. Lots of fun for the entire family.
Bryan Boyd will be displaying "House of LeRoy", Boyd said, "This series captures the unique way that one man creates what I first imagined to be “yard decor.”
Michael Cavazos is showing a series of images of birds and hi-line wires. Cavazos said, "This group of images are the result of challenging myself to make something interesting of what is overlooked by many every day, as well as my falling in love with the simple complexities of photographing wildlife in its man made habitat."
Glenda Derveloy is showing a series of images she photographed using High Dynamic Range method or HDR. Derveloy said, " These images are my attempts at turning both everyday scenes that may not seem remarkable as you drive past them, as well as well-known historical sites and already breathtaking landmarks, into works of art that surprise the onlooker with details or beauty they would not have noticed otherwise."
Brief Biographies:
Bryan Boyd went to Oklahoma State Technical College and graduated with a degree in Commercial Art in 1979. Boyd’s passions are in the areas of painting, archeology and photography. Since high school, photography has been another of Bryan’s many interests. His unique photography has been critiqued and awarded numerous accolades by such accomplished photographers as True Redd, O.Rufus Lovett, and Scott Campbell. His work has exhibited at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts and at P’s Gallery.
Michael Cavazos studied photography under the direction of O. Rufus Lovett at Kilgore College and Christopher Talbot at Stephen F. Austin State University. Michael now works at the Longview News-Journal where he provides photography/videography for feature stories, news, sports and much more.
Glenda Derveloy's work has been exhibited in several galleries and exhibits including Childhood: An International Exhibit, "Short Exposure" exhibits at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts, and several Kilgore College student shows. Among her honors and awards are being published as a finalist in Photographer's Forum Best of College Photography 2010 and Photographer's Forum Spring 2010 Annual, numerous awards in the Fine Art, Landscape, and Human Interest categories of the Texas Bank & Trust Calendar Contest from 2008 through 2011, and being named Who's Who in Photography for 2007 at Kilgore College.
To find out more about these bodies of work and the photographers go to http://www.tccphotogallery.com
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For Immediate Release: Contact:
9/19/2011 Tammy Cromer-Campbell 903.236.4686
New York Noir
Street Photography by Orville Robertson
Curated by Roy Flukinger
Join us for the opening reception of New York Noir, Street Photography by Orville Robertson and curated by Roy Flukinger, Senior Research Curator at the Harry Ransom Center, Austin, TX. Thursday October 6 from 4-8pm - during ArtWalk. The exhibit will be up through November 19. The gallery is located at 207 N. Center St. in downtown Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com
We conducted a Skype interview between the photographer and curator to better understand the scope of the work. Here is the interview.
TCC
Today we have Orville Robertson, New York photographer and Roy Flukinger, Senior Research Curator of Photography at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas, Austin.
OR
My name is Orville Robertson I am a New York City street photographer. I've been s street photography for about 33 years or so, and I love what I do. Walking around and only photographing what I find interesting. I usually take anywhere from 5 to 10 shots and then go home.
I shoot very slowly. Like 20 to 25 rolls of film a year slowly. When I first started photographing street I shot a lot more than I do now. Most street photographers take more pictures in a day than I do in a year. I just never felt comfortable doing that. Part of what has kept me fresh is my love for what I dot. The fact that i shoot very deliberately and then quickly take a picture. When I first started photographing I shot as much as I could because I followed what was expected. One day I was introduced to Marcia Sheer, who was a pinhole photographer, and asked to assist her with managing her equipment for outdoor shooting sessions. Her methodical approach and one-hour exposures drove me nuts at first. But it made me understand that if you concentrated and used kind of a large format mentality, where each frame meant something rather than just burning through roll after roll, you would actually get a higher percentage of what I felt were good photographs. You have a lot of street photographers who disagree philosophically, and that is their method that works best for them. I certainly respect that. But if I shot 36 exposures and did not find at least 10 interesting, and perhaps 5 quality, images I would probably cut my throat.
TCC
While you may say that you only expose 5 to 10 images on a given journey, it appears that you very prolific. Your slow approach seems to work for you. It is really great to see you post new images on Facebook all the time.
RF
Number one, I love the title, New York Noir. I think it is very onomatopoeic. It's got a wonderful ring to it and sounds like the images look.
Number two is the fact that I have seen work by lots of night photography by other photographers. I think most of them have said that it has forced them to come to terms with things like lighting and structures which is addressed differently from the daytime work. But what was interesting to me was that you said it forced you to become a better daytime photographer too. Which I think is quite remarkable. Quite nice and the evidence is clearly there. With night photography, of course what is obvious is the light is entirely different. The light is more directed by other sources not by a general overall sunshine, and with that you have to compensate and take that advantage. And I think that is one of the things that you sir do particularly well. Because you are aware of what's going on there and you still have that great fascination with the street. Not just for it's overall theatrical look and broad face , but to also come in close and see things , see in details, see things structurally that were there that contribute to each photograph's power. That power lies within the body of work and in I think it will be evident in the show that you can deal with it on many different levels at once.
What fascinates me is the fact that one picture can step back and present a broad sort of documentary awareness of the street and everything in it, while the next one can be up close and possess a vibrant intensity. It can be a character study; it can take advantage of the blur of the figure . It can take advantage of the out of focus figure . I can give us fascinating juxtaposition because of what is going in front and what is going on way back of you - and behind you - and it all ties together in a complex structure. And I love that sort of work when it is done well by a photographer like Orville, either during the day or at night. You happen to do it eloquently . And you address that the challenge even more in the nightime. Plus the fact that your compositions are always right on and they embody such fascinating structures in and of themselves. That complexity on the one hand looks very simple but on the other hand grows very fascinating the more you dig into and see it. I love the pure experience of looking at your work.
Finally, I should note that the intuition you follow throughout your career remains very sound and you continually come up with the imagery that supports that intuition and invigorates the feeling that lies behind it very much. Orville's imagery is deeply felt, and always has been. Many photographers look at the street and can find something that is interesting or ironic or cute. But you go further. You get in there and make us feel what it is like to pound the pavement and feel the air and smell the scents of the city. And THAT feeling, THAT emotive force, is truly tremendous.
RF
Do you find that particular technique has made you miss some opportunities or not?
OR
I am always thinking of the next. the next, the next. If you get aggravated because you missed a really good shot, you are going to miss the next one as well. The concentration required to consistently shoot street photography at a high level is enormous and totally mesmerizing. You must have deep passion for the whole thing; the streets, the people, your camera in your hands, pressing that shutter down hard.
i have an expression I love saying: There are pictures everywhere. On a great day it consumes your vision corner to corner. You could not possibly grab everything. That, even if possible, is never my intention. I slam my shutter down when that internal voice screams at me to take the picture now. In truth the only true technique I use is to guess focus and snap the shot. I hate to fidget with the focus so use tabbed wide-angle lenses so I know by feel how to set my distance.
Thank you very much ! i am not used to people talking about my work, so this is greatly appreciated.
Bios:
Orville Robertson
Orville Robertson has been a street photographer for over thirty years. His work has been included in numerous exhibitions in the United States and is represented in many major museum, private, and corporate collections. He is the co-curator of “Committed to the Image: Contemporary Black Photographers” at the Brooklyn Museum in 2001, highlighting one hundred living black photographers, and was featured in Deborah Willis’s Smithsonian exhibition and book entitled, “Reflections in Black: A History of Black Photographers 1840 – 1999.” He was a reviewer at Portland’s PhotoLucida 2003 and Houston’s Fotofest 2000-2002. His work was featured at New York City’s Leica Gallery in the group show “Saturday Night/Sunday Morning”, curated by 2002 MacArthur Fellow Deborah Willis and Lisa Henry. In 2004 his group show “Man-ifestations: Photographs of Men”, co-curated with Kay Kenny, was exhibited at The Southeast Museum of Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida. He was also awarded a 2002 Fellowship in Photography by the New York Foundation for the Arts. The following year he was selected as one of New York’s best night photographers as part of the New York Foundation for the Arts/Tanqueray Night Photography Awards. He was the founding publisher and editor of Fotophile, the photography journal, from 1993 to 2008.
His work is represented by Jack Domeischel ( http://www.domeischelgallery.com ). He lives in Astoria, New York City with his wife Patricia and has worked for Verizon as a representative for the past 28 years. He loves being a street photographer.
Roy Flukinger
As Senior Research Curator at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, Mr. Flukinger is currently in charge of the development, administration and application of the collections. He has and continues to lecture and publish extensively in such fields as: regional, cultural and contemporary photography, the history of art and photography, and film. He has produced nearly fifty exhibitions ranging from classical photohistory to contemporary photography, and from photographers' retrospectives to American/regional/Texas photography. He serves as juror, reviewer and evaluator for contemporary photographic events, institutions and support organizations, as well as finds and developes acquisitions for the HRHRC Photography & Film Department. Mr. Flukinger serves as liason for the Department with fellow professionals worldwide throughout the fields of Photography & Film.
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For Immediate Release: Contact:
July 5, 2011 Tammy Cromer-Campbell 903.236.4686
Equine Art
photographs by John Wrather
Join us July 28th from 4-7pm for the artist reception/artwalk of Equine Art, photographs by John Wrather. Showing John Wrather's Equine photographs reintroduces me to one of the favorite creatures on earthand I hope you like them too. He shows their spirit, representation, their competitiveness, and their vulnerability.
The show opens July 7 - September 10, 2011. You may see the work in the gallery located at 207 N. Center St., Longview, TX or on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com. Support the Arts ! Buy photographs from TCC PHOTO | GALLERY.
To read his statement, click here. http://www.tccphoto.com/gallery/exhibitinfo.html
John Wrather Bio:
Born Longview, Texas and grew up in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Is an oil and gas producer in Longview, Texas.
Always had a passion for photography but was particularly intrigued by the depth and scope of Fine Arts Photography.
Began his photography education at Kilgore College under the direction of O. Rufus Lovett. He continued his photographic education with workshops from Ruth Burnhard, Michael Kenna, Mark Nohl, Alan Ross, Joyce Tenneson, Keith Carter, and Raul Touzon.
He has exhibited locally in numerous locations and won a Best of Show for the Texas Bank and Trust 1999 exhibit.
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Heal Our World
with Blue Earth photographers:
John Trotter, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, & Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is proud to announce our April exhibit, and an Earth Day celebration event, Heal Our World exhibit and Film Screening night with Blue Earth photographers, John Trotter from New York, NY, Tammy Cromer-Campbell from Longview, TX, and Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele from Seattle, WA that opens April 7th, 2011 during ArtWalk. The exhibit will be held in TCC PHOTO | GALLERY, located at 207 N. Center St. and continues through June 18, 2011. The Screening of the short documentaries that compliments the exhibit will be held at 8pm at the Gregg County Historical Museum.
We are pleased to announce that Interstate Battery is sponsoring this exhibit and documentary film screening.
