Santa Monica College Photography Department

45th Annual Juried Student Exhibition
Opening Reception June 1, 6-8pm
Barrett Art Gallery,
1310 11th Street
Santa Monica, CA

Show will be up from May 28-June 8
Gallery Hours: Mon-Sat 11am-4pm

Don't miss out! Submissions for the 45th Annual Juried Student Photography Exhibition are due Thursday, May 2!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdDmfISXBK87LMrgiUcVPM8ifL4NkKJ8iGDB0YIUW5V1W-nUA/viewform

Opening reception tonight from 6-8pm. Hope to see you there!
Bids can be placed here:
https://www.32auctions.com/SMC-Photography

Opening reception this Saturday 6-8pm!

Results are in! Follow this link to see which images were chosen to receive the coveted "President's Awards" by SMC President Dr. Jeffery.
https://smcphoto.myportfolio.com/

2023 Student Show. Opening reception is June 3rd.

The deadline to enter the 44th Annual Juried Student Exhibition is quickly approaching. Enter at the link below before Wednesday, May 10th at midnight!

Google Forms: Sign-in Access Google Forms with a personal Google account or Google Workspace account (for business use).

The Photography Department at SMC is hiring a new digital lab technician! Details at the link below.

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/smc/jobs/3766626/instructional-computer-lab-technician-digital-photography?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

Current Openings | Personnel Commission Applications are still being accepted online for any position posted below. Testing and interviews will move forward once recruitment closes.

Our Student Exhibit! Opening Night June 4th, 6-8PM

Gig alert. Crossroads school is looking for an event shooter to document Senior Grad Night on June 2nd. Contact [email protected]

In addition to several programs at SMC throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, Matika Wilbur will be showing her Project 562 photographs in the Barrett Gallery beginning this August.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/18/arts/indigenous-native-photography-matika-wilbur.html

Tomorrow!

Enter! https://la.apanational.org/events/entry/off-the-clock-2022-call-for-entries-march-1st-march-31st/

The Photography Department at Santa Monica College is incredibly excited to announce that Julia Dean is joining our faculty this winter semester and will be teaching "Photo 2: Basic B&W Darkroom Techniques." The class is being offered ON GROUND (woohoo!!!) in the darkroom, and meets for a total of six weeks on MTWTr from 12:30-3:20. Film, paper, and chemistry will be provided to each student at no additional cost! Only a few seats remain, so don't delay. Class begins January 3!

Julia's Bio:
Julia Dean is a photographer, educator, and founder of the Los Angeles Center of Photography, formerly The Julia Dean Photo Workshops. She began her career as an apprentice to pioneering photographer Berenice Abbott. Later, Julia was a photo editor for the Associated Press in New York. She has traveled to more than 40 countries while freelancing for numerous relief groups and magazines. Her extensive teaching experience includes over 30 years at various colleges, universities and educational institutions including the University of Nebraska, Los Angeles Valley College, Los Angeles Southwest College, Santa Monica College, the Santa Fe Workshops, the Maine Photographic Workshops, Oxford University and the Los Angeles Center of Photography.

For the past 14 years, Julia has concentrated on street photography around the world. For the past four years, street shooting in downtown Los Angeles has been her primary focus. Recently, one of her L.A. street photos —The Kiss — won for the United States in an international street shooting contest. Julia received a Bachelor of Science degree in photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology and a Master of Arts degree in journalism at the University of Nebraska, and is the author/photographer of the award-winning children’s book, A Year on Monhegan Island.

The Spring 2021 Juried Student Exhibition winners have been announced! https://smcphoto.myportfolio.com/

SMC Photo Gallery

If you missed the live stream of Henry and Frank’s conversation, don’t stress! We posted the recording on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/y5YyMciqAt8

The replay is live. Check out the photos and the link to re-watch the conversation between Henry Rollins and Frank Ockenfels. https://www.smc.edu/academics/academic-departments/photography-fashion/photography/events.php

Check out the work of SMC photo alum Pete Saloutos featured in CA Magazine! - https://www.commarts.com/project/26980/bertha?fbclid=IwAR1NoYCR1kuF9f2nsgHCEdVeWLBYh_95XnphXbD7u2ZPU1h3QRU2o_0noYU

Bertha | Communication Arts “A rare glimpse of a 57-foot-diameter tunnel boring machine built specifically for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Photos wer...

