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TONIGHT – Analog Film Panel Discussion with Robbie McClaran, the Portland Darkroom and Free Film: USA

From Pro Photo Supply in Portland: “Join us for a panel discussion with The Portland Darkroom, FREE FILM : USA, and Portland based photographer Robbie McClaran.  They will be discussing different film topics such as: the current state of analog photography across the US, the influence of digital photo sharing platforms on the photography medium, what it is like to begin a career as an artist/photographer, darkroom techniques and processes.”

6:30pm – 8:30pm

This event is free. Please register: HERE

Drinks provided by Rogue Brewery

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ASMP Print and Pint returns to Portland Sept. 4

From ASMP Oregon:

“Hey, Have you signed up for Print and Pint? It’s on September 4th which is almost here!

Here are the details: We’re excited to invite you to our 3rd time doing this fantastic event sponsored by Camera Bits, Inc, makers of Photo Mechanic, Pro Photo Supply and Lagunitas Brewing Co.

All working photographers are invited to come and share their workprints with other pros.

We’ll be featuring  the work of one of our members, Mark Fitzgerald!

For those new to this event, our featured speaker will be showing a slideshow of 20 images and giving us some insight into his process and artistic vision.

What do we mean by “WORKPRINTS“? These are not precious, matted, framed, bagged or collectible. These are prints you can spill beer on, or trade with other Photographers at the end of the night. They are work-in-progress quality, not fine art.

Our Theme this time is Land(scape)

Bring 2 of your images of the Land(scape) to share! What’s a Land(scape) you ask? Well, it could be the milky waters of a long exposure waterfall. It could be the rusty hulk of an abandoned mine head. It could be the city at night. It could be a dangerous commentary on mankind’s inevitable collapse into a primitive cave-person like culture brought on by our addictions to selfies.It’s about exploring the LAND around you, where the subject is the LAND itself.

This is a FREE event if you bring 2 8×10 work prints on the THEME. If you don’t, it’s $10 (hint: bring 2 prints).

That entry will get you  Free beer (21+, 1 per) and Pizza!

ASMP’s goal is to strengthen our community by building camaraderie around the thing that connects us all: photographs! All you need to do is:

Step 1: Show up with 2 printed photographs* on the subject of the night.
Step 2: Get a Beer (or Wine, or Soft Drink)
Step 3: Find another Photographer (there should be plenty of them) and look at THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS. Ask questions. In turn, they will ask about YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Step 4: Repeat until you are kicked out at the end of the night.

*iPads, phones, etc. don’t count! We want to see actual prints!

RSVP: Yes! You need a ticket to attend this event.

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Terry Toedtemeier Talk Tuesday (Tomorrow)

Terry Toedtemeier (American, 1947-2008), Derrick Cave, Lake County, Oregon, 1992, gelatin silver print, Museum Purchase: Funds provided by Anne and James Crumpacker, © Estate of Terry Toedtemeier, 1995.73

Tomorrow at the Portland Art Museum, a discussion on the current Toedtemeier exhibit focusing on the Oregon photography legend:

Art & Conversation: Sun, Shadows, Stone

Info from the Museum:

WHEN: July 16, 2019 @ 9:15 am – 11:30 am WHERE: Kridel Ballroom
Sun, Shadows, Stone: The Photography of Terry Toedtemeier
Julia Dolan, Ph.D., The Minor White Curator of Photography

Join us the third Tuesday of every month for coffee followed by a lecture or film screening. Coffee at 9:15 a.m. and lecture at 10:15 a.m.

This is a free program and includes Museum admission.

Art & Conversation is made possible through the Marguerite and Harry Kendall Education Fund.

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TONIGHT: The business side of Photography – With Craig Mitchelldyer

Hosted by the Oregon Professional Photographers Association, photographer Craig Mitchelldyer will speak at Pro Photo Supply tonight. In addition to a thriving commercial, wedding and portrait business, Craig is the photographer for the Portland Timbers and Thorns.

From OPPA: “Learn from one of the best in Portland as Craig Mitchelldyer gives you the ins and outs of how he creates a successful business working with sports teams, politicians, celebrities and more! “

Tonight at Pro Photo Supply, 6:30 PM – 9 PM. 1801 NW Northrup Street, Portland, OR

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DEADLINE: Momenta Workshop Project Portland scholarships

Come learn about and make photography for local Oregon non-profits! I’m joining Pulitzer Prize winner Preston Gannaway and Momenta co-founders Chris Anderson and Jamie Rose in gearing up for this year’s Momenta Workshop in Portland, and tomorrow is the deadline to apply for scholarships. $1000 in scholarships available! Deadline: Friday June 28 @ 9 pm PST. Full details at https://mmnta.com/Scholarships2019 https://mmnta.com/PDX19

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Photolucida and Portland Photo Month in Full Swing

Renowned consultant Mary Virginia Swanson speaking right now at the Benson Hotel about using Instagram as a social media strategy for high-end photography.