A dramatic image can change our perception and alter our understanding of a subject. This idea defines the mission of Blue Earth: to raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography. By supporting the power of photographic storytelling, we motivate society to make positive change.
Heal Our World will help the Longview audience to understand the reason's to believe that what we all do - effects the other. To quote Chief Seattle: "All thing are connected... Man did not weave the web of life: he is merely a strand in it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself."
The three multi-media presentation's, accompanied by a photographic exhibition reveal the impacts of climate change on local communities in the American West, loss of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico, and the Heroes of the Gulf.
Jennifer Bowes, Operations Coordinator, Interstate All Battery Center explained, "Batteries are one of the greenest products around: they aren’t fossil fuels, many are rechargeable, and the ones that aren’t are almost 100% recyclable. As a company, we have been GREEN since the day we started. We were GREEN before GREEN was cool ! Prior to the Art Walk, we will be promoting the event in our stores by handing out maps and information to each of our customers. We will also hold a drawing: Anyone that comes into our store can enter to win a $100 Visa Gift card that must go towards the purchase of a piece of art from one of the Art Walk artists. The winner will be notified via email the day before the event. At the event, we will have a table set up in the Heal Our World Video Screening Room with food and refreshments. We will be handing out coupons as well as pamphlets with some recycling education and tips."
John Trotter
NO AGUA, NO VIDA
The Thirsty Colorado River Delta
The writer Wallace Stegner once called the arid American west our "Geography of Hope." Its vast skies and towering mountains promise a future of limitless opportunity. But at what cost have we watered this living mythology? We have compelled a once wild, red, living force — the Colorado River— to nourish our vision of the urban/industrial landscapes of Eastern states on a land of little rain. Without the Colorado River, civilization as we know it in the West would vanish.
These photographs are part of an ongoing project examining the consequences of creating a paradise of lakes, lawns and farms where none should be. The Colorado itself only rarely now makes its ancient rendezvous with the Sea of Cortez and the people of its Delta, the most affected and least powerful party on the Colorado, worry that the remaining water that sustains them and the land where they live will soon evaporate north of the border.
Biography
John Trotter worked as a newspaper photojournalist for fourteen years until March 24, 1997, when, while on assignment for The Sacramento Bee, he was nearly beaten to death by a half-dozen young men. During his long recovery from that attack he photographed Sierra Gates, a brain injury rehabilitation residence, where he had lived after his release from the hospital. A book of those photographs is forthcoming.
On the fourth anniversary of his attack, Trotter took the first pictures for his project on the Colorado River Delta, in Mexico.
He has lived in Brooklyn, New York, the Oakland of Manhattan, since 2000.
http://www.johntrotterphoto.com
Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Heroes of the Gulf/Dying for Profit
With Fruit of the Orchard | Environmental Justice in East Texas successfully published as a book, and knowing that Winona's environmental injustice problems are not limited to Winona, it was time to expand the project to to include other communities in East Texas and the Gulf Coast struggling with environmental injustice. The working title is Dying For Profit.
With the largest environmental disaster in our nation’s history still unfolding and the egregious efforts of BP trying to say - all is well now, this story is now a part of Heroes of the Gulf. In the beginning all cameras were on the Gulf and what was happening to the people and their environment. Now with the well capped, the cameras have gone. The national news thinks the story is over. The people feel abandoned. The people in the communities truly believe they are experiencing first hand the effects of toxic exposure from the oil and the dispersant. BP and the US Government say that the Corexit is no longer being sprayed since they capped the well. People living in the communities believe otherwise. Now the Dolphins are dying off in record numbers. This story is far from over. Many scientists report that the Gulf will be experiencing the environmental effects for years to come. I will introduce you to some of the Heroes on the Gulf. Those that are trying to keep their culture alive.
Bio
Tammy Cromer-Campbell is an award winning American photographer best known for her work as a social documentary photographer and speaker. Cromer-Campbell received her Associates of Applied Arts degree in commercial photography from Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas under the direction of O. Rufus Lovett. She continued her education by taking workshops from the masters in photography, such as Arnold Newman, Ruth Bernhard, Michael Kenna, Keith Carter, John Sexton, and others. The University of North Texas Press published, Fruit of the Orchard/Environmental Justice in East Texas. She’s received many honors and awards including Blue Earth s first ever cash grant, in 1999, for Fruit of the Orchard. Her work’s included in public and private collections internationally such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museet for Fotocunst, Belgium, and others. Fruit of the Orchard won a 1st Place under entertainment and culture in the Green Dot Awards and Cromer-Campbell is a 2009 National Women's History Project Honoree for the Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet. Her work is one of the 10 masters featured on the Holga Inspire website http://www.holgainspire.com
Here are two great organizations helping the communities in the Gulf. Please contribute to them. The need is great.
Guardians of the Gulf
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Guardians-of-the-Gulf/114395808598986
Coastal Heritage Society of Louisiana
FACING CLIMATE CHANGE
Illustrating Global Change through Local People
Benjamin Drummond with multimedia stories by Sara Joy Steele
Climate change is a global problem, but every community has a local story. Whether the impacts are direct or make existing challenges worse, these are the stories society needs to know. We have to learn them from each other, see them in the news, make art about them and discuss them in our schools. After all, people cause, face the consequences of, and must collectively stop this climate crisis. But to mobilize global effort we must generate local will.
Facing Climate Change is a long-term documentary project that tells the story of global change through local people. From semi-nomadic reindeer herdsmen in the Arctic to wildfire fighters of the American West, Benj and Sara use photography and multimedia to document the lives of people around the world as they confront and adapt to the complex issues surrounding global warming. This project began with a series of stories about Sámi reindeer herders in Norway, volunteer glacier monitors from Iceland and fishermen of the North Atlantic. Benj and Sara are currently working in the American West.
Biography
As a documentary team, Benjamin Drummond and Sara Joy Steele have been telling stories about people, nature and climate change for almost a decade. Over the last two years their personal project, Facing Climate Change, has been featured in Photo District News, Orion Magazine and Mother Jones, in exhibitions from the Ansel Adams / Mumm Napa Fine Art Gallery to Houston Center for Photography, and as a multimedia presentation shown at a variety of venues, from colleges and prisons to art galleries. Their work has been awarded Nau's Grant for Change, a Blue Earth Lottery Project Grant, and the Our World Portfolio Review Orion/Photo Award. Benj and Sara are currently based in Seattle, Washington.
http://www.facingclimatechange.org
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FOR IMMDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
January 10, 2011 903.236.4686
HOLGA Out of the Box International Exhibition
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
LONGVIEW, TX: TCC PHOTO | GALLERY's very first call for entry was Out of the Box ! We had entrants from 6 different countries. The entrants submitted traditional processes and everything from contact prints, cyanotype, ziatype, wet plate collodion tintype, Van Dyke, lithobrome, infrared, lazertran inkjet on wood panel, silver gelatin, and digital carbon pigment prints.
The Holga Out of the Box call for entries eligibility: must be photographed with a Holga camera. Out of the box refers to creativity - not modifications. We asked entrants to show us your best Holga image with whatever modification you choose. It was open to amateur and professional photographers.
Holga Out of the Box opens February 19th at 7pm with an artist reception and awards ceremony. The exhibit is on view through March 26, 2011. The gallery is located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com
Holga Out of the Box International Exhibition
Holga Out of the Box exhibit will consist of 25 prints in the physical gallery with an additional 25 images included in the online gallery, totaling 50 images selected.
And the winners are:
Best of Show Heather Martinez Dryad cyanotype Durango, CO
2ND David Boyce Short Story 001 Hand printed C type contact print Hong Kong
3RD James (Jim) Rohan Sassy Digital Carbon pigment Wakefield, MA
HM Keith Stephens Untitled SILVER GELATIN Millstadt, IL
HM Kent Krugh Botanical #13 DIGITAL ARCHIVAL PIRNT Fairfield, OH
Longview's Paul Anderson's photograph of the Greenwood Historic Cemetery made it in the gallery show with another one in the online show.
Christine So said "This juried exhibition highlights remarkable artists who demonstrate their artistic vision and creative expression using Holga cameras, an inspiring revelation of the versatility of Holga photography."
Christine So
Christine So is the PR executive for Holga Inspire, an initiative co-founded by Mr. T.M. Lee Holga cameras inventor. Christine So is responsible for Holga Inspires’ strategic planning along with selecting, promoting and connecting Holga photographers from around the world. She is a dedicated advocate of fine art photography, is continuously on the look out for ways to revive an interest in film photography and to inspire artists and art lovers with Holga’s’ unique and original qualities. Christine So has served as a panelist for the Krappy Kamera Competition Holga Inspire Award, acted as curator and organizer of the well acclaimed International Photography Exhibition “The Holga Inspire” show.
In addition, Christine So is a freelance art writer, works with energy and passion on a wide variety of fascinating photography projects and is involved in charity organizations, donating prints for fund raising auctions in collaboration with Holga artists. Christine So lives in Hong Kong.
Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Tammy Cromer-Campbell is a photographer, author, and filmmaker. She was innovative in using the Holga toy camera to create her first book, Fruit of the Orchard / Environmental Justice in East Texas, The book was published in 2006 by The University of North Texas Press. Tammy Cromer-Campbell has received many honors and awards, including Blue Earth Alliances first ever cash grant for Fruit of the Orchard. Her work is included in public and private collections internationally such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museet for Fotocunst, Belgium, and others. Most recently, Fruit of the Orchard is one of the Holga Inspire Master photographers of the Holga that is featured on the Holga Inspire website and in the exhibition that has traveled to Bangkok, Thailand, Longview, Texas, and New York, New York. It also received a first place award under the category of Entertainment and Culture for the first ever Green Dot Awards. Cromer-Campbell is listed as an honoree for National Women's History Month for the 2009 theme: 100 Women Taking the Lead to Save Our Planet.
Tammy Cromer-Campbell received her degree in Commercial Photography from Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas under the direction of O. Rufus Lovett. She photographs from her studio/fine art gallery in Longview, TX.
Cromer-Campbell said, "The caliber of the entrants was sublime that submitted out of the box images with many innovative presentations all exposed with a Holga camera."
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
September 10, 2010
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is proud to present Within Shadows photographs by Susan Burnstine. The show opens October 7, 5-8pm during downtown Longview's ArtWalk ! We are located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphotogallery.com
Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
Carl Jung
About the Work:
This ongoing body of work explores the fleeting moments between dreaming and waking – the blurred seconds in which imagination and reality collide.
As a child, I suffered vivid nightmares that stayed with me for days. Often, I would walk around not sure if I was dreaming or awake, as the lines between the two remained blurred. Existing within the shadows of the unconscious made life a curious synthesis of magic and reality. Portals to the unknown emerged, offering me pathways that seemed to bridge the gap between real and unreal, life and death. Though the intensity of my dreams did not lessen as an adult, my response transformed. Initially, I was lost within the haze of my dreams. But now, it is through my dreams that I truly see.