A cheap way to start collecting Fine Art Photography for $150 (Sally Mann, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, Robert Frank, and more) and for a good cause!

States of Change | States of Change A print sale fundraiser to support local groups working in swing states to fight voter suppression and get out the vote. 150+ artists. $150 prints. Only until October 18 at midnight PST.

Our good friends and colleagues over at Los Angeles Center of Photography are hosting their 5th Annual Fundraising Gala on October 24th. This year’s event will take place in an exciting and immersive online environment and will honor seminal celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland along with his esteemed wife Francoise Kirkland, Los Angeles-based photographer Estevan Oriol, and the photography staff of Los Angeles Times. For more details, check out the link below.

https://lacphoto.org/events/fifth-annual-fundraising-gala-2020/

5th Annual Fundraising Gala 2020 (A Virtual Experience) Join us for our 5th Annual Fundraising Gala, an online virtual experience. LACP will be donating a portion of the proceeds from the photography auction sales to support and benefit parts of the Los Angeles community adversely affected by the COVID-19 crisis, systemic racism, and policy brutality.

Keith Carter Workshop Next Week! Interested? https://www.santafeworkshops.com/workshop/from-uncertain-to-now-an-autobiography-in-photography/

SFW: Perspectives — From Uncertain to Now: An Autobiography in Photography workshop Come along on a creative journey across all 50 states and 16 countries for a Magical Mystery Tour of life in the arts with the one-and-only Keith Carter.

A06 MIXED LIGHT LIGHTROOM LIGHTROOM CAPTURES FROM MIXED LIGHT DEMO

“To be honest, I think the quarantine brought students in my classes closer. I’m beyond grateful I had this opportunity to have a break from reality with like-minded people.
It’s hard to beat a fully stocked studio as on-campus, so this quarantine led to being a bit more creative at home. I came to SMC upon a recommendation, and now I’m proudly and perpetually recommending its Photography department to anyone doing photography professionally or as a hobby." Victoria Naimushina Photo 34 and Photo 4

Great internship possibility - https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/1796241595

CBS hiring Photo Intern - Summer 2020 in Los Angeles, California, United States | LinkedIn Posted 1 day ago. REF #: 36627CBS BUSINESS UNIT: CBS Television NetworkJOB TYPE: Paid InternJOB SCHEDULE: Full-TimeJOB…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

Congrats to our Spring 2020 Portfolio class! These students finished our program and their work can be seen here via a virtual gallery... and no, sadly we can't provide any snacks for this exhibit:

https://smcphoto43spring20.myportfolio.com/

SMC Photo 43 Spring 20

"Photo 2 classes were something I would always look forward to during the week. I got to learn incredible things about black&white photography and its techniques, along with darkroom printing basics. I have a new appreciation for B&W photography!" - Lauritta Muratbaeva - Quarantine Quotes.

Photo 1 is a transferable elective credit and we can loan cameras! Please spread the word to all SMC students who need credits to transfer. Photos by Claire Lauer in Photo 1 during Quarantine!

Best In Show - Cash Prize Winner - Kelly Wood, Photo 64

Awarded winners from our juried student exhibit, "Made in Quarantine" between March and May, 2020. Award winners selected by legendary skateboard photographer Grant Brittain. Thanks to Grant and all the students who entered. All selected images can be found here: https://smcphoto.myportfolio.com/home

"It is so worth it to take Photo 1 online. While it seems hard to connect to many classes on Zoom, taking Photo 1 gave me the ability to do something hands-on and engage physically with what I was learning. Taking photos made me so happy, and it allowed me to appreciate moments I could otherwise miss and transform ordinary indoor spaces into exciting new places." - Sarah Solomon