Ernesto Bazan Workshop in Oaxaca

At this time last year, I was fortunate to participate in an Ernesto Bazan Workshop in Oaxaca for Day of the Dead with  four other photographers, Judy Babinsky, Carlos Figueroa, John Fritzen and David Taffet. We had an intense and wonderful time together during the ten-day workshop.  Ernesto is a excellent photographer, a talented teacher, an incisive editor and a delightful person.  His book Bazan Cuba is among my all-time favorites.  

Ernesto is back in Oaxaca now teaching this workshop again for the ninth year in a row, and I wish that I could be there as well.  Ernesto's friend, Juan De la Cruz, has assembled a video presentation entitled ¿Por Que No? from selected still photos that we took in 2009.  Ernesto will present this video at the Centro Fotográfico Manuel Álvarez Bravo in Oaxaca at 8:00pm on November 3, 2010.  

Parisian Gestures at Camerawork Gallery

Seventeen prints from my Parisian Gestures series will be on display in a solo exhibition at the Camerawork Gallery in Portland, Oregon from October 23 through November 26, with an artist reception on  Sunday November 7 from 5:00 to 7:00pm.  The Camerawork Gallery is the oldest fine art photography gallery in the United States and the exhibition was curated by Scott Jones.

 
Parc du Champ de Mars

Captivar La Luz at Blue Star Lab Gallery

Five images from my series La Gente de Oaxaca have been selected for the Captivar La Luz: A Latino Experience exhibition at the Blue Star Lab Gallery in San Antonio, TX.  Ten projects were selected for the exhibition by juror Kathy Vargas, a renowned photographer and Professor and Chair of the Art Department at the University of the Incarnate Word. The exhibition runs from October 13 through November 30.  A slide show of all the accepted project entries may be viewed at the Texas Photographic Society website.

Hombre con saco

Add captio Mujer con las Rosas

Marido y Esposa

Ricos tacos

Siesta en el Mercado de Ocotlán

Capture Brooklyn - Best in Show Award

I am delighted to report the my photo Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn won the Best in Show Award in the New York Photo Festival Capture Brooklyn competition.  This photo was taken during a two-week trip that I took in the summer of 2009 and is part of my series Sidewalks of New York. The exhibition at the powerHouse arena includes over 130 photographs by 99 artists and runs through October 15, 2010.  It was juried by Michael Foley, founder of the Foley Gallery, Susanne Konig, director of the powerHouse Arena, Teresa Rad, director of art production at TBWA\Chiat\Day and Doug Rickard, founder of AmericanSuburb.com. A video walk through of the exhibit is posted on vimeo, as is a slide show of all the entries.

Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn

Northwest Fine Arts Competition at Phinney Center Gallery

Two prints from my series Sidewalks of New York will be on display at the Northwest Fine Arts Competition Exhibition at Phinney Center Gallery in Seattle, WA.  The exhibition runs from October 6 through October 29, 2010, with an opening reception on Friday, October 8 from 7-9 pm. The exhibition features work by 17 local artists working in all media and was juried by Kris Anderson, Director of the Jacob Lawrence Gallery at the University of Washington, Suzanne Beal, arts writer and critic, and Nancy Stoaks, Arts Program Manager for Swedish Medical Center.

Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn