Group f.64 arose from meetings of like minded photographers at "683" gallery, established by Willard Van Dyke and Mary Jeannette Edwards at 683 Brockhurst St., Oakland, CA.

The founding members were Ansel Adams, Imogen Cunningham, John Paul Edwards, Sonya Noskowiak, Willard Van Dyke and Edward Weston. Although Group f.64 was short lived, having disbanded by the end of 1935, its legacy continues to this day.

The Group f.64 Manifesto was articulated and presented for the Group's first exhibition at the H.M. de Young Memorial Museum, San Francisco, in 1932. It states in part, "The members of Group f.64 believe that photography, as an art form, must develop along lines defined by the actualities and limitations of the photographic medium, and must always remain independent of ideological conventions of art and aesthetics that are reminiscent of a period and culture antedating the growth of the medium itself."

"The Group will appreciate information regarding any serious work in photography that has escaped its attention, and is favorable towards establishing itself as a Forum of Modern Photography."

This show is about the experience of looking at photographs as much as it is about the photographs themselves. When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change. You are invited to take an active role exploring the elements of visual syntax that inform our visual literacy and how we perceive the image "made" on paper as distinct from what was in front of the camera when it was "taken." Not only are you invited to change the way you look at individual images in the show, but the show as a whole, and to actually change what images are displayed. You may select up to five images to reveal a different image on the back, and experience the effect it has on your perception, not only of the newly revealed image, but the images around it- how often an image is judged by the company it keeps!

Nowak's show will open with 50 images, and more will be added each week, with the opportunity to view as many as 250 different images. Work can be purchased right off the wall for $94.34 plus tax.

Artists Presentations/Conversations

• Anne Gridley & Gary Graves November 13 | 4-5:30 pm
• Howard Zoubek November 20 | 4-5:30 pm
• Theo Anderson November 27 | 4-5:30 pm

• 3:30 pm Sign-in, Wine & Cheese Reception
• 4 pm Presentation followed by Participant Introductions, Q&A Conversation
• 5:30 pm Closing Comments

Advance registration by e-mail: archetype.photo@verizon.net. Each event limited to 15. $5 donation. Edward's advice to participants: Bring work (8-12 prints) to share if the opportunity arises. Not sure? Have it in the car.

We live in a world of limited resources, and for the first time people are searching for new ways to live more sustainably. By illuminating the vocabulary of sustainable agriculture and the conversation about America's rapidly evolving food culture, The Lexicon of Sustainability's 24 large-format color photo collages give viewers the tools and knowledge necessary to create a healthier, safer food system in America.

Join hosts Anthony and Florence Rodale for conversation and a light organic breakfast and refreshments to celebrate their partnership with Lehigh Valley Photography Month and InVision Photo Festival, presented by ArtsQuest. For details: floreantprojects@gmail.com

David W. Haas explores the paradox of a manmade reservoir in central Massachusetts. While his series of black and white photographs seems to focus on the carefully managed natural beauty of the 55,000- acre watershed, a closer inspection reveals traces of the pervasive human heritage that filled the Swift River Valley before it was flooded. Refreshments served. Suggested contribution, $5 at the door. RSVP: floreantprojects@gmail.com.

Lydia Panas is an award-winning photographer who has exhibited widely in the United States, Europe and Asia. Her hauntingly beautiful work stems from her farm in Pennsylvania and captures the unspoken connections between people. Lydia will give a preview of her new book, The Mark of Abel, published by Kehrer Verlag and soon to be released in the U.S.

Howdy-Doody, Dorothy Hammill, John Denver and Uncle Sam. From the infamous to the anonymous, to the merely famous, many of Andy Warhol's vintage photographs are on display for the first time in this collaborative exhibition.

Photography and works on paper by noted artists includeing Jasper Johns, Robert Mapplethorpe, Berenice Abbott, George Platt Lynes, Joan Snyder and Maria deMater O'Neil, among others.

A portfolio by the noted Guatemalan photographer reflects her concern with themes of time, space and light and their influence on humanity. Rarely random or spontaneous acts, her images were well thought-out ideas and concepts, expressed photographically.

The Allentown Art Museum highlights the photography of Lee Butz, one of the Lehigh Valley's most prominent businessmen who has taken photographs of every Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival production since its inception in 1992.

Larry Fink was commissioned by Lafayette College to document the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to celebrate the 25th anniversary season of the Williams Center for the Arts performing arts and gallery program and Orpheus' 22nd year of Williams Center concerts. As a result, Larry documented a number of the orchestra's rehearsals in New York and performances at Lafayette over a 13-month period that started in January 2008.

