Nomadic Lives Artist Talk Tonight at Harvey Milk Photo Center

Swing by the Harvey Milk Photo Center (50 Scott Street) to check out the Nomadic Lives exhibit, on display through Saturday, January 14. Photographers Jamie Johnson and Norma I. Quintana chronicle the everyday lives of Irish travelers and an American one-ring circus.

Quintana is hosting an artist talk tonight, Thursday, January 12 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Center.

As documentarians, both photographers capture their subjects by embedding themselves in the community. Jamie Johnson has traveled to Ireland several times to understand the customs of a people who live on the margins of mainstream society. Johnson won Photographer of the Year 2021 for her work with the Irish Traveller children. Norma I. Quintana spent a decade following the same circus troop, observing artistic roles and relationships evolve. The show continues through January 23.

Winter Classes

Winter Classes offered at the Photo Center include: Adobe Lightroom Classic; Basic B&W Film Development; Beginning Adobe Photoshop; Cyanotype; Darkroom Essentials & Processes; Developing Your Personal Vision; Film Camera Basics; Getting to Know Your DSLR Camera; Introduction to Inkjet Printing; Matting, Framing, Presenting Your Photos; Mordencage; Photo Darkroom for High School Seniors; Photoshop Collage Class; and, Scanning and Digitizing Your Negatives and Slides. More information and details on all classes are available here.

The next one-hour Photo Center Orientations are offered on January 14, 28 and February 11, 25.