Conceived as a trilogy, this project is presented in three successive chapters, On Waking Dreams, Between and Flight, which explore three states of mind: dreaming (subconscious), sleeping (unconscious), and waking (conscious). To create the images, I recall a significant metaphor, contemplative moment or pathway into the unknown from a dream the night before. I then capture the fading memory on film that very same day using details from my own imaginings to tap into the collective unconscious.
For these series, I wanted to find a way to portray my dream-like visions entirely in-camera, rather than with post-processing manipulations. To achieve this, I created twenty-one hand-made film cameras and lenses that are frequently unpredictable and technically challenging. The cameras are primarily made out of plastic, vintage camera parts and random household objects and the single element lenses are molded out of plastic and rubber. Learning to overcome their extensive limitations has required me to rely on instinct and intuition – the same tools that are key when attempting to interpret dreams. -Susan Burnstine
Susan won the 2008 Black and White Magazine's 2008 Portfolio Spotlight Award. Dean Brierly of B&W said this of her work, "… regardless of the direction in which Burnstine orients the visual emphasis, her imagery is ultimately about charting a path toward spiritual and emotional liberation. While still probing the metaphysical implications of her subconscious, she doesn't rule out more conceptual exploration in the future.
About Susan Burnstine:
Susan Burnstine is an award winning fine art and commercial photographer originally from Chicago now based in Los Angeles. Susan is represented in galleries across the world, widely published throughout the globe and has also written for several photography magazines, including a monthly column for Black & White UK. Nominated for the 2009 Santa Fe Prize for Photography and winner of B&W Magazine’s 2008 Portfolio Spotlight Award.
Within Shadow's will be on exhibit through January 2011. For more information please contact Tammy Cromer-Campbell at 903.236.4686 or tammy@tccphoto.com
TEXAS PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
CHILDHOOD INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION
Opens July 1 - September 10, 2010
This extraordinary exhibition that was juried by actress and child book author Jamie Lee Curtis that opens July 1st - September 10, 2010 at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY, located at 207 N. Center St, Longview, TX and on the web at tccphotogallery.com Join us for the opening night during downtown Longview's ArtWalk, July 1st from 5-8pm.
Juror's Pre-Jurying Comments:
Childhood is fleeting – yet sometimes, in a fraction of a second, photographers can capture its essence: joy, pain, play, boredom, frustration, elation. As an author of children's books I have tried to capture what it feels like to be a child - the good and the bad - and to stimulate a dialogue between children and parents regarding the issues raised in the book...
Jamie Lee Curtis
About the Juror:
Jamie Lee Curtis is a film actress with starring roles in such acclaimed films as Freaky Friday, True Lies, Trading Places and A Fish Called Wanda. In television, Ms. Curtis co-starred opposite Richard Lewis in the sitcom Anything But Love, as well as the title role in TNT’s adaptation of Wendy Wasserstein’s play, The Heidi Chronicles, and the CBS telefilm, Nicholas’ Gift.
Ms. Curtis is also an author of best-selling children’s books with net sales of all editions exceeding 4.6 million units. In addition to her eighth book, BIG WORDS for Little People which was released in September, 2008 and debuted as #1 on the New York Times Bestseller List, she is the author of Is There Really A Human Race?, It’s Hard To Be Five, Learning How To Work My Control Panel, I’m Gonna Like Me, Letting Off A Little Self Esteem, Where Do Balloons Go? An Uplifting Mystery, Today I Feel Silly and Other Moods That Make My Day, Tell Me Again About The Night I Was Born, and When I Was Little, A Four-Year-Old’s Memoir of Her Youth.
Ms. Curtis is also an AIDS activist and has a deep and active connection to many children’s charities including, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as well as being the official spokesperson for CAAF (The Children Affected by Aids Foundation) and on whose Executive Advisory Board she is a serving member and The Starlight/Starbright Foundation. Ms. Curtis is a recovering alcoholic/addict and is honored to serve on the Board of Directors of CASA (The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University) and The Scott Hitt Foundation.
She is the mother of Annie, age 22 and Thomas, age 13 and has been married for 24 years to actor/director Christopher Guest.
Click here to view a catalog of accepted entries.
About TPS
The Texas Photographic Society, founded in 1985, is a nonprofit organization of amateur and professional photographers dedicated to supporting contemporary photography as a means for creative expression and cultural insight. TPS focuses on furthering the educational and artistic development of its members while involving the community at large by sponsoring exhibitions, publications, workshops and outreach programs.
TPS boasts over 1,400 active members from 49 states, and D.C, and 12 countries. While Texas based, over half the membership resides outside the state. TPS exhibits have been shown in California, Florida and throughout Europe. The Board of Directors, now 41 strong, includes: educators, authors, curators, gallery owners, fine art and commercial photographers and other interested professionals. Many notable figures in the photographic arts come to Texas to exhibit at TPS events, host workshops, or juror TPS exhibitions. TPS is funded by members dues, contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
February 15, 2010 903.236.4686 | tammy@tccphoto.com
Observations of American Roadside Culture
Photographs by Danea Males
Longview, TX. TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is proud to announce the exhibition Observations of American Roadside Culture photographs by Danea Males. The exhibit will be on display from March 4 - June 4, 2010. We are located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphoto.com/gallery. Join us for the artist reception during ArtWalk, March 4, 5 - 8pm.
Observations of American Roadside Culture is a body of photographic work that explores the manifestations of American culture as displayed along the roadsides of the country. Part of the motivation behind this project is simply to experience being on the road and seeing America. Males commented, "While many of these settings are mundane in nature, they contain the potential for something grand. Being engaged by the sight of ordinary places, and viewing them as examples of American culture and history is what drives me to make photographs." History, knowledge and experience affect perception, and in some cases, the imagery takes advantage of a visual irony that might otherwise go unnoticed. The continuing thread of observing America brings the work together to form a complete statement on the subject of Americana and Males response to it. "Males chooses to use a Holga plastic toy camera to photograph the color Americana subjects that adds a surreal quality to these roadside statements", said Tammy Cromer-Campbell.
Danea Males a native of Kilgore, Texas, began studying photography under the tutelage of renowned photographer,
O. Rufus Lovett at Kilgore College. She continued her studies at Texas A&M University-Commerce, and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photography in 2003. It was at that time she decided to further her education, and in 2008 earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from TAMU-C. Danea has gained recognition for her work in several competitions and juried shows. Some of her most notable awards include the Toulouse Master’s Scholarship from the Federation of North Texas Area Universities, and the Distinguished Graduate Student Award from the Art Department at TAMU-C. Currently based in Commerce, Texas, she works as an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Texas A&M University-Commerce. She teaches a variety of courses that include the Survey of Photographic History and the History of Contemporary Photography.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
November 5, 2009 903.236.4686 | tammy@tccphoto.com
Pat Brown & Laura Pickett Calfee
Root, Leaf, Stem, & Still Life
Longview, TX. TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is happy to announce the exhibition of Pat Brown and Laura Pickett Calfee's New Work: Root, Leaf, Stem, and Still Life. Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the exhibit opens November 5 through January 29, 2010. We are located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX and on the web at http://www.tccphoto.com/gallery
Root, Leaf, Stem, and Still Life are an assortment of photographs that examine botanical subjects and found objects. Brown's images are printed as black and white negative images while Calfee's prints are color images of house hold heirlooms donned with nature's capsules. "Brown and Calfee take common day objects and present them as exquisite works of art by isolating each subject revealing it's intrinsic glory," said Tammy Cromer-Campbell.
Pat Brown said "root, leaf , stem, seed , petiole, sheath, bulb, scape, etc. These are the botanical terms that fascinated me as I explored the plant forms in this series. They portend a more ethereal and romantic world than the plebian one of cabbage, garlic, onion, eggplant."
Laura Calfee on her still lifes, "The classic still life has always been one of my favorite art forms. There is something very compelling about simple organic forms, treasured pieces of pottery, ceramic ware and utensils. There is something extraordinary about ordinary household items and luscious produce."
The black and white images, when inverted from positive to negative, revealed nuances of light, shadow, and form that were not evident in the colorful real-life vegetables.
“The interplay of light and shadow is important in Laura Pickett Calfee's deceptively simple photographs, where everyday things...— take on a lyrical quality.” ~ Elizabeth Wix: “Provocative and Lyrical Meditations” Newsday.
A liberal arts graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, Pat Brown is a fine art photographer whose work has been exhibited in numerous juried shows throughout the U.S. Her photographs are included in both private and public collections, including those of the UT Austin Harry Ransom Center, Concordia University of Austin, and the Grace Museum in Abilene.
Laura Pickett Calfee's first exhibition was in 1993. Her work has been seen in galleries, museums and collections throughout the U.S. and Europe including the Museum of Fine Art Houston, the Wittliff Collection of Southwestern Photography, the Humanities Research Center at UT, The White House and the Paul Simon and Edie Brickell Collection.
Ms. Calfee has served on the board of the Texas Photographic Society and the Center for Women and Their Work in Austin. She lives in Driftwood, Texas with her husband and a random assortment of animals.
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Holga Inspire
An Exhibition of Holga Photography
For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
August 4, 2009 903.236.4686 • tammy@tccphoto.com
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is excited to announce the international Holga Inspire Exhibition up from September 3 - October 30. We are located at 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX. We invite you to view a collection of outstanding images created by acclaimed international photographers who use the toy plastic Holga camera as their preferred medium of artistic expression.
We are delighted to have this opportunity to inspire you with a selection of work by Holga's featured artists Michelle Bates, David Burnett, Tammy Cromer-Campbell, Taiju Fubuki, Teru Kuwayama, Pauline St Denis, Harvey Stein, and Rebecca Tolk, all of whom have attained international renown for their highly imaginative work created with Holga cameras.
This exhibit first was shown in Bangkok, Thailand at the Photo Imaging Expo 2009 April 1-5, 2009. The Thai Crown Princess was a part of the exhibit and visited the exhibition of Holga photography.
“At 5 o'clock sharp, the national anthem was played as the princess entered the hall. I have to admit that this was the most divine moment I have ever experienced.” explained Christine So of Holga Limited.
So continued, "The opportunity to exhibit suddenly came on the 19th of March at midnight, while Dr. Aran Hansuebsai, Head of the Department of Imaging and Printing Technology at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University told us that we could participate in an exhibition in conjunction with the photo exhibition of Princess Sirindhorn during the Photo Imaging Expo in Bangkok. This event is definitely one of the most high profile photography events in Thailand. After the phone call, we immediately sent emails to our featured photographers asking if they were interested in participating in the event. Overnight, we got all positive replies from the artists and we started planning the printing preferences, shipping issues, etc. And you can't simply stick the pictures on the wall without framing them, and information in Thai was required for the show." Read Christine So's report and see the picture, click here.
