Enlightened Lens, Escondido & San Marcos, California

HALF DOME, Yosemite. Hassleblad shot, black and white. Silver gelatin print on Forte neutral fiber based paper.



From school website:
"SAN MARCOS (December 3, 2010) – Palomar College student photography will be on display in an exhibit entitled Enlightened Lens 2010 at the Escondido Municipal Gallery from Dec. 10 - 30. A reception for the artists will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 from 5:30 – 8 p.m.

Palomar photography instructor Donna Cosentino said, “Enlightened Lens 2010 was juried by the photography faculty from over 150 photographs. These artworks were entered by students who range from beginning to advanced status. The show includes nearly sixty artworks -- digital and film-based, color and black and white, and traditional darkroom as well as alternative process images.”

The students in the Palomar College Photography Department represent a diverse group in age, interest and background, coming from all areas of north San Diego County and beyond. Cosentino noted, “Their goals range from exploring career options to life enrichment. In addition to acquiring strong technical skills, students are encouraged to pursue their own expressive personal vision as evidenced by the work displayed in this exhibition. Palomar College has a well-known and highly-respected photography department that has managed a vigorous and varied program for more than 40 years.”

The Escondido Municipal Gallery is located at 262 East Grand Avenue, Escondido, CA 92025; the gallery phone number is 760-480-4101. Hours are Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Wednesday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. The gallery will be closed Dec. 24-25 and Jan. 1, 2011."

San Marcos Location:
Hearth Rotating Gallery at the San Marcos Community Center
Address: 3 Civic Center Dr.
Civic Center Complex
San Marcos, Ca. 92069
Show up until the end of February 2011.

MoPa Photo Slideshow

Photos now up in the gift store of the Museum of Photographic arts.









Excerpt from school website:

"What:

A Reception at the Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) to celebrate the Palomar College Photography Department’s digital presentation of student and staff photography.

When:

Sunday, November 7

3 – 5 p.m.

The display will be on view for several weeks as part of the Museum’s Community Outreach Program

Museum Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.(hours vary during special events)

Where:

Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
1649 El Prado
San Diego, CA 92101


Background:

A slideshow of 234 images created by Palomar College students, faculty and staff is on display as part of MoPA’s outreach program to associations and schools from the San Diego area. These images were selected for display out of 383 submitted. The show includes color and black and white images, some digital and some film-based. Palomar Photography instructors Bob Barry and Donna Cosentino selected the images to be included, and Instructor Will Gibson created the final slide show presentation.

Contact:

For more on the exhibit contact:
Palomar College Photography Department, 760-744-1150 x3628
or faculty member Donna Cosentino, 760-484-3951

Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego
619-238-7559
info@mopa.org"

Del Mar Fair 2010

Photos to be uploaded soon...

Boehm Gallery

This year, I was chosen by my professor, Donna Cosentino, to exhibit one of my Fisheye Landscape images. Ahh...I'll write about it later...

Landscape Photography: My Thoughts

The landscape embodies the spirits who have trekked its surface, the souls who have sat quietly and mused over its glory and beauty, the artists who have tried to capture that unique moment where time stands still and they experience the very breath and majesty of the place they are in. We often seek to humanize nature and make connections that are meaningful to us and thus throwing ourselves into the landscape and capturing our own spirits within it.

This is how I approach a landscape, with my mind, body, and spirit.