Photo Camp: The Culture of Now

Type: EXHIBITION OPENING
Date: 6/28/2011
Time: 6:00PM
Location: Aperture Gallery and Bookstore
Address: 547 West 27th Street
                New York , New York

Photo Camp: The Culture of Now

Opening reception:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 6:00–8:00 pm

Exhibition on view:
Tuesday, June 28, 2011–Saturday, July 9, 2011

FREE

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore
547 West 27th Street
4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

This April, students in Los Angeles and in New York City created work on two consecutive weekends as part of Photo Camp, a photography workshop presented by Aperture and Sony. The workshop included a day of shooting with Sony Artisans of Imagery and private editing sessions with Aperture staff and friends, highlighting Sony's strengths in technology and Aperture's commitment to encouraging excellence. The 72 participants were asked to focused on the theme "The Culture of Now," and, after a single day of shooting and an additional day of group discussions and one-on-one review sessions, students submitted three images each for possible inclusion in the exhibition.

The exhibition is printed by Gotham Imaging, with ink and paper provided courtesy of Epson. Additional support was provided by D.A.P. | Art Book Press in Los Angeles, who hosted the LA Photo Camp. NY Photo Camp was held at the Aperture Gallery and Bookstore in New York City.

Special thanks to Kayla Lindquist, the Director of the Sony Artisans of Imagery program, and Michelle Dunn Marsh, who were instrumental in developing Photo Camp, and to all the Artisans who enthusiastically shared their experience and knowledge with the students: Andy Katz, Cristina Goettsch Mittermeier, Brian Smith, and Matthew Jordan Smith; plus Sylvia Plachy, an Aperture-published photographer and guest Artisan at Photo Camp in New York City.

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