There’s never been a point in time when photography was as ubiquitous as it is right now. Seemingly everyone has a smartphone nearby at all times. We’re snapping photos of everything, at all hours, and posting it everywhere, immersing ourselves in a sea of imagery. So what makes a photograph stand out? What makes it […]
The Great Highway Gallery is putting on a benefit art show tonight, November 10, 2017, dedicated to helping victims of the Northern California Fires. The show will include photographs of the fires by Joe Aguirre and Jake Ricker. There will be a raffle at the event with prizes that include art and gift certificates to […]
A group art show at ArtHaus in San Francisco titled Oceans 12 is set to run from Thursday, October 5th through Saturday, October 7th with an opening reception on Thursday from 6-8PM. Twenty percent of all proceeds generated from the exhibition will go to Ocean Conservancy, a nonprofit organization that seeks to create “science-based solutions for a healthy […]
Surfing under the Aurora Borealis, ice caps melting, and narwhals being hunted are a few of the subjects documented by Chris Burkard and Paul Nicklen. Both Burkard and Nicklen are well known for riveting landscape photography that delves deep into the outer reaches of the Arctic. The two powerhouse photographers recently joined forces for an […]
Benjamin Von Wong makes a valid point in his latest expressive campaign – it’s not easy and yet extremely critical to get public interest focused on the issue of plastic pollution. In his latest video he questions if the eye of an illustrious artist, hard work by dedicated volunteers, good intentions, and painted women are enough to get the […]
Indoek and Think Tank Gallery in Los Angeles will be hosting a one-night photography exhibition fundraiser benefiting Surfrider Foundation on Thursday January 12, 2017. The concept behind the show is intriguing – give a single-use camera with 27 exposures to established photographers, have them fire off all 27 frames, and submit the camera to curators at Indoek for image selection […]
The ocean has a way of inspiring an appreciation for existing in the present. Ethan Okamura’s photography touches on this phenomenon by freeze-framing the movement of waves, ocean foam, and droplets of water in appealing and thought provoking compositions. With titles such as Foam DNA, Dreamy Foam and Sky, and Dancing Foam the viewer is encouraged to […]
Paul Nicklen’s photographs are raw, taking his viewers to locations and settings most humans will never go, offering an intimate look at unique species few people are likely to encounter. Massive ice caps melting in the far reaches of Norway, narwhals in the Arctic, leopard seals hunting penguins below ice sheets, and divers swimming beneath massive waves in Hawaii […]
Jason Bradly is a well established wildlife photographer. He is currently exhibiting work at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. The show, California: At The Water’s Edge gives its audience a look at the sea life in the unique waters of the California coast. As it says on the museum’s website: “Bradley’s photos explore the […]