Fink is a master of social photography, photojournalism and an educator. Through his expert use of off-camera, hand-held flash he captures subtleties in social interactions which reveal a full range of emotions not only between his subjects but between photographer and subject.

The sky is the limit with this bestof-the-best, blue photographic images selected from various local and regional photographers for this juried exhibition.

First Impressions is a self-portraiture project based on issues of stereotype, gender and hair color. By donning wigs and keeping a similar pose throughout the series, a range of very different responses is elicited from the viewer. In addition to the photos, a questionnaire was distributed across the U.S. and internationally. The comments are half the fun.

"Skydancers" is an exhibition of photographs by local artist and commercial photographer Hub Willson. These large black and white images depict the movement of student dancers from professional dance companies in the Lehigh Valley area.

Hub Willson has been photographing the arts in the Lehigh Valley for 40 years and has worked with The Ballet Guild and Repertory Dance Theatre for 25 years, documenting all of their major productions.

Literal and abstracted views of people and places of SouthSide Bethlehem.

Featuring:

• Adam Atkinson
• Brad Browne
• Ed Eckstein
• Scott Nichol

Amateurs and hobbyists are creating great images every day, simply for the love of photography. That's why Dan's Camera City is proud to present the work of 20 of the Lehigh Valley's novice and enthusiast photographers. These exceptional images showcase the vast talent of our local amateurs, featuring a wide variety of subjects and techniques.

Door prizes and light refreshments provided.

Joe Craig's provoking photographs, combined with his collection of real and father-constructed memories and saved objects, is a profound reflection of his relationship with his father as his life came to a close as a result of lung cancer. Joe's mindfulness is evident both in the photographs taken during the time that he cared for his father and also in the organization of the project in the years following.

In Richard Begbie's photographs, the viewer ?rst sees the realistic subject. Through further examination, the abstract elements of the image force the viewer to experience the duality of his subject matter. By using both texture and color, Richard conveys a multilayered image to the viewer.
Gallery Hours: Sundays, noon-3 pm or by appointment

"In the Shadow of Tom Joad" is a selection of photos, taken in the past several years in Bethlehem, focused on food issues, neighborhood and a city dealing with the the transition after Bethlehem Steel. Funded in part with a grant from ArtsLehigh, Hulvat has wandered the streets, homes and especially gardens of Bethlehem taking photos with his compassionate eye. His images reveal a community rich in tradition attempting to come to terms with the loss of thousands of jobs and attempting to define and reinvent itself.

Featuring: Ann Coote, Hollie Cummings, Roderick Jordan, Kelley Kissiah, Andrew Kotsopey, Christopher Moore, Sharon Mushock, Greg Panto, Bill Wallace, Travis Wesley

Featuring: Gene Palmiter, Johanna Andresen, Scott Nichol, Adam Atkinson

Cuban-born photographer Maria Martinez-Cañas brings a sense of her own history and past, as well as a fresh and experimental attitude, to all of her work. Over the last 30 years she has used virtually every photographic medium in realizing these ideas; since 2005, she has concentrated on several series that are more personal in their exploration of her identity. The photographs are loaned courtesy of Lehigh University.

Hal Buell, former head of the Associated Press Photography Service, has selected Pulitzer Prize-winning A.P. photographs for this exhibition.

Kirby Hall 104 - Reception to follow.

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts will exhibit the photography of Lydia Panas in the reception area gallery from November 1-30. The exhibit will feature photographs from Lydia's upcoming book, The Mark of Abel, to be released in 2012.

Eleven photographic portraits on the eleven bus shelters spanning the public bus route from Allentown to Easton.

Mercantile Home creates "The Moment" in downtown Easton with its new collection of Mercantile handmade creations and featuring the photography of iconic photographer Larry Fink. The collection also showcases drawings by Diane Stiglich and paintings by Ian Summers.

Artist talk and book signing with photographer Scott Pasfield
Celebrating the launch of his photographic essay Gay in America
November 19
Audio Visual Presentation | 5-6 pm
Reception and Signing to Follow | 6-8 pm.
For more information, please visit www.mercantilehome.com.

Both artists present highly personal images using this 19th century process prized for its luminous tonal values and permanence. Katsiff discovers hidden beauty in complex constructions and Shillea reveals the secret identity of well known Americans, and the sensual beauty of the human form.

