January 23, 2008
Photo Op: An Occasional Series (NPR)
From Lebanon to Ansel Adams...
"Day to Day's Photo-Op explores photography and photographers and how they help us to see and interpret the world. From images of child brides in Afghanistan (left) to new techniques that help transform the medium, photographers provide a glimpse into their world."
Head to the NPR site via the link below and give a listen to the dozen or so 5-minute clips. Requires Real Media or Windows Media Player. Worth the visit.
Link: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6412040
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January 20, 2008
Chicago Photography Center - new classes begin Feb 25th
The new schedule of classes is now available at the Chicago Photography Center, located at 3301 N. Lincoln Ave. Choose from courses on lighting, digital cameras, large format, etc.
Phone: (773) 549-1631
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January 25, 2007
Winter 2007 CPC WITHiNSIGHT Show
The Chicago Photography Center is holding an opening reception Sunday, February 18, 2007 for their Winter 2007 WITHiNSIGHT gallery show which presents original b&w film and both b&w and color digital photography created by Chicago Photography Center artists.
In addition, there will be a special First Glimpse preview party at the Center from 8 to 10:30 pm, Friday, February 16. Reduced admission is $30 through February 14 to paypal@chicagophoto.org or an RSVP to nicole@chicagophoto.org. Tickets at the door on the night of the event are $35.
The exhibit runs through April 27, 2007 at CPC's headquarters located at 3301 N. Lincoln Avenue. For more information, visit the Center's website at www.chicagophoto.org.
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January 18, 2007
Three Exhibits
Diana #55. ©Anne Arden McDonald
Here’s three photography exhibits to help keep you busy during those grey winter days here in Chicago:
Flatfile Gallery, 217 N. Carpenter, is showing Alone in the Landscape, photos by Jin Lee and Ann Arden McDonald, through Friday, February 9. Hours are 11 am to 6 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
Catherine Edelman Gallery, 300 W. Superior, presents Stilled Lives, large-scale painted photos by Kate Breakey, through Saturday, February 24. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5:30 pm.
Stephen Daiter Gallery, 311 W. Superior #404-408, is showing Nudes, photos by Gary Schneider, through Saturday, March 3. The Stephen Daiter Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 am to 6 pm.
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January 17, 2007
Photoshop Workshops
The Chicago Area Conference for Adobe Photoshop Users will hold a one-day, multi-session conference March 28 through 30 at the following locations:
Radisson Hotel & Suites
160 E. Huron Street
Chicago, IL
March 28, 2007
Radisson Hotel Schaumburg
1725 E. Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL
March 29, 2007
Butterfield Office Plaza Building
2625 Butterfield Road, Suite 233 N
Skillpath Learning Center
Oak Brook, IL
March 20, 2007
The price for the full-day session is $199 per person. For more information, call 1-800-867-4340 or point your browser to www.compumaster.net.
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July 26, 2006
Three Photographers @ Uncommon Ground
Photographer and photoblogger Jennifer Brown and photographers Radim Rotek and Ryan Zoghlin will be exhibiting photographs at Uncommon Ground (3800 N. Clark, Chicago) from July 24-August 21.
Please join them at the opening reception tomorrow, July 27, from 5:00PM-7:00PM, at Uncommon Ground.
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July 16, 2006
Time Out Chicago Photo Contest
Time Out Chicago is having their first ever photography contest! From their website:
Photo contest: What’s your favorite thing about Chicago?
We want you to tell us. Better yet, show us in our first-ever photography contest. Send us your best original photos illustrating your favorite thing about our city by July 31. We’ll publish the results online and in an upcoming issue and award the winners fabulous prizes (watch the pages of TOC for details). Send digital photos (300 dpi or higher resolution) to photocontest@timeoutchicago.com; prints and CDs with a printout of the images may be sent to: Photo Contest, Time Out Chicago, 247 S. State, Chicago, IL 60604. Please only five entries per person. TOC is not responsible for any submission, and entries will not be returned.
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June 9, 2006
Nokia wants your Chicago photos!
Nokia has chosen Chicago as the site of its first U.S. flagship store. To celebrate becoming a part of your community, they're inviting you to show them what Chicago means to you.
Capture the essence of your Chicago with a photo depicting a favorite fixture in your neighborhood – it may be the dog run at your local park, your corner coffee shop or your mailman.
One photo will appear each day from now until June 19 on a large display outside the Michigan Avenue store, allowing those strolling the Magnificent Mile to see 'Your Chicago.'
Three photographers will also each receive a Nokia N90 video phone for the best pictures.
Log on to www.nokiausa.com/yourchicago to find out more.
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May 19, 2006
Two at MCA
Photo: Catherine Opie
The Museum of Contemporary Art presents two photography exhibits beginning Saturday, May 20.
The first is a major restrospective of German photographer Wolfgang Tillmans. "One of the most important and distinctive artists to emerge in the 1990s," according to the MCA, Tillman's "work is internationally recognized for its richly evocative and stylishly intimate reflection on the often overlooked objects and moments in everyday life. Much of his work concentrates on deceptively casual and unforced views of friends and acquaintances, catching them off-guard and at their most unguardedly 'human.'"
In addition, the MCA will be presenting new work by L.A.-based photographer Catherine Opie from her American Cities series, entitled American Cities (Chicago). The MCA says that "these images present a nuanced vision of key aspects of Chicago’s identity in a revelatory and unexpected way that reflects an intermingled formal, conceptual, and documentary emphasis."
Both shows open May 20, 2006. The Tillman retrospective runs through August 13, 2006 while the Opie exhibit continues through October 15.
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May 18, 2006
Spring 2006 WITHiNSIGHT Show
Photo: Kristin Opaskar
The Chicago Photography Center is holding an opening reception Sunday, May 21, 2006 for their Spring 2006 WITHiNSIGHT gallery show which presents original b&w film and both b&w and color digital photography created the following Chicago Photography Center artists:
Tom Cantos
Jenny Deang
Carolyn DeVar
Dave Klotz
Judy McDonald
Kristin Opaskar
Traci Patterson
Kristin Pishdadi
Lane Statterblom
Julie Sielaff
Jan Weber
In addition, there will be a special First Glimpse preview party at the Center from 8 to 10:30 pm, Friday, May 19. Admission is $30 at the door.
The exhibit runs through July 30, 2006 at CPC's headquarters located at 3301 N. Lincoln Avenue.
