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Jim Cherry pinhole photography lecture, CA, US

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Back by popular demand! If you want photography stripped down to its absolute basics, then pinhole is it. Jim Cherry will explore the field whose enthusiasts have included luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Johannes Kepler. Come down and see why you don’t need a lens to make a stunning image!

Freestyle Photographic and the Creative Center for Photography are pleased to kick off their 2007 Saturday Lecture Series at the Creative Center For Photography in Hollywood, CA. This series is a collection of free seminars, covering a variety of interesting and informative topics for creative photographers. The lectures will take place every other Saturday at 1:00 PM, beginning on February 10, 2007.

Full details about the Saturday Lecture Series can be found here on Freestyle’s web site.

[I’m leaving the following marketing blurb in because it’s informational and Freestyle do actually rock. —Nicolai]

Established in 1946, Freestyle Photographic Supplies is a leading international retail, mail order and internet provider of cameras, photographic equipment and supplies, as well as the exclusive United States distributor of Kentmere black and white photographic papers, Foma black and white photographic papers and films, Efke black and white films, Varycon/EMAKS black and white papers, Fotospeed specialty chemicals, Holga cameras and accessories, Cachet archival storage boxes, Image Mechanics fluid mount trays, LegacyPro accessories and Rollei/Maco black and white films.

The talk starts at 1:00pm on Saturday, 21 April, 2007, at Freestyle Photographic, 5124 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, US.

The whole lecture series looks really good, with other talks on Holgas and other plastic cameras, platinum and palladium printing, and Polaroid manipulations. Check out the full line-up.

Via Pinhole Visions

Laura A. Watt show, San Fransisco, CA, US

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Silver Wake by Laura A. Watt

Master of nature abstracts (and all-around photographic badass) Laura A. Watt is having another show! It runs 15 Jan – 26 Feb, 2007, at the new gallery space at Black and Blue Tattoo, 381 Guerrero (at 16th), San Fransisco, CA, US. The shop is open 12–7 every day.

If you’re in the area, come to the opening reception Sunday, 21 Jan, 6:30–9:30pm. If you’re not, check out the online preview of the work being shown.

GONZO: Real and online exhibition of Hunter S. Thompson’s photography

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The title says it all. The show runs 2 Dec, 2006 – 30 Jan, 2007 at M+B Gallery, 612 North Almont Drive, Los Angeles, CA, US, Tue–Sat, 10am – 5pm.

You can also see some of the displayed work on the M+B Web site.

Here’s the gallery’s press release:

M+B gallery and AMMO Books are pleased to present GONZO, the debut exhibition of photography by famed American author Hunter S. Thompson. The exhibition coincides with the release of Thompson’s final book, of the same name, and chronicles his life through his own photographs and memorabilia.

GONZO began as a personal collaboration with Thompson prior to his untimely death, and has since come to completion with the support of his family and estate. The show will feature many never before seen photographs from Thompson’s personal archive, including shots from his early days as a foreign correspondent in Puerto Rico, living in Big Sur in the 1960s, time on the road with the Hell’s Angels, illuminating self-portraits, and many personal moments with friends and family throughout the years.

GONZO is a visual tour de force that will take you on an incredible journey through the life and times of the legendary writer Hunter S. Thompson. The iconoclastic American author developed his own style of writing that became known as "gonzo journalism"-a completely truthful, but not always factual, hands on method of reporting. With his numerous articles for Rolling Stone and other magazines, his acclaimed books including Hell’s Angels, The Rum Diary, Curse of Lono and the seminal Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Thompson influenced generations and established himself as an original and powerful voice in the political and literary world.

Immortalized on film by good friends Johnny Depp (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, 1998) and Bill Murray (Where the Buffalo Roam, 1980), Hunter became a cult hero to counter-culture youth, intellectuals and celebrities alike. Notoriously fond of firearms and hallucinogens, Thompson lived in his self-described "heavily fortified compound" in Woody Creek, Colorado. One of his most famous quotes summed up his anarchist and acerbic philosophy on life, "I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence or insanity to anyone, but they’ve always worked for me."

Thanks to Jonathan at Plaid Jello for the heads-up!

Natalie Brahan’s "South of Bloor" photo show, Toronto, CA

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South of Bloor flyer

Natalie Brahan writes:

South of Bloor is an exhibit of photographs that focuses on the south side of Toronto. It seeks to capture the colourful and, in many cases, lesser-noticed aspects of neighbourhoods south of Bloor and south of the Danforth. Although I have experience using conventional photographic methods in both film and digital formats, I prefer to use toy and vintage medium format cameras. I feel that the imperfect images that they often produce complement the unique character of the older neighbourhoods in the city.

More info here.

You can see more of her work at her web site, luminescent.org, and in her Flickr photostream.

Laura A. Watt’s "Natural Forms" photgraphy show

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Flyer for Laura A. Watt's Natural Forms show

Don’t miss the Natural Forms show by one of my favorite Flickr photographers, Laura A. Watt’s. Her work is beautiful, subtle, and will take you someplace else if you let it. If you’re going to be in the Berkeley area this August, make a point of going!

Water, leaves, and other natural forms come together in Laura A. Watt’s Photos, straddling a fine line between straight representation and abstraction. Her fascination with curcing wave-shapes and subtle tones spans from vast skyscapes to tiny botanicals, with water flowing throughout.

The show runs at The Claremont Club, 41 Tunnel Rd., Berkeley, CA, US from 1–30 August, 2006.