Photography West Gallery

Happy birthday, Michael Miner! Featuring his 30x40 inch gelatin silver photograph, Mauna Kea Tree, Study III, 2012, individually handmade by the artist from 8x10 format Ilford HP5 film with Ilford Classic photographic paper. For more information about Michael Miner and his original works currently available at the gallery, please visit us online or in person. The gallery will be open to the public this weekend from 11am - 4pm, and we are also open privately by appointment.... To schedule an appointment, please contact our gallery director at 831-625-1587. Many thanks and have a wonderful weekend! http://www.photographywest.com/p/MichaelMinerBiography.html

#HappyHalloween! Featuring Alexey Titarenko’s 7x7 inch gelatin silver photograph, Crowd, City of Shadows, St. Petersburg, individually handmade by the artist from 6x6 format film and currently available at the gallery. We are open to the public today from 11am - 3pm and tomorrow from 11am - 4pm, as well as daily by appointment. http://www.photographywest.com/pages/AlexeyTitarenko.html

Featuring Christopher Burkett’s 20x24 inch original Cibachrome, Early Winter Snowfall, handmade by the artist from 8x10 sheet film. In 2000, my wife Ruth and I found ourselves photographing in Colorado in the Grand Mesa area. Although it was the end of September the aspen trees were just beginning to change color. That night a cold front came in, the temperature fell into the low teens and it gently snowed all through the night. When morning came the storm had passed and t...here was no wind. Everything was still and quiet. The snow had coated the trees in the most perfect way, frosting all of the tips and branches but leaving enough uncoated so the shape and form of every tree is well defined. Because it was a record early snowfall, the stage was set for some uniquely beautiful photographs that combined green and golden aspens with winter blue conifers, all with a light dusting of snow. This scene was photographed with my 800mm Apo-Tele-Xenar lens at 45-1/3 for 1/4 second on Velvia 50 film. I didn’t make the first Cibachrome of this transparency until 2010, 10 years later. It was extremely difficult to make properly, even with some special masking techniques that I invented for this image. The difficulty lies in preserving tonal separation and uniform density throughout the entire group of aspen trees which requires very precise and difficult dodging and burning on each Cibachrome. It is worth the effort and it presents a unique image that reminds me of the old fairy tale stories that I still love to read. It’s the kind of view the heroine sees when she’s nearing the end of her quest to find the golden apple that grows in the midst of the enchanted winter valley. - Christopher Burkett #winteriscoming

Featuring Christopher Burkett’s 30x40 inch original Cibachrome, Graceful Aspen, individually handmade by the artist from 8x10 Provia film for one of our clients in the Bay Area. At the end of September 2005, my wife Ruth and I found ourselves in the Grand Mesa area of Colorado, having spent the previous five days photographing in Idaho and Utah. We were driving down a narrow dirt road when we came around a corner and saw this tree. The lighting was extraordinary and quite ...rare. It was around noon and the aspen trees were perfectly backlit as you can see by the slight edge lighting of the three tree trunks. Behind the aspens was a group of dark fir trees that were tall enough to provide a backdrop but short enough for the sunlight to fully illumine the aspens. I’ve never seen such a perfect setup before or since. Working quickly before the light changed or the wind picked up, we set up the 8x10 camera using a modest amount of the falling front adjustment to keep the trunks parallel in the photograph. There was a puff of wind now and then so we had to watch and wait for a still moment before I used my 600mm lens at f/45 for a 1/4 second exposure onto Provia film. Before we could take the camera down two nice ladies stopped by to see what we were doing and very kindly took our picture which shows the view camera setup and what we looked like in 2005. The Cibachrome was surprisingly difficult to make; it took me three days before I was pleased with it. The difficulty is in keeping tonal separation in the yellow leaves which requires a perfect, rather light density contrast mask combined with a lot of precise dodging and burning. The final Cibachrome has a wonderfully cohesive feel to the cascading gold leaves and fine branches that reminds me of movement of clouds in the sky or the piano music of Jessica Williams. - Christopher Burkett See more

Above the clouds on the California Coast... Featuring Julia Christopher’s 12x19 thiourea/selenium split-toned gelatin silver photograph, Soberanes Point, Sur Coast, 2018, handmade by the artist from 6x7 format film - just sold to one of our clients visiting from Southern California. For more information about available works by various contemporary and local photographers on the Monterey Peninsula, please visit us in person, or online at http://www.photographywest.com/page...s/Regional.html The gallery will be open to the public this weekend from 11am - 3pm. Many thanks and we hope to see you soon!

We will never forget... As the World Trade Center buildings burned and collapsed on September 11, 2001, a half million people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan by a civilian flotilla of ferries, tug boats and other vessels in what became the largest boatlift in history. In remembrance, we are featuring Alexey Titarenko’s fiber based gelatin silver photograph, Sail, New York, handmade by the artist from 6x6 format Ilford Delta 100 film on the 10 year anniversary in 2011. Many thanks to all the first responders and civilians who helped save so many lives on that tragic day.

