Feel the Burn
Get out of the smoke and see photos from decades of Burning Man
When Stewart Harvey attended his first Burning Man in 1989, the event was still in its infancy. It was a private party on Baker Beach … Continue reading
Blake Andrews
Author: Blake Andrews
Photos of the Washburne
An exhibit winding up at New Zone captures the warmth of a historic district in Springfield
Coronavirus restrictions have made this a forgettable spring on Eugene’s art gallery circuit. But as we turn the corner into summer, things are beginning to … Continue reading
Photographing Plankton off Oregon
A talk with photographer Sarah Grew
Eugene artist and photographer Sarah Grew recently spent two weeks aboard a research vessel off the Oregon coast creating cyanotypes of plankton. The unusual science/art … Continue reading
Catching Shadows
The UO has one of the best editions of Edward S. Curtis’ photographic masterpiece The North American Indian
The life of photographer Edward Sheriff Curtis might serve as a cautionary tale. After teaching himself the basics of the photography trade, Curtis spent years … Continue reading
Pigeon Cooper
New York photographer’s Eugene show isn’t ‘for the birds’
Pigeons get no respect. They’ve been called “rats with wings,” and sometimes worse. That’s if they’re even noticed. Most of the time they pass unremarked … Continue reading
The Answer is ‘Context’
We ask a top Eugene photographer: What makes a good photo?
Eugene Weekly checked in with Ron Jude, associate professor of art at the University of Oregon and the author of 10 photography monographs. He is … Continue reading
Buried Treasure
The University of Oregon’s art museum brings on a new curator to sort its unsorted photo collection
“Each one of these is like a Christmas present,” Thom Sempere says as he pulls a photograph from atop a small stack of prints and … Continue reading
Navel of the World
New photo exhibit captures the exotic colonial clash of Peru
If you’re like most people, you probably haven’t given much thought to, say, Peruvian photography of the early 20th century. Don’t feel bad. You’re not … Continue reading
In 50 Years…
Classic photos of Eugene by the eponymous Dot Dotson
A shutterbug friend once let me in on a little secret about photography. One way to make any picture more interesting, he said, is to … Continue reading
Animal House Photos Evoke an Exotic Time
John Bauguess captured an era with his camera in Cottage Grove
These days, when just about everyone has a camera and most of us have appeared as “extras” in someone else’s photos, it can be easy … Continue reading