ASMP Alaska Calendar of Events

May 6, 2008, 7 p.m. ASMP/Alaska "First Tuesday" slide lecture, Farewell to Winter, a group presentation by members of ASMP/Alaska and guest photographers. This program will feature images from Alaska and other locations produced this past fall, winter, and spring. These photographs represent some of the best and funniest images produced by Alaska’s top photographers. This month's program will be in the classroom at the Anchorage Museum. Open to the public. Admission is free. This program concludes the spring 2008 "First Tuesday" slide lecture series; the fall series will begin in October.

Photographers who are interested in participating should bring up to 25 jpeg images from this past fall, winter and spring, approximately 800X1000, on a CD at 6:30 p.m.

May 2-May 31, 2008. alaskaWild 2008, juried photo exhibit sponsored by Alaska Outdoor and Nature Photographers (ASONP) at Kaladi Bros. Coffee, 1360 West Northern Lights Blvd., Anchorage. Winning photos pictured here. May 1-June 30, 2008: alaskaWild 2007, at Side Street Espresso, 412 G Street, downtown Anchorage; reception June 6, 2008.

May 13, 2008, 7 p.m. Alaska Outdoor and Nature Photographers (ASONP) "Second Tuesday" meeting. Julie Jessen will share her images and special experiences of photographing the Winter Wildlife of Northern Japan. The show, in the auditorium of the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, is open to the public. Admission is free.

May 20, 2008, 7 p.m. Alaska Photographic Center (APC) "Third Tuesday" meeting. Mariano Gonzales presents Behind and in Front of the Frame, Experiments with Digital Panoramics and Trompe l’Oeil. Though many of us know Mariano as the Chair of the UAA Art Department, and for his colorful digital renditions on strange substrates such as tortillas, Mariano concedes we need only know he has been experimenting with digital image-making since the '80s. The meeting, in the classroom at the Anchorage Museum, is free and open to the public.

May 27, 2008, 7 p.m. Digital Imaging Group (DIG) "Fourth Tuesday" meeting. The meeting, in the classroom at the Anchorage Museum, is free and open to the public.

May 30-June 1, 2008, Glacier Photography Adventure workshop on the Matanuska Glacier with Hal Gage and Carl Battreal. $225 per person. Click here for more information regarding this 2-1/2 day workshop.

June 2, 2008. Rarefied Light 2008 Digital Images due. Sponsored by Alaska Photographic Center (APC). The initial entry artwork is a CD/DVD of digital images. Juror: David Hilliard, www.davidhilliard.com More information: www.akphotoctr.org

June 5, 2008, noon, "First Thursday" Photo Lunch at The Alaska Bagel Restaurant, 113 W. Northern Lights Blvd. No host, no agenda, lunch for anyone interested in photography, first Thursday of each month. Just come. (No ASMP "First Tuesday" lectures June-September. The series resumes in October.)

July 3, 2008, noon, "First Thursday" Photo Lunch at The Alaska Bagel Restaurant, 113 W. Northern Lights Blvd. No host, no agenda, lunch for anyone interested in photography, first Thursday of each month. Just come. (No ASMP "First Tuesday" lectures June-September. The series resumes in October.)

July 24, 2008, 7 p.m. Rarefied Light Juror's Lecture by David Hilliard, www.davidhilliard.com Sponsored by Alaska Photographic Center (APC). More information: www.akphotoctr.org The lecture, in the auditorium of the Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center, is open to the public. Admission is free.

July 25-26, 2008, Rarefied Light Juror's Workshop by David Hilliard, www.davidhilliard.com Sponsored by Alaska Photographic Center (APC). More information: www.akphotoctr.org