Greetings from Photolucida, the biannual jewel of Portland Photo Month. Luminaries from around the world are here at the Benson Hotel through Sunday for pre-arranged portfolio reviews, but there are other events open to the public.

Tonight’s Portfolio Walk at the Portland Art Museum is a chance to see the work of hundreds of photographers at once. From Photolucida: “This fan-favorite event is open to the public and draws a huge crowd so get there early (or, hot tip, late)! Over 150 emerging and established photographers lay their photographs out on tables to present to the public – you! This event is a wonderful chance for the Portland community to meet photographers, engage in conversation, and view photographic works. Join us at the Portland Art Museum in the Fields Ballroom from 6-9pm for this always-dynamic event!”

At Blue Sky Gallery, Daesha Devón Harris will speak about her work at 5:30 tomorrow (Friday.) Also on Friday, Small Talk Collective will have their closing reception for RUMORS at Wolff Gallery from 5:00-7:00. And the wonderful AINT-BAD will have a book release party at Ampersand from 7:00-9:00.

On Saturday, a silent auction starting at noon and Photo Book Fair from 6:30-9:00 will be delightful. From Photolucida: “This evening event is all about celebrating the photobook! Join 12 small-press publishers set up with collectible, hard-to-find-elsewhere publications on hand to view or purchase. Publishers include AINT-BAD, Candela Books, Dark Spring Press, Daylight Books, Fall Line Press, Fraction Editions, Kehrer Verlag, Kris Graves Projects, One Twelve, Princeton Architectural Press, Radius Books, and Zatara Press. Many artists will be in attendance to sign copies.”


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Humanitarian Photographers Working Overseas Discuss Their Work This Week in Portland

Photograph by Greg Constantine: Galjeel in Kenya: Galjeel children thrived in Kenya’s school system before the Galjeel in Kenya were stripped of their Kenyan citizenship. Handprints from Galjeel children cover the wall of an abandoned school outside of Garsen in northern Kenya. After the Galjeel were evicted from their land, international organizations built a new school for the Galjeel community but the Kenya government forced them to halt construction in 2005. Now, most children from the Galjeel community do not go to school.

Photographing humanitarian issues in some of the most difficult places on Earth really is a calling to a challenging way of life — bringing effective public awareness to nearly unimaginable scopes of hardship. Several local photographers have answered that call, and are speaking about it in Portland this week.

On Friday at the Oregon Historical Society, photographers Greg Constantine, Andrew Stanbridge, John Rudoff, Elizabeth Mehren and Jim Lommasson spoke during Exiled to Nowhere: A Symposium on the Rohingya Crisis. Their powerful panel discussion — Bearing Witness: Documenting Genocide and Mass Atrocities — can be viewed here.

Greg Constantine, photographed by Thomas Pattersonin Seattle in 2018 .

Constantine is definitely not a local photographer. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Constantine is a longtime Blue Earth Alliance project photographer, and his Nowhere People project has gained prominence as the plight of the Rohingya has become more well-known worldwide.

Another Oregon newcomer — kind of — is Ezra Millstein, a longtime photographer for Habitat for Humanity and other NGOs who is now on staff at Portland’s Mercy Corps. In the past year Millstein has visited 12 countries and shot more than 70,000 photos from the front lines of the war in Yemen to the rice fields of Indonesia. He will show some of this work during A Humanitarian’s Travelogue, a lecture at Mercy Corps tomorrow, April 9. Hear him share the remarkable stories behind his most memorable photos and videos; arrive early for a reception and viewing of Mercy Corps’ newest gallery exhibit, Yemen: Tales of a Perfect Storm.

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DEADLINE TODAY: Oregon Humanities submissions

Oregon Humanities is looking for cover images for their Summer issue, as well as other forms of journalism.

“For the Summer 2019 issue of Oregon Humanities, we want to hear your stories, ideas, thoughts, and arguments on the word “adapt.” Share an experience about conforming in response to some sort of pressure. Tell us what it takes to alter and revamp a system that needs to change. Explore a historical or current event that shows the process and outcome of adaptation.

We especially appreciate good stories and fresh ideas, particularly if they relate to challenging questions, diverse perspectives, and just communities. Tell us something we’ve never heard before. Show us something from a different angle. Make us feel, see, hear, smell the world anew.

“If you are interested in contributing to this issue, please read past issues and the guidelines for writers. Please note that at this time, we only accept work by writers who reside in Oregon. Then, submit one proposal or one draft by Wednesday, March 13, 2019, to k.holt@oregonhumanities.org to Kathleen Holt, Editor, Oregon Humanities magazine.”