About Holga
Holga is a medium format film camera created by T M Lee, co-founder of Universal Electronics, which has been manufacturing it since 1982. The Holga earned worldwide recognition thanks to its unique low-fidelity aesthetics. Countless professional photographers, artists and photography enthusiasts around the world have been captivated by the mysterious magic of Holga.
The unpredictability of the signature light leaks captures the imagination, invigorates the senses and eternally surprises. The metamorphosis brought about by the light flares, vignetting and often uneven edges creates images of an unmistakable character.
A fine art photography initiative of Holga Limited,
member of the Universal Electronics Industries group.
“Created by the people who created the Holga”
Holga Created Holga Inspire
"While the Holga has gained immense popularity with young and old devotees of photography worldwide, the Holga Inspire initiative finds its mission in supporting the use of the Holga as a means of unique creative expression by fine art photographers, photography professionals, journalists and academics. Together with the artists we seek to widen the appeal of their work, and inspire new generations of photographers through exhibitions, events and educational programs. Our goal is to revive and cultivate an interest in classic photography and to rekindle a sense of hand-crafted creative originality in this ever changing digitalized world. Holga Inspire strives to highlight the extraordinary artistic potential and the immense range of creative possibilities that Holga brings to photography." The Holga Team: T M Lee, Christine So, and Don Knodt.
Michelle Bates
“I found my inspiration in photography with a Holga camera in 1991. I created a look that continues to be the centerpiece of my fine-art photography to this day. The quirkiness that I embraced as a Holga photographer has informed the rest of my photography. “
Frequently referred to as the “Holga Queen” due to her imaginative applications using a Holga and her expert knowledge, Michelle Bates is an author, educator, and a leading “toy” camera photographer. Her book “Plastic Cameras: Toying with Creativity” is widely recognized as the most comprehensive book documenting the fascinating and intricate world of toy cameras.
David Burnett
In a world of fancy electronic camereas, which do everything but aim themselves for you, it's a breath of fresh air to get back to 'real' photography with the Holga. You have to make all the decisions about what you are going to shoot, nothing automatic, although after a very short time, you begin to feel the camera is really a part of you.
David Burnett launched his photographic career in 1967 as an intern at Time Magazine while still earning a degree in political science at Colorado College. He went to Vietnam as a freelance photographer in 1970 where Time magazine regularly published his pictures. In Vietnam he also worked for LIFE (the weekly) until if ceased publication in 1972 then joined the French agency Gamma before co-founding Contact Press Images in New York in 1976. In his forty years of photographing he has worked in some 80 countries, producing work for TIME, Fortune, National Geographic, and the New York Times. His Holga photograph of Al Gore in the 2000 Presidential campaign won First Prize in the Campaign category in the White House News Photographers “Eyes of History” contest. He continues to use Holga cameras while simultaneously using digital cameras costing hundreds of times more.
Tammy Cromer Campbell
"Her Holga images contain all the original light streaks, lens flares, vignetting and distortions of classic Holga photography... Holga is key to her work."
Tammy CromerCampbell is an award winning American photographer based in Texas. She is equally well known for her work as a documentary photographer and as a public speaker on environmental issues. In 2006, her first book was published titled, "Fruit of the Orchard: Environmental Justice in East Texas". All the images in the book are photographed with a Holga camera, except for the very first image of Jeremy. In 2009 she received first prize under entertainment and culture at the Green Dot Awards. Fruit of the Orchard is a Blue Earth Alliance sponsored project. She serves on the Executive Board of the Texas Photographic Society. Her work is in many public and private collections.
Taiju Fubuki
"The camera creates a sense of flow from the center of the image towards the periphery. This is part of the essence of Holga, and something that raises Holga photographs to the level of art".
Taiju Fubuki is a photographic artist, gallery owner and founder of the Holga Kai (Holga Club), an association of photographers in Japan with more than 2000 members. Starting out as a cameraman discovered the Holga in 1999.
He has had numerous exhibitions, and lectures widely about photography photography at various institutions in Japan. In 2009 he created the title shots for the popular Japanese TV series "Naniwa no Hana" with his Holga.
Teru Kuwayama
"I've taken this camera to the far ends of the earth, subjected it to deserts, mountains, and jungles, and it remains the most reliable tool I've worked with. In its absolute simplicity, it has given me a freedom to operate, both physically and psychologically, and it has made me a better photographer."
Teru Kuwayama is a photojournalist and a humanitarian activist. A native New Yorker, he travels extensively in search of challenging locations. He works frequently in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His dramatic and compelling images are showcased in exhibitions around the world, and in global publications such as Time and Newsweek.
Pauline St. Denis
“Holga has been my muse and my inspiration for over 20 years. I love the camera because it imposes no limitations in regards to frame or creativity. Unlike many modern cameras the Holga doesn’t think for you. It is a vehicle for your vision. With some mental muscle you can begin to understand what the Holga offers.”
Pauline St. Denis shoots with color transparency film, but only advances the film partially to create over-lapping exposures. Her work captures the ethereal quality of light, movement and time. Her pictures are kinetic, energetic and highly stylized. She demonstrates Holga’s upbeat and energetic capabilities. Pauline St. Denis is a commercial photographer based in New York. She has been shooting photographs for over the past 20 years. She is also a live action director.
Harvey Stein
"The simplicity of using the Holga frees me from worrying about manipulating cameras controls and encourages spontaneity and immediacy. The camera makes photographic seeing more direct, without the machine to think about."
Harvey Stein is a professional photographer, teacher, lecturer, and author based in New York. He frequently lectures on photography both in the US and abroad. His photographs have been widely exhibited in the US and in Europe. His photographs are on display in more than 50 permanent collections including many renowned museums around the globe.
Rebecca Tolk
"It is through my photography I find that I am best able to express the respect and fascination I feel for the natural world as the Holga lens enables me to show what I feel when I'm in nature, not just what I see."
Educated at the University of Delaware and Northern Virginia Community College, Rebecca Tolk creates fine art photography for public and private collectors. Her highly personal work naturally lends itself to Holga, embracing its lack of technology and irregularities as both beautiful and distinctive.
For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
April 19, 2009 tammy@tccphoto.com or 903.236.4686
Kilgore Rangerette photographs by O. Rufus Lovett and Longview's ArtWalk !
Longview, TX - April 19, 2009- Kilgore Rangerettes, photographs by O. Rufus Lovett opens May 7, from 5-8 pm with gallery talk at 6:30 at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY 207 N. Center St. Longview, TX . While you are downtown enjoy Longview's ArtWalk that is going on the same night. The exhibit is up through June 26, 2009.
Kilgore Rangettes
Whether she knows it or not, every girl who has ever dreamed of taking her place in a line of high-kicking dancers on a football field at halftime has been inspired by the Kilgore College Rangerettes, the world's first precision dance drill team. Founded in Kilgore, Texas, in 1939-1940 by the incomparable Gussie Nell Davis, the Rangerettes have performed for national and international audiences, appearing frequently at events such as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and major football bowl games across the nation, including the New Year's Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas each year since 1951.
An icon of Americana, the red-white-and-blue clad Rangerettes have drawn the attention of numerous photographers and writers seeking to understand the enduring appeal of a group that some might view as anachronistic. O. Rufus Lovett, a fine art photographer who has taught at Kilgore College for more than thirty years, began photographing the 'Rettes in 1989. His interpretive photo essay in this exhibit expresses his fascination with "the glamour of the Rangerettes' performances juxtaposed with the small-town atmosphere, football turf, metal bleachers, chain-link fences, and asphalt and concrete environment." In Lovett's masterfully composed photographs, the Rangerette performances captivate with their multiplicity of "shapes, patterns, and designs."
While Lovett treats the 'Rettes as an artistic subject, he also captures the esprit de corps that keeps the girls smiling even when they have to march on icy pavement and prompts their mothers to wear T-shirts that proudly proclaim "Rette Mom." An affectionate, yet unsentimental and occasionally irreverent portrait, Kilgore Rangerettes beautifully conveys the timeless quality of this unique subculture of young American womanhood.
Kilgore Rangerettes, the book, published by the University of Texas Press, foreword by Elliott Erwitt and introduction Katy Vine, will be available in the gallery.
About the photographer
O. Rufus Lovett is a nationally acclaimed photographer and author of the book Weeping Mary. His work has received recognition from the prestigious Alfred Eisenstaedt Awards for Outstanding Magazine Photography. In addition to teaching photography at Kilgore College, Lovett works as a fine art and editorial photographer. His photo essays have appeared in Texas Monthly (which first published his Rangerettes photographs), American Photo, Photo Review, LensWork, People, and Gourmet. He has also been profiled in Southern Living.
Longview Art Walk May 7
Art Walk Downtown Longview is a self guided tour of downtown businesses exhibiting and selling art.
Musicians and other performance arts are frequently part of the event.
Art Walk Downtown Longview is a cooperative event among the businesses in downtown Longview who believe in the promotions of art for the benefit of the Longview Community.
Art Walk Downtown Longview happens four times each year. The next scheduled Art Walk is Thursday May 7th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Over 15 venues are participating. Come join the fun !
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Renee Hawkins 903.7538103
January 27, 2009 Tammy Cromer-Campbell 903.236.4686
Texas Photographic Society 17 National Show
& Downtown Longview’s ArtWalk
Texas Photographic Society 17 National Show opens here at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY February 5, 2009 5 pm - 8pm with downtown Longview's ArtWalk. The show continues until April 24. TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is open Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm and by appointment.
Lisa Sutcliffe associate curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art juried the exhibit. Sutcliffe selected 56 images for TPS 17: The National Show. A total of 267 artists submitted 1,872 images for jurying. Entries came from 36 states.
Lisa Sutcliffe said "photography is of particular interest to me because it can be used to record a specific moment in time, as well as to express an artistic vision. In addition, photographs have the power to communicate ideas and emotions in a way that words can never fully translate. From the diverse array of nearly 2,000 submissions, I selected photographs that not only demonstrated a creative vision and unique perspective, but that were also made stronger by their ability to foster a dialogue with the group. My interest in land use photography informed my choice of pictures that record the changing urban and rural landscape and examine contemporary issues, such as globalization and industrialization. I also took formal comparisons into account, allowing visual interactions to shape the selection of pictures. In a few cases in which an artist submitted a particularly strong body of work, I included more than one picture from the body in order to illustrate the strength of his or her various viewpoints. I invite you to step in and take a closer look."
And the winners are:
Angela Buenning Filo Palo Alto CA First Place
Colleen Mullins Minneapolis MN Second Place
Martin Stupich Albuquerque NM Third Place
Jess Taylor Dugan Cambridge MA Honorable Mention
Beth Kientzle Oakland CA Honorable Mention
Teresa Ollila Lafayette CO Honorable Mention
Brook Reynolds Atlanta GA Honorable Mention
Natalie Young El Segundo CA Honorable Mention
DOWNTOWN LONGVIEW'S ARTWALK:
With 20 venues and the work of lots of artists, there should be art to satisfy everyone’s taste at the winter ArtWalk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, February 5, 2009 in downtown Longview.
