Matt Black Lecture: Rural California’s Year of Dust

Matt Black presents his latest project, a culmination of nearly 20 years photographing California’s Central Valley. Thursday, October 30, 2014, from 7–8PM $10 General Admission Matt Black hails from California’s Central Valley, an expansive agricultural area that extends nearly the entire length of the state. He has been photographing the Valley’s small towns and vast […]

Mark Edward Harris Lecture: The Fine Art of Travel Photography

Friday, August 15, 2014, from 7-8pm $10 general admission; $5 student admission Payment is taken at the door. After graduating from California State University, Los Angeles with a Master of Arts Degree in Pictorial/Documentary History, Mark Edward Harris started his professional photography career doing the stills for the Merv Griffin Show and various television and […]

Ken Light Lecture: The Other America, 1969-2014

Wednesday, June 11, 2014, from 7-8pm $10 general admission, $5 student In The Other America 1969-2014, social documentary photographer Ken Light reflects on his work in the context of the history of documentary photography, his own influences, and shares his philosophy and process on image making. Light also discusses the nuts and bolts evolution of […]

Nancy Farese Lecture: Photography & Art as Activism

Thursday, May 8, 2014, at 7PM Free What is the role of a single image in a digitally overwhelmed world? Where are the opportunities to make a social impact with your work when photographers struggle to get paid, and image creation is experiential? Nancy Farese, photographer and founder of PhotoPhilanthropy, will talk about her work […]

Brian Taylor Lecture: Alternative Process Photography

Saturday, February 22, 2014, at 6:30PM Free Please join Brian Taylor for a lively overview of the beautiful, handmade photo process of Gum Bichromate printing. Brian will present a fast-paced slide lecture illustrating gum printing’s early beginnings in the 19th century and also show his own contemporary work in this technique. Brian will discuss the […]

Michelle Grenier & Pei Ketron Lecture: The Evolution of the Art of iPhone Photography

Thursday, February 13, 2014, at 7PM $5 General Admission Michelle and Pei will be co-presenting a lecture on the evolution and current state of the art of iPhone photography, with lots of ideas on how beginners and experienced photographers alike can best utilize their mobile devices. As Chase Jarvis now famously said, “The best camera […]

Ed Kashi Lecture: It’s Personal – The Power of Visual Storytelling

Friday, January 31, 2014, at 7PM General Admission $10; Students $5 Ed will share work from various projects spanning nearly two decades, with a focus on his most current work from the religious conflict in Northern Nigeria, the uses of social media and the power of advocacy journalism. His lecture will cover social and geopolitical […]

Artist Talk: Michael Garlington

Thursday, January 16, 2014, at 7PM Free Lecture The work of photographer Michael Garlington has been described as “David Lynch meets Leave it to Beaver.” Michael is a renown installation artist, sculptor, and photographer. He has been featured in PhotoNY, PhotoLA, and PhotoSF. In 2005, a collection of his portraiture was published under the title […]

Amos Nachoum Lecture: The Art of Making Icon Images Versus Taking Pictures

Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 7PM $10 General Admission; $5 Students & Seniors Amos Nachoum is a wildlife photographer and explorer. He has shot just about everything there is to shoot, war, journalism, fashion, racing of cars and Motorcycles…but what he loves most is wildlife photography. Especially if it’s in the water. And he has […]

Mark Nelson Lecture: Second Career – The Tale of Two Processes

Thursday, October 17, 2013, at 7PM Free Lecture Mark Nelson, photographer, Master Printmaker and author of Precision Digital Negatives for Silver & Other Alternative Processes will speak about his adventure over the past 15 years as he switched from a professional career in mental health to a new profession as a photographer. He will focus […]