"Spectrum" is an eclectic photobased exhibition featuring the work of photography professors in the Lehigh Valley. From historic techniques, to traditional black and white prints, to digital processes, this exhibition and panel discussion explore the range of work being produced and taught today in the area of photography. Artists include Greta Brubaker, Anne Chupa, Joe Elliott, Jeff Hurwitz, Kristine Kotsch, Lydia Panas, Karina Skvirsky, Krista Steinke and others.

Reception | 5 pm
Panel Discussion | 6:30 pm

Gallery Hours:
Tuesdays-Saturdays | noon - 8 pm
and by appointment.

Step back in time with volunteers from the National Museum of Industrial History (NMIH) and Alesin Productions as they host a night photo workshop. Theatrical lights, fog machines, models in period dress, and vintage machinery will be used to recreate classic night time vignettes of American manufacturing. A donation of $30 is requested. Please RSVP (and note which night you will be attending) to event coordinator Mike Piersa at piersa@ptd.net

Gallery hours: Monday- Thursday: 8 am-10 pm | Friday-Saturday: 8 am-5 pm

Photographer Thomas Shillea, a master of the platinum printing process, will conduct a two-day workshop in the techniques of platinum and palladium printing at Northampton Community College. Shillea will be assisted by Dennis Danko who will demonstrate the Ziatype variation of platinum/palladium printing. This workshop will be limited to 14 participants. Contact Thomas Shillea for information at tom@thomasshilleaphotography.com or 484-695-0827.

Trojan Art Gallery

The title of this exhibition might suggest the iconographic destinations a tourist associates with the American landscape such as the Grand Canyon or Yosemite - "Kodak Moments" - but Graves and Gridley's American Scenics are those places identified by place names only and constructed by human hands; these landscapes and cityscapes are often discovered by chance en route from one place to another as their commercial photography assignments dictate.

An insider's look at creating images with impact.

Explore the world of fashion photography with a behind-the-scenes look at The Promenade's 2011 Fashion Photo Shoot. Discover how the photographer, model, stylists and shops pull it all together to create stunning Out is In advertising images. A limited number of complimentary tickets are available for the opening reception. Reserve tickets in advance and get full details at www.ThePromenadeShopsatSauconValley.com.

Norma McFall, born in Martin's Creek in 1863, moved with her family to South Easton. After high school, she taught in the South Easton schools for six years. Around 1888, she graduated from the Boston Conservatory of Music. Upon her return to Easton, she became the first Supervisor of Music in Easton Public Schools. In 1894, Norma McFall married Dr. Charles Colmar. As an amateur but recognized photographer and instructor, she photographed Easton and vicinity. After her death on February 17, 1925, all the negatives of her photographs were donated to NCHGS by her daughter. Many prints have been made from these glass plate negatives.

Photographers on exhibit:
Brad Browne, Scott Herring, Dave Rehrig, Frank Smith, Pat Walsh, Kathy M. Miller, Micki Auerbach Wechler

In conjunction with ArtsQuest's InVision Photo Festival, Snow Goose Gallery is proud to feature "New Works," a collection of photographs by renowned photographer Chuck Zovko. The exhibit will also be featured on the gallery's website, www.thesnowgoosegallery.com. For more information, please call 610-974- 9099 or email snowgoose@enter.net.

Gallery open from 4 am-9 pm offering a unique buying opportunity; a 10% reduction in the price of original photographs by Max Alper. A holiday print Alper created exclusively for this event will also be for sale this day. In addition, there will be a culinary tasting with Horns Restaurant, a new sustainable restaurant in Bethlehem. Come and go as you please from 12-3 pm to sample. $5 per person; RSVP for the tasting only by November 14 to info@softmachinegallery.com.

Limited Edition fine art Photographs, color C-Prints. Max Victor Alper, of Allentown, PA, presents a series of enigmatic portraits depicting people in various powerful and sensitive psychological and emotional states. Subjects are often masked by light, blurring of the photograph or perplexing shapes. People are trapped, transformed, and in the process of discovering or experiencing. The photographs present the subject of identity and its' transformation and definition.

Observations from street level at a time when the demands for greater individual freedom broke free of the social constraints of the previous age. The '60s and into the '70s became an era of discontent and divisiveness, civil rights, anti-war and racial hatreds all coming together bringing change to America. The photographs are from locations as diverse as London; Fort Jackson, SC; Washington, D.C.; Delaware; East Berlin and Philadelphia.

A pinhole photography group show and camera obscura installation.