“We have so many talented artists in East Texas and this region. Having ArtWalk gives us an excuse to show off their works and gives attendees a chance to buy some pieces they might never see otherwise, said Renee Hawkins, director of Longview Museum of Fine Arts. The other pleasant part is the food and music we serve to celebrate the uniqueness of our downtown area.”
Tammy Cromer-Campbell of TCC PHOTO | GALLERY said, “We are showing the Texas Photographic Society's 17 National Show and there are artist from 36 different states and the juror was Lisa Sutcliffe associate curator at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art."
Forbes and Butler will feature the photography work of Bryan Boyd and Jim Tilley.
Shannon’s Beading basket will be displaying the work of 21 local artists as well as plants from the Longview Bonsai Society. The lineup of artists includes Don Auderer, Anup Bhandari, Gertrude Bisese, Michael Bishop, Jane Minick Cannon, Christine Chandler, Peggy Sue Coston, Tammie Dubose, Phyllis Haase, Reba Hubbard, Jim Hyatt, Varya Ignatchenko, Patsy Irons, Tim Lee, Karen Lowery, James McLemore, Jeff Rushing, Sandra Spann, Jan Statman, David Thomas and Barbara Walls. Several of the artists will be on hand to discuss their work.
Do you want to hear some music? Drop in on the ARC coffee shop they are featuring two bands Silver Lining and Modern Relics all for free !
The Quilter’s Guild has been turning out art of a different sort for years. You can see the beauty of the members’ work and speak to them about it at Regions Bank lobby.
The Longview Museum of Fine Arts will display the art of Amanda Dunbar.
The ArtWalk venues are Forbes & Butler Visual Communications, TCC Photo | Gallery, George Preston Antiques, Crafters Mall, Art Gallery 100 &, Shannon's Beading Basket, Gerald's & Tyler Street Bistro, ARC Coffee Shop, Portraits and More and ParTea Pizazz, Pelaia Law Office, Quilter’s Guild at Regions Bank, The Denim Lounge, Berry's Custom Framing, Li’l Thai House, Gregg County Historical Museum, Summit Club, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Java Lounge, Salon Pink, and Stir Krazy Kafe.
Plans for future ArtWalks are made for the first Thursday evening of May, September and November. “East Texas will rarely have available so much art for sale from artists with local, national and international reputations as will be available at ArtWalk, 2009” said Cromer-Campbell, founder of the downtown project.
To find out more and download the ArtWalk map go to http://www.artwalklongview.com
New York Photographer Debuts Marilyn Monroe Exhibit in Longview
Mary Ann Lynch Finds Marilyn’s Timeless Appeal Worldwide
Longview, Texas Sept. 25, 2008-- Mary Ann Lynch’s photographic exhibit Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know freshly illuminates the woman who lived and died in the Hollywood spotlight, and her ever-evolving place in our culture worldwide. Opening at Tammy Cromer-Campbell Photo and Gallery on October 7, 2008, the show will run through January 31, 2009. The gallery will host a reception for the artist during the Second Annual Longview Artwalk, on Thursday,October 16, from 5pm to 8pm; in a featured Artwalk event, Lynch at 6:30pm will do a walk & talk of the show. The more than two dozen photographs include some not previously exhibited as well as a selection from Lynch’s 2005 retrospective, Forever Marilyn: The Enduring Legacy of Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortensen on June 1, 1926, would have been 82 this year. Though she died in 1962, she is still very much with us – “and as so much more than a sex goddess or Hollywood legend. She’s a permanent, beloved popular culture icon whose meaning is ever-shifting,” says Lynch. Since 1992 the New York-based photographer has crisscrossed the United States and other continents, photographing hundreds of unique scenes, tableaux and people that reveal the world’s continuing fascination with Monroe. In each image, a photograph or representation of Marilyn is shown in its context, from a cluttered NYC antiques shop; to a backstreet bar in Mexico; to the Mojave Desert, where burlesque star Dixie Evans pays yearly tribute to Marilyn. Especially popular pieces are a closeup of Marilyn with a gloved hand to her face--that Lynch made from old newsreel footage; and a dramatic profile of the shimmering form-fitting dress Marilyn wore when she sang “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in 1962.
Film scholar Gene Brown has written of Lynch’s photographs: “As this work reveals, Marilyn is omnipresent, a sort of Everywoman. How and where she appears in our midst says something about how and where we are. And to look at how we look at her is to see and say something about how we tell our own stories.” With many shows and much acclaim to date, Lynch plans to travel Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know while editing the larger body of photographs for a book that tells the whole story of her global encounters with the timeless Marilyn Monroe.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER A photographer/writer for more than thirty-five years, Mary Ann Lynch has exhibited her photographs widely and received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Film Festival, the Hawaii Foundation for Culture and the Arts and many other places. Lynch became known as a photographer while living in Hawaii in the 1970s, for her portrait of a native Hawaiian community, Kalapana, A Hawaiian Place. Since then she has continued to do editorial, documentary, and fine art photography (with a foray into filmmaking); to write about popular culture and the arts, and to appear as visiting lecturer and artist/presenter at various places including New York University, Ohio University, the Chicago Film Festival, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the 2008 Society for Photographic Education National Conference in Denver. Since 1982 she has divided her time between New York City and her residence in Greenfield Center, New York.
Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know /Photographs by Mary Ann Lynch
Mary Ann & Marilyn Lynch never met Marilyn in person, though in her pre-teens she was exposed to her unforgettable onscreen magnetism in the movie Niagara at a local Drive-In Theater. She still has her movie magazines and scrapbooks from the 1950s. At Cornell University Lynch studied American Intellectual History, which was the start of popular culture being taken seriously. After becoming a photographer and seeing Monroe’s image everywhere she went, she felt a new appraisal of Monroe as one the world’s leading popular culture figures was long overdue. Since beginning the work, Marilyn has frequently come to Lynch in her dreams.
Lynch's Marilyn work has been shown in the United States, Germany, Japan and the Czech Republic; and featured in media and publications from New York to Estonia and Spain. Forever Marilyn was awarded honors in the 2005 Lucie/International Photography Awards. The same year Sirius Satellite and Radio Free Europe did programs with Lynch that went out to millions worldwide. A constant stream of emails and letters from Marilyn aficionados from throughout the world reach Lynch every month, with the occasional middle-of-the night call from someone in Europe or Asia.
Selected quotes from press for Mary Ann Lynch’s Marilyn photography and shows
Forever Marilyn: The Enduring Legacy of Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962. August 2005. John Stevenson Gallery, NYC.
• Celia McGee, New York Daily News Feature Writer: “Lynch has extracted extraordinary images from glimpses of thrift-shop statuettes, old billboards, movie reruns, female impersonators, recent news stories, restaurant signs and endless forms of retro kitsch. She has tracked Marilyn’s shifts from passive pinup to sex goddess to poster-girl for feminism.”
• Tim Anderson, editor Camera Arts magazine (quoted in McGee article above): “Mary Ann has to really care about something before she photographs it. She internalizes it and brings it into her heart, as it were, before her head. Most photographers shoot first from the head.”
Marilyn Monroe: Radiant Image, February 2000. E-3 Gallery, NYC.
• Robert Hicks, The Villager: “For photographer Mary Ann Lynch, no one epitomizes what popular culture can mean to our self-understanding more strongly than Marilyn Monroe.”
• Mila Andre, The New York Daily News. February 2000. “Nearly 38 years after Marilyn Monroe’s death on August 4, 1962, the sexy appeal that surrounded the Hollywood actress lives on in the collective memory of people around the globe. It took photojournalist Mary Ann Lynch to turn that focus into an exhibition.”
The Marilyn Monroe Wall of Fame, June-July 2000. Soho Photo Gallery, NYC. / August 2000. Bellevue Bar, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC.
• Mila Andre, New York Daily News (centerfold article): “It’s the ideal setting for Lynch’s “Wall”—and anyone who enters will immediately feel Monroe’s presence.”
• Clair Sykes, Photo District News: “Shot in locations from Covington, Kentucky to Quito, Equador, her photos reflect, and perpetuate, the phenomenon of Monroe’s all-pervasive iconic stature, and testify to Lynch’s own passion for the person who so influenced her as a budding young woman.”
• Jill Wing, The Saratogian. “Lynch has become Marilyn’s medium of sorts, whose mission is to lift the veil of mystique from her life and allow her photography to tell Marilyn’s story, capturing her as a pop icon and, perhaps, the planet’s most recognized woman.”
Dualities. 1997. Soho Photo Gallery, NYC.
• Robert Hicks, The Villager: “Lynch holds a decidedly different understanding of celebrity from the paparazzi and her approach to capturing what lies beneath the surface of a person tells in her upcoming Soho Photo show “Dualities,” featuring portraits of Marilyn Monroe, the Maharishi, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Andy Warhol, Alice Walker, Robert Bly, Keith Haring, and a short-time celebrity, David Allen, a man who lives in a trailer park in Greenfield Center in upstate New York. Lynch likes to photograph celebrities who have touched her life in some way, especially spiritually.”
• Jill Wing, The Saratogian: “Her portfolio seems as much a journal of pop icons—living and dead—as a study of photographic interpretations personalized by the photographer’s darkroom manipulation.”
Marilyn Monroe: The Living Icon. 1996-97. Soho Photo NYC
• Film critic Scott Siegel: “This is a living, breathing spectacle of Americana captured through the images of Marilyn. Extraordinarily impressive stuff. . .a good idea, executed with elan.”
• James Dellaflora, The Villager: “Photographer Mary Ann Lynch is holding a mirror up to society, and we are seeing in the reflection, Marilyn Monroe.”
• Film scholar/author Gene Brown: “One often speaks of images ‘capturing,’ but the ones in this exhibit by Mary Ann Lynch belie that act. This is a compelling meditation about the woman who was, and is, loved as no other woman in contemporary culture. As this show reveals, she is omnipresent, a sort of Everywoman. . . .She is an icon but she is also much more than that. These images of Marilyn really depict something of ourselves, individually and collectively. There is an image of Greta Garbo, but there are images of Marilyn Monroe, which make her the screen onto which we project.”
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For Immediate Release: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
August 7, 2008 tammy@tccphoto.com • 903.236.4686
POWER
Photographs by Tammy Cromer-Campbell
with a selection from
The Gregg County Historical Museum Archive
“As a photographer I feel a responsibility to go beyond mere documentation and presentation to
using my talents and skills to convey messages that need to be heard.”-- Tammy Cromer-Campbell, 2008
Longview, TX, August 7, 2008 – TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is proud to announce the photography exhibition POWER, opening August 12 and on display through September 26, 2008 at the downtown Longview gallery, located at 207 N. Center St. Focusing on both contemporary and historical providers of power in Texas, POWER includes Cromer-Campbell’s images of Texas steam electric stations (some of the largest in the country); the lignite mines that fuel them; Houston's Ship Channel (Texas’s largest clusters of refineries, with low-income housing nestled around them), the Texas Panhandle Wind Farm and select images from the Gregg County Historical Museum's archive.