Monday’s on the California Coast... Featuring William Scott’s 10x12 inch sepia and selenium split-toned gelatin silver photograph, Evening Glow, individually handmade by the artist from 6x7 format film and currently available at the gallery. For more information about this contemporary California-based photographer and his original works, we invite you to visit his page on our website here: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/scott_bio.html The gallery will be open to the... public this weekend from 11am - 4pm, and we are also available to meet privately on a daily basis by appointment. Purchase inquiries, or to schedule an appointment, please email our gallery director: [email protected]. Many thanks and have a wonderful week!

As the smoke begins to clear on the Monterey Peninsula, we would like to thank all the firefighters, first responders and private individuals for their tireless effort battling the wildfires in Salinas, Carmel Valley and Big Sur. Thank you! Featuring Morley Baer’s 8x10 inch Gelatin Silver photograph, North Cove, Soberanes Point, Sur Coast, 1964, handmade by the artist from 8x10 sheet film, currently available at the gallery. Purchase inquiries, or for more information about Baer and his original works, please contact our gallery director or visit us online: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/baer_bio.html

Dearest Friends and Clients, First and foremost, we hope you are safe and healthy. These truly are unprecedented times. As you may have heard, our beautiful Monterey Peninsula is currently under siege by three wildfires - the Carmel Fire in Carmel Valley, the River Fire in Salinas and the Dolan Fire near Esalen in Big Sur. We would like to thank all the firefighters, first responders, local fire brigades and private individuals, for their tireless effort fighting the flames. ...Our hearts go out to all those (including our clients and staff) who are currently displaced as a result of the wildfires in California. If you have purchased work from us and are currently under threat, or have lost your home due to a wildfire, please contact Julia for copies of your purchase documents and a complimentary insurance evaluation for your collection. Due to the dense smoke and poor air quality, our regular business hours have been suspended until further notice. We sincerely appreciate your patronage during this time, and we will continue to assist you privately in the gallery on a daily basis by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please email [email protected]. Curbside pickup is also available, as well as complimentary shipping on all non-freight orders (framed dimensions up to and including 30" x 36"). Zoom and FaceTime meetings are also available upon request, and we will notify you as soon as our new e-commerce website is live. Many thanks from our family to yours! Julia Christopher, Director Carol Williams, Founder Featuring Robert Taylor’s 20" x 24" Gelatin Silver photograph handmade by the artist from 645 format film, mounted on on 28" x 32" museum board, signed and numbered in an edition of 100 on mount - currently available for pick up or complimentary shipping. Purchase inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Happy World Photo Day! This year, we are celebrating the art, craft, science, and history of photography by featuring portraits of our photographers with their cameras. This year we are featuring Christopher Burkett, Ansel Adams, Roman Loranc, Robert Taylor, Brett Weston, William Scott, Kenro Izu and Morley Baer!

Happy Birthday Christopher Burkett! Burkett (American, b. 1951) has labored for over four decades to create what many regard as the most impeccable and luminous color photographs in the history of photography. After spending nearly a decade in a monastic community, Burkett realized that his ultimate vocation was to present the light that he could see in the world around him to others through the medium of photography. This year we are featuring Cottonwood and Light." Currently on view, and available in our gallery!

Monday inspiration, featuring Don Worth’s original 7.25 x 10.5 Gelatin Silver double exposure photograph, Ansel Adams, Laguna Niguel, CA, 1960, individually handmade by the artist and currently available at the gallery. Like Ansel Adams, Don Worth was a passionate pianist. His early life was dedicated to music - he attended the Juilliard School of Music and the Manhattan School of Music where he received the Bachelor of Music degree (1949) and the Master of Music degree (...1951) in piano and composition. He began serious photography in 1949, and worked as an assistant to Ansel Adams from 1956 to 1960. He began teaching photography in the Art Department of San Francisco State University in 1962, and held the title of Professor Emeritus of Art at that institution. For more information about Don Worth and his original works, please visit us online: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/worth_bio.html Many thanks and have a wonderful week!

Happy #InternationalCatDay! Did you know Edward Weston had upwards of 40 cats living on his property in Carmel Highlands, hence the name, Wildcat Hill? In 1945, Imogen Cunningham went to visit Edward and took this portrait of the artist with his cats, which is currently available at the gallery. We are open all weekend from 11am until 4pm, and you may also visit us at your convenience online at www.photographywest.com

Featuring two new arrivals from Kenro Izu! Each 14x20 inch Platinum Palladium photograph was individually handcrafted by the artist from custom 14x20 format Kodak Plus X sheet film. If you would like to see these beauties in person, please stop by! The gallery is open to the public today through Sunday from 11am - 4pm. For more information about the artist and available works, you may also visit us at your convenience online: http://www.photographywest.com/pages/IzuBio.html