I went to a terrific photography exhibit at a new gallery in the industrial district on the East side of town last Friday. i witness gallery is located one floor beneath Bunk Bar (where after an exhibit you can grab a bite and maybe some live music...I don't care how Portlandia that sounds) and is owned by Sharon - a former photography teacher of my business partner Erin and her husband Ken. The show is titled 'Duality' and features a number of dyptichs from traveling National Geographic photojournalists Melissa Farlow and Randy Olson.
Erin and I spoke with Randy after drooling over his charmed adventures displayed on the walls of the overheated basement, and I walked away with a heavy heart and rather damp armpits. Randy didn't have the most glowing view of the direction newspapers and magazines are headed - things aren't looking so good for National Geographic and the formerly coveted photojournalist positions. In fact, Randy says there are no longer staff photographers on the NG roster. I wonder what our Oregon brother and Editor in Chief of National Geographic thinks about that?
Regardless of the shoddy outlook for the soon-to-be-antiquated papery form of communication, Randy and Melissa are still producing beautiful work. These are some of my favorite photos from the show:
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