Cromer-Campbell began her visual investigation culminating to POWER in 2007. Since then, the issues surrounding our country’s need to diversify its power sources in socially and economically acceptable ways have taken center stage, especially with the Presidential election pending in January 2009. “My wish is that the materials in POWER will encourage viewers to reflect on current sources of power, future possibilities, and the need for informed choices.” The images in the show are both color and black and white. To capture the scope and awesome quality of her subjects, she worked with a Nikon digital camera. For intimate and dramatic scenes, she chose the low-tech Holga toy camera. To broaden the context of the coverage of Texas power, Cromer-Campbell includes a fascinating selection of 1930s historic oil field photographs from the archives of the Gregg County Historical Museum. The archival images displayed are those Cromer-Campbell made from scans of the originl 8x10 glass plate negatives.
The educational thrust of POWER is a continuation of Cromer-Campbell’s involvement with social issues and the storytelling power of photography. Her first book, Fruit of the Orchard/Environmental Justice in East Texas (2006), was widely acclaimed for its poignantly honest depiction of the human tragedies that befell the citizenry of Winona, Texas, who lived downwind of a toxic-waste injection-well facility built in 1982. At her March 2008 book signing in Denver at the National Society for Photographic Education, she signed alongside acclaimed Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky, who recently published his own book of photographs of mines, quarries, oil fields, and more throughout the world. With POWER, Cromer-Campbell adroitly scrutinizes similar subjects in the home state of current President George Bush, a region that can be seen as a microcosm facing what Burtynsky has called “the dilemma of our modern existence. . . a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear.” Texas, and all of the United States, need to become more independent in meeting current and projected power needs. The question is, how? POWER offers a stimulating entrée into this discussion.
The gallery is open Monday – Friday, 11am – 6pm and by appointment. TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is located at 207 N. Center St. and visit the online gallery at http://www.tccphotogallery.com.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER: Tammy Cromer-Campbell is an award winning American photographer best known for her work as a social documentary photographer and speaker. Cromer-Campbell received her Associates of Applied Arts degree in commercial photography from Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas under the direction of O. Rufus Lovett. She continued her education by taking workshops from the masters in photography, such as Arnold Newman, Ruth Bernhard, Michael Kenna, Keith Carter, John Sexton, and others.
In 2006, the University of North Texas Press published her first book, Fruit of the Orchard / Environmental Justice in East Texas. The book received favorable reviews from the Dallas Morning News, Austin American Statesman, PhotoTechniques Magazine, CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, and others. Fruit of the Orchard received an honorable mention for documentary books in the International PX3 Prix De La Photographie Paris. She has received many honors and awards including Blue Earth Alliance’s first ever cash grant, in 1999, for Fruit of the Orchard. Cromer-Campbell’s work has been published in many publications including cover stories for Camera Arts Magazine, Houston Chronicle’s Texas Magazine numerous times, and many others fine publications.
Cromer-Campbell is Vice President Statewide on the Executive Board for the Texas Photographic Society. She served as an Image-maker presenter at the Society for Photographic Educators National Convention, Denver, Colorado in March of 2008. Her first film, Environmental Justice in the USA was included in the Short Films by Texas Filmmakers organized by Southwest Alternate Media Project (SWAMP) at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Brown Auditorium in April 2008. Her work is included in public and private collections internationally such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Museet for Fotocunst, Belgium, and others.
In 2000, Cromer-Campbell, co-founded Working Effectively for Clean Air Now (WECAN) to educate her community on local air quality issues and continues to work with environmental groups across the country. She photographs from her studio in downtown Longview, Texas and lives with her husband Scott, also a photographer.
MEDIA ADVISORY: CONTACT: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Monday June 23, 2008 903.236.4686 | tammy@tccphoto.com
Press Conference Call: New York Photographer Debuts Marilyn Monroe Exhibit in Longview
Mary Ann Lynch Finds Marilyn’s Timeless Appeal Worldwide
WHAT: Press Conference Call announcing a Marilyn Monroe Exhibit in Longview, TX that will be broadcast as a podcast on iTunes and YouTube.com
WHO: Tammy Cromer-Campbell; Photographer, Mary Ann Lynch; and Film Scholar/Author, Gene Brown
WHEN: THURSDAY, June 26th at 1pm CST, 2pm EST, 11am PST
WHERE: Call from any phone 1 724 444-7444 you will be prompted to enter call id: 21471#, then enter 1#
if you are a Talkshoe member enter your PIN. Voip users #: 66.212.134.192
Longview, Texas June 25, 2008-- Mary Ann Lynch’s photographic exhibit Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know freshly illuminates the woman who lived and died in the Hollywood spotlight, and her ever-evolving place in our culture worldwide. Opening at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY http://www.tccphotogallery.com on October 7, 2008, the show will run through January 31, 2009. The gallery will host a reception for the artist during the Second Annual Longview ArtWalk, on Thursday, October 16, from 5pm to 8pm; in a featured ArtWalk event, Lynch at 6:30pm will do a walk & talk of the show. The more than two dozen photographs include some not previously exhibited as well as a selection from Lynch’s 2005 retrospective, Forever Marilyn: The Enduring Legacy of Marilyn Monroe.
Marilyn Monroe, born Norma Jeane Mortensen on June 1, 1926, would have been 82 this year. Though she died in 1962, she is still very much with us – “and as so much more than a sex goddess or Hollywood legend. She’s a permanent, beloved popular culture icon whose meaning is ever-shifting,” says Lynch. Since 1992 the New York-based photographer has crisscrossed the United States and other continents, photographing hundreds of unique scenes, tableaux and people that reveal the world’s continuing fascination with Monroe. In each image, a photograph or representation of Marilyn is shown in its context, from a cluttered NYC antiques shop; to a backstreet bar in Mexico; to the Mojave Desert, where burlesque star Dixie Evans pays yearly tribute to Marilyn. Especially popular pieces are a closeup of Marilyn with a gloved hand to her face--that Lynch made from old newsreel footage; and a dramatic profile of the shimmering form-fitting dress Marilyn wore when she sang “Happy Birthday Mr. President” to John F. Kennedy at Madison Square Garden in 1962.
Film scholar Gene Brown has written of Lynch’s photographs: “As this work reveals, Marilyn is omnipresent, a sort of Everywoman. How and where she appears in our midst says something about how and where we are. And to look at how we look at her is to see and say something about how we tell our own stories.” With many shows and much acclaim to date, Lynch plans to travel Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know while editing the larger body of photographs for a book that tells the whole story of her global encounters with the timeless Marilyn Monroe.
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER A photographer/writer for more than thirty-five years, Mary Ann Lynch has exhibited her photographs widely and received awards from the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Chicago Film Festival, the Hawaii Foundation for Culture and the Arts and many other places. Lynch became known as a photographer while living in Hawaii in the 1970s, for her portrait of a native Hawaiian community, Kalapana, A Hawaiian Place. Since then she has continued to do editorial, documentary, and fine art photography (with a foray into filmmaking); to write about popular culture and the arts, and to appear as visiting lecturer and artist/presenter at various places including New York University, Ohio University, the Chicago Film Festival, the Honolulu Academy of Arts, and the 2008 Society for Photographic Education National Conference in Denver. Since 1982 she has divided her time between New York City and her residence in Greenfield Center, New York.
Marilyn Monroe: More Than You Know /Photographs by Mary Ann Lynch
Mary Ann & Marilyn Lynch never met Marilyn in person, though in her pre-teens she was exposed to her unforgettable onscreen magnetism in the movie Niagara at a local Drive-In Theater. She still has her movie magazines and scrapbooks from the 1950s. At Cornell University Lynch studied American Intellectual History, the academic program that was the start of popular culture being taken seriously. After becoming a photographer and seeing Monroe’s image everywhere she went, she felt a new appraisal of Monroe as one the world’s leading popular culture figures was long overdue. Since beginning the work, Marilyn has frequently come to Lynch in her dreams.
Lynch's Marilyn work has been shown in the United States, Germany, Japan and the Czech Republic; and featured in media and publications from New York to Estonia and Spain. Forever Marilyn was awarded honors in the 2005 Lucie/International Photography Awards. The same year XM Satellite Radio and Radio Free Europe did programs with Lynch that went out to millions worldwide. A constant stream of emails and letters from Marilyn aficionados from throughout the world reach Lynch every month, with the occasional middle-of-the night call from someone in Europe or Asia.
Selected quotes from press for Mary Ann Lynch’s Marilyn photography and shows
Forever Marilyn: The Enduring Legacy of Marilyn Monroe, 1926-1962. August 2005. John Stevenson Gallery, NYC.
• Celia McGee, New York Daily News Feature Writer: “Lynch has extracted extraordinary images from glimpses of thrift-shop statuettes, old billboards, movie reruns, female impersonators, recent news stories, restaurant signs and endless forms of retro kitsch. She has tracked Marilyn’s shifts from passive pinup to sex goddess to poster-girl for feminism.”
• Tim Anderson, editor Camera Arts magazine (quoted in McGee article above): “Mary Ann has to really care about something before she photographs it. She internalizes it and brings it into her heart, as it were, before her head. Most photographers shoot first from the head.”
Marilyn Monroe: Radiant Image, February 2000. E-3 Gallery, NYC.
• Robert Hicks, The Villager: “For photographer Mary Ann Lynch, no one epitomizes what popular culture can mean to our self-understanding more strongly than Marilyn Monroe.”
• Mila Andre, The New York Daily News. February 2000. “Nearly 38 years after Marilyn Monroe’s death on August 4, 1962, the sexy appeal that surrounded the Hollywood actress lives on in the collective memory of people around the globe. It took photojournalist Mary Ann Lynch to turn that focus into an exhibition.”
The Marilyn Monroe Wall of Fame, June-July 2000. Soho Photo Gallery, NYC. / August 2000. Bellevue Bar, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC.
• Mila Andre, New York Daily News (centerfold article): “It’s the ideal setting for Lynch’s “Wall”—and anyone who enters will immediately feel Monroe’s presence.”
• Clair Sykes, Photo District News: “Shot in locations from Covington, Kentucky to Quito, Equador, her photos reflect, and perpetuate, the phenomenon of Monroe’s all-pervasive iconic stature, and testify to Lynch’s own passion for the person who so influenced her as a budding young woman.”
• Jill Wing, The Saratogian. “Lynch has become Marilyn’s medium of sorts, whose mission is to lift the veil of mystique from her life and allow her photography to tell Marilyn’s story, capturing her as a pop icon and, perhaps, the planet’s most recognized woman.”
Dualities. 1997. Soho Photo Gallery, NYC.
• Robert Hicks, The Villager: “Lynch holds a decidedly different understanding of celebrity from the paparazzi and her approach to capturing what lies beneath the surface of a person tells in her upcoming Soho Photo show “Dualities,” featuring portraits of Marilyn Monroe, the Maharishi, Elvis Presley, Tina Turner, Andy Warhol, Alice Walker, Robert Bly, Keith Haring, and a short-time celebrity, David Allen, a man who lives in a trailer park in Greenfield Center in upstate New York. Lynch likes to photograph celebrities who have touched her life in some way, especially spiritually.”
• Jill Wing, The Saratogian: “Her portfolio seems as much a journal of pop icons—living and dead—as a study of photographic interpretations personalized by the photographer’s darkroom manipulation.”
Marilyn Monroe: The Living Icon. 1996-97. Soho Photo NYC
• Film critic Scott Siegel: “This is a living, breathing spectacle of Americana captured through the images of Marilyn. Extraordinarily impressive stuff. . .a good idea, executed with elan.”
• James Dellaflora, The Villager: “Photographer Mary Ann Lynch is holding a mirror up to society, and we are seeing in the reflection, Marilyn Monroe.”
• Film scholar/author Gene Brown: “One often speaks of images ‘capturing,’ but the ones in this exhibit by Mary Ann Lynch belie that act. This is a compelling meditation about the woman who was, and is, loved as no other woman in contemporary culture. As this show reveals, she is omnipresent, a sort of Everywoman. . . She is an icon but she is also much more than that. These images of Marilyn really depict something of ourselves, individually and collectively. There is an image of Greta Garbo, but there are images of Marilyn Monroe, which make her the screen onto which we project.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
April 13, 2008 903.236.4686 • tammy@tccphoto.com
Our second Downtown Longview Art Walk is scheduled for Thursday, April 24 from 5-7 pm. We have more than quadruple the number of participating venues. They are:
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY
Longview Museum of Fine Arts
The Gregg County Historical Museum with Trinity's Art and Photograpy classes exhibit
The Longview News Journal
Zowies/DTE Interiors
Art Gallery 100 and Shannon's Beading Basket
Forbes & Butler Visual Communications
Geralds
The Denim Lounge
Barry's Custom Framing
The ARC Coffee Shop
Crafters Mall
That Girl's Boutique
Portraits and More
ParTea Pizazz
George Preston Antiques
Pinks
Journeys
Join the fun and support the Arts !
Here is a link to the Art Walk PSA click here.
HORSE photographs by Dennis Fagan and Downtown Longview’s Art Walk
Longview, TX -HORSE, photographs by Dennis Fagan will be on display from April 24 - June 6, 2008. Purchase a photograph from HORSE and help save a wild horse or burro. Dennis Fagan’s study of the horse as archetype image and symbol are hauntingly beautiful and ethereal.
WHO: .TCC PHOTO | GALLERY, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Gregg County Historical Museum, and many other downtown merchants are participating with the Downtown Longview’s Spring Art Walk.
WHEN: Thursday, April 24, 2008 from 5 - 7 pm.
WHERE: 207 N. Center St. and other area businesses are participating in downtown Longview.
HORSE was first exhibited as a solo show at the Galveston Arts Center and curated by Clint Willour. Ileana Marcolesco from Spot Magazine said, “Galisteo, perhaps the most intriguing piece in the show features two white Arabians silhouetted and bathed in diffuse light, lovingly seeking for one another at an improbable angle. The well-studied asymmetric composition, obviously taken in stables complete with brick floors, wood post, metallic bars and stone piers, is loaded with emotion. May it be read as a symbol for love reaching across barriers? Together with the form of “organic minimalism,” the main accomplishment of the show was the transmission of a contagious empathy with the living, in a strikingly novel form.”
Fagan says about his work, “ the image and shape of the horse is something mankind has sketched, painted, and carved into walls since the era of cave people in Cantabria, Spain and near Lascauz, France. It is almost as if this shape has been burned into our collective conscious over the generations. From the great paintings within museums to the silhouettes in the classic westerns of John Ford against the sunset, it is a shape we instantly recognize regardless of whether we actually have spent time with horses or ever even touched a horse.”
Dennis Fagan is an award-winning photographer from Austin, Texas who is collected internationally. He has been a featured solo artist at two FotoFests, the only two time winner of the Santa Fe Assignment Earth competition and the subject of several magazine features including Communication Arts, the German magazine ARCHIVE, Houston Center for Photography’s international publication, SPOT, and New York City’s Photo District News. Dennis is also a film director. His images including some from this show are included in the collections of the permanent collections of the Houston Museum of Fine Arts, the University of Texas Harry Ransom Collection, the Witliff Gallery of Southwestern & Mexican Photography, and the Polaroid Collection.
Partial proceeds from print sales will be donated to Texans for Education and Adoption of Mustangs- Least Resistance Training Concepts TEAM-LRTC, a non-profit subsidiary of LRTC, a 501(c)(3) based out of California and Nevada.
TEAM-LRTC has a small wild horse holding and training facility about 35 miles southeast of Austin, where the goal is to bring a few wild horses that need adoptive homes and teach volunteers to gentle and train them. The volunteers learn, the horses learn, and everyone has a good time in the process. Volunteers need not have prior horse experience; and, if they choose, they can ultimately become active members of the LRTC Wild Horse Mentors program, assisting new wild horse and burro adopters across Texas. With some basic training, the project horses will be more adoptable and more likely to succeed in their new homes.
Texans have adopted more than 16,000 wild horses and burros since the US Bureau of Land Mgmt. adoption program began, more than any state except California. Still, the number of wild horses in various government holding corrals is staggering and growing. While TEAM-LRTC can only take in a handful of animals at a time, it is our hope that we can prepare our volunteers to be good adopters and qualified mentors, helping to increase the number and success rate of Texas adoptions.
Least Resistance Training Concepts (LRTC) is a non-profit corporation for the purpose of promoting humane and effective techniques for gentling and training horses. While one of LRTC's primary focal points is to improve the quality of life for adopted wild horses and burros by providing practical training information and free mentoring assistance, our intended beneficiaries include all horses, regardless of origin, as well as their owners.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONACT: TAMMY CROMER-CAMPBELL
January 8, 2008 tammy@tccphoto.com 903.2364686
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY invites you to our upcoming exhibition Photographs by Polly Chandler. The exhibit is up from January 19 – March 28, 2008. Join us for the artist reception Saturday, January 19, 2008 from 6-8 pm.
Polly Chandler is a young and exceptionally talented up-and-coming photographer whose work has been exhibited from throughout the U.S. and Europe in more than 3-dozen juried exhibitions in the past few years. Chandler grew up in Southern Illinois and graduated with an MFA in photography from Southern Illinois University. Her evocative portraits have received international accolades and awards and were recently published in Photo District News, American Photo and B&W Magazine.
The images in this exhibit are from Chandler’s Emotional Narratives. Her dream-like portraits are created with a 4x5 large format camera using Polaroid positive negative film and printed using traditional darkroom techniques. She editions her work in two sets of 25: a warm tone silver gelatin limited edition and traditional silver gelatin limited edition.
Silvershotz Magazine recently wrote: "Polly has succeeded in developing a unique portrait style in this [series of narratives]. The subjects never actually engage with the viewer. They appear quiet, reflective, somber, inhibited and shy that someone else might be looking at them and sharing a sense of their private life, private thoughts and emotions. Their isolation is almost complete as the images are void of the presence of other humans. Standing alone in their environment they ask you, the viewer - to be quiet, come no closer, but share in their space."
Collectors, this is an artist to watch and collect. Order yours today !
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY is located at 207 N. Center St. in downtown Longview, TX 75601 and you may also purchase safely and securely online at http://www.tccphotogallery.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tammy Cromer-Campbell
October 10, 2007 903.236.4686 — tammy@tccphoto.com
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY announcesthe Blue Earth Alliance Exhibit - “Photographs that make a difference”
Longview, TX Blue Earth Alliance is a Seattle based organization whose mission is to raise awareness about endangered
cultures, threatened environments and social concerns through photography. By supporting the power of photographic
storytelling, we motivate society to make positive change. This exhibit includes work from around the world, from the
deserts of Africa, melting Icebergs in Greenland, Yellowstone to Yukon, Pacific Native Americans, zoo animals from
around the world, the vanishing truck farmers, and environmental injustices issues from Northeast Texas to across the USA.
The exhibit is up from October 13 – December 31, 2007. Artist reception and Downtown Longview's first Art Walk
October 27, 2007 from 6-8 8pm at TCC PHOTO | GALLERY, 207 N. Center St., Longview, TX, 75601. Artist included in the exhibit are Phil Borges, Camille Seaman, Florian Schultz, Janis Miglavs, Rebecca Norris Webb, Perry Dilbeck and Tammy Cromer-Campbell. Books and fine art photographs and books will be available from these projects. Portions of the sales goes to Blue Earth Alliance.
About the work and the artists:
Phil Borges
Enduring Spirit
Phil Borges is exhibiting prints from his Enduring Spiritproject and book. In 1998 Borges partnered with Amnesty
International to create an exhibit and book celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of
Human Rights. Here are some of the people he photographed and interviewed. Some are experiencing their first contact
with the outside world; some have survived exploitation and repression for years; some whose cultures have been decimated
and are attempting a comeback—people trying to hold on to their cultural identities at the edge of the world.
Phil Borges’ photographs are collected and exhibited in museums and galleries worldwide. His award-winning books
have been published in four languages and in 1998 he was presented the Photo Media Magazine "Photoperson of the
Year" award. In December, 2003 Phil was honored with the Humanitarian Award, receiving the Lucie at the 1st Annual
International Photography Awards. In 2005 he was named a Giraffe Hero for his humanitarian work. Phil teaches and lectures
internationally and is co-founder of Blue Earth Alliance, a 501c3 that sponsors photographic projects focusing on
endangered cultures and threatened environments.
Camille Seaman
The Last Iceberg
Camille Seaman, newest Blue Earth Alliance photographer is showing The Last Iceberg. The Last Icebergis one piece
of a larger project entitled “Melting Away” which documents the polar regions of our planet, their environments, life forms,
history of human exploration and the communities that work and live there.
Nick Cave once sang, “All things move toward their end.” Icebergs give the impression of doing just that, in their
individual way much as humans do; they have been created of unique conditions and shaped by their environments to
live a brief life in a manner solely their own. Some go the distance traveling for many years slowly being eroded by time
and the elements; others get snagged on the rocks and are whittled away by persistent currents. Still others dramatically
collapse in fits of passion and fury. The Last Iceberg chronicles just a handful of the many thousands of icebergs that are
currently headed to their end. I approach the images of icebergs as portraits of individuals, much like family photos of
my ancestors. I seek a moment in their life in which they convey their unique personality, some connection to our own
experience and a glimpse of their soul which endures. These images were made in both the Arctic regions of Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland and Antarctica.
Biography
Camille Seaman (Shinnecock Tribe b.1969) is an Award winning American photographer best known for her
evocative Polar images. Capturing the essence of awe and beauty of indigenous cultures and environments,
in a sophisticated documentary/fine art tradition is her trademark. Camille has traveled to over 30 countries
creating timeless images. Seaman’s work has been exhibited and published in magazines internationally.
Seaman's career was launched when she traveled north to the Arctic in 2003 where she made stunning
photographs of the little known island of Svalbard and its Arctic environment. She often teaches workshops on
Photography and self-publishing.
Camille shoots both in digital and film in multiple formats. Based in California, Seaman is also the
co-founder of Fastback Creative Books a company with US locations offering photographers the opportunity to
create unique published-looking books of their work.
Florian Schultz
Yellowstone to Yukon
The Yellowstone-to-Yukon region is one of the last intact mountain ecosystems in the world. Spanning nearly 750,000
square miles, it stretches from mountain peaks to river valleys, across two large swaths of southern Canada, and the
northern United States.
Most people envision the region as an endless, breathtaking, wild land. In reality, it has been sliced up by highways and
sectioned into towns and other isolated pockets of land, resulting in less wildlife and a loss of biodiversity. Scientist and
conservationists understand the importance of reconnecting these isolated preserves and the urgency to conserve key
habitats to ensure a functioning web of life - accommodating both human growth needs and key migration corridors.
Through Yellowstone to Yukon, Florian Schulz aids the fight to preserve North America's wild heart.
Biography
Florian Schulz is a professional nature and wildlife photographer based in southern Germany whose striking images
have garnered international recognition. Florian Schulz has become a world renowned, award-winning photographer dedicated
to the support of conservation efforts to protect endangered ecosystems. Sponsored by the Blue Earth Alliance,
his book “Yellowstone to Yukon – Freedom to Roam”, (The Mountaineers Books) was awarded by the Independent Book
Publishers (IPPY Awards) one of the “Top Ten Outstanding Books of the Year” under the category: “Most Likely to Save
the Planet”. Several images selected from his book are on display today in the American Museum of Natural History
under the collective exhibit: Yellowstone to Yukon. Florian Schulz is the youngest Founding Member of the newly founded
International League of Conservation Photographers (ILCP) which empowers conservation-minded photographers to
use their talents to help create an understanding for the natural world.
Janis Miglavs
Africa's Undiscovered Myths: Searching for Man's Original Stories
Some 150,000 years ago a small band of humans left Africa to populate the earth, according to DNA research and
archeological finds. In 1999, I began my search for myths and primordial dreams that could link us to that time before
the African exodus. I visited the most remote, least-touched tribes in Africa, where I found oral stories, legends and
archetypal dreams full of mystery and hidden meanings. As I listened to the body-painted warriors, elders and storytellers,
I wondered if their narratives held Da Vinci Code-like secrets that we have lost?
Through photography, photo illustrations, journal entries, and narratives, Africa's Undiscovered Myths recounts five
Gilgamesh-like journeys among of Africa's remotest tribes to discover if their ancient legends just might be the oldest stories
known to man and the actual foundation for our current belief systems. Amazingly, anthropologists say that I am the only person to have ever recorded these narratives passed down through uncounted generations.
Biography
Janis was born in 1948 in a displaced person's camp in Germany. He learned firsthand the importance of culture and the
ripping pain of its loss when Communists invaded Latvia and tried to erase his homeland's way of life._ Eventually he
immigrated to the United States.
An Oregonian since 1982, Janis has photographed landscapes, architecture, and indigenous tribes worldwide._His work
has appeared in National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, Sunset and many other publications. He also does advertising
and commercial work for corporate clients like Hewlett Packard, Deloitte & Touche, Sheraton Hotels, Oregon Tourism,
and Nikon.
Rebecca Norris Webb
The Glass Between Us
In 1998, Rebecca Norris Webb wandered into the Coney Island aquarium, and spotted a white beluga whale soaring
high above the heads of visitors, who were reflected in the glass tank._ Thus began her exploration of the complex and
vulnerable relationship that exists between people and animals in cities. Since then, Webb has photographed in some 25
cities around the world.
Webb captures not only the animal in its urban habitat, but the reflection of onlookers as they try to get a little bit closer,
creating a richly layered image where the captive animals equally captivate their audience, who peer into the glass with
complex and sometimes contradictory emotions: wonderment, concern, delight, empathy, humor, sadness, protectiveness.
Her photographs convey both a sense of connection and isolation, intimacy and distance.
_Ultimately, I feel fortunate to share the planet with such marvelous creatures,_ says Webb. _Yet, the question still
lingers: For how much longer?_
www.theglassbetweenus.com
Biography
Rebecca Norris Webb, originally a poet and journalist, had her first NYC solo exhibition at Ricco Maresca Gallery in
2006, the same year her first book, The Glass Between Us, was published. Her series has also been included in several
group exhibitions, including "Why Look at Animals?" at the George Eastman House Museum of Photography. Currently,
she's working on a series of photographs in the American West called, My Dakota. Rebecca edits books with her husband
and creative partner, Alex Webb, and teaches photography workshops with him around the world.
Perry Dilbeck
Truck Farmers, The Last Harvest
A culmination of more than ten years of work, Perry Dilbeck’s series of black and white photographs documents the livelihoods
of Southern truck farmers whose lifestyles are quickly fading away. Truck farmers are small, independent farmers
who typically own less than forty acres of land and who often sell their fruits and vegetables at small farmers markets or
at a roadside stand. Due to the exponential growth in population in the South and the growth in the large-scale commercial
farming industry, the business of truck farmers has nearly been destroyed.
Dilbeck felt compelled to create a tribute to the surviving workers of the land by documenting their lives with a Holga
camera. He built close relationships with each farmer, and carried a recorder with him to document their stories. Unlike
other photographers who often portray the hurt and despair of farmers, Dilbeck strived to display the wonderful pride and
dignity these farmers exude in their daily lives.
Biography
Perry Dilbeck’s fine art photographs have appeared in numerous magazines both in the U.S. and abroad. Dilbeck has
had dozens of group and solo exhibitions throughout the United States. His work resides in permanent collections in
Texas and Georgia. He was named Georgia Author of the Year for The Last Harvest in 2007 and The National
Geographic Society’s All Roads Photography Program honored The Last Harvest body of work in 2006. Dilbeck was a
Vision 2003 Award Winner from the Santa Fe Center for Visual Arts. He has been a full time photographer instructor for
nine years at The Art Institute of Atlanta.
Tammy Cromer-Campbell
Fruit of the Orchard | Environmental Justice in East Texas to Environmental Justice in the USA.
This is an extended essay, photographed with a Holga camera, on a small African-American community in Texas—their
struggles, some deaths, and ultimate triumph, with a toxic waste facility in Winona, TX.
With “Environmental Justice in the USA, “I continue to photograph with the Holga camera, but include audio and video
clips of communities impacted by environmental injustice nationwide. I start with Winona, TX and bring the story up to date. Then I'll explore DeBerry, TX, New Orleans, LA; Seattle, WA; and Houston, TX ship channel, all of whom have offered me welcome, through my video and photographic essays, to afford the opportunity to promote sustainability of the environment. The work will be primarily in low-to-moderate income communities among whom minorities have been the most egregious victims of environmental and social injustice.”
Biography
Tammy Cromer-Campbell received her Associates degree from Kilgore College, Kilgore, Texas in 1986. The UNT Press
recently published Fruit of the Orchard/Environmental Justice in East Texas (FOTO). She has received awards including
Blue Earth Alliance’s first ever cash grant in 1999. Her work has been published in many publications including cover
stories for Camera Arts Magazine’s February 2001 issue, Houston Chronicle’s Texas Magazine numerous times, and others.
Her work is included in public and private collections internationally. FOTO reviews appeared in the Dallas Morning
News, PhotoTechniques Magazine, and others. Most recently, the work received honorable mention in the international
PX3 Prix, Paris.
TCC PHOTO | GALLERY | 207 N. Center St. | Longview | TX | 75601 | 903.236.4686 | tammy@tccphoto.com
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NEWSROOM Media Advisory:
Evelyn’s An exhibition of photographs by Scott Canterbury Campbell
WHAT: Eveylyn’s An exhibition of photographs by Scott Canterbury Campbell
This exhibition is a tribute to a Mom, revealed through reminisant still- lifes by an adoring son.
Live conference call for media and interested parties with photographer
Scott Canterbury Campbell.
WHEN: Join the live, phone-based media event (with Q&A. You have two opportunities to participate
• 2 pm CST Monday May 7, 2007 and
• 10 am CST, Tuesday May 8, 2007
Call1-605-475-8515 The room number is: 5218228
The calls will be recorded for a podcast and will be distributed on iTunes and youtube.com
WHO: Speakers will include
Renowned Photographer/Author Keith Carter
Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center: Curator Roy Flukinger
Photographer/Author Tammy Cromer-Campbell.
ABOUT: Evelyn’s:
After my mother passed away in 1999, her house and the items within revealed a resonance of her life to me. Photographing became a therapeutic way of saying goodbye.
On December 6, 1999, I was forced to say goodbye to the greatest woman that ever walked the face of the earth. I was alone, holding her hand as I did many times before. A powerful, magical presence always radiated from within her soul that could scare off any dilemma of mine. This just could not be real. Mom did not embrace death, and to me she was the idealism of a giving life. A dedicated teacher, her resonance left several challenging tasks for me to complete in my life.
For the next year and a half, the care of my disabled father became my brother’s and my responsibility, as Dad
ould not manage by himself. My wife and I took Dad in to our home in Longview, Texas. As often as we could, my father and I would make the 90-mile journey through Northeast Texas to their house in the small farming community of Clarksville. The visits to the house gave him a sense of place during a very uncertain, upside-down time in his life. His wish was to keep the house intact, as if he and Mom still lived there. Within those walls Dad allowed time to stand mysteriously still.
Comments about the work:
Scott Campbell applied his experience as a commercial table-top catalog photographer to a subject much closer to his heart, by photographically preserving the artifacts of his mother’s life. An intimate and poignant portrait of Evelyn, this photo essay quietly looks - really looks - at the things that describe us in our daily lives. Scott’s work has caused us to look at the “everyday stuff of everydayness” with a different eye.
Brooks Jensen
Publisher of Lenswork
“These photographs are a lyrical elegy to Evelyn Campbell and serve as an extended portrait of her. We sense her continuing presence through her possessions — her brush and mirror, coin purse, keepsake spoons, andcake taker. These evocative still lifes are imbued with a sense of memory and personal history.”
Jean Caslin
Art Consultant
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