UNCANNY BEAUTY

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 14, 5-8pm

Exhibit Dates: September 14 – October 21 2023

Meet the Artist: Saturdays 1-4pm, September 16, October 7

Location: Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott St. SF

Curator: Emmanuelle Namont

Photo: Bird-Man, Carnaval © 2023 Anthony Delgado

An exhibition of contemporary fine art photography by members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective.

“These photographs offer a fresh and captivating 

vision of life’s strange, eerie and unique beauty.”

Emmanuelle Namont, Curator

Uncanny Beauty Curatorial Statement

When encountering the work of the Bay Area Photographers Collective, I was struck by the diverse practices, from street to abstract, from landscape to documentary. The common thread was an exploration of what is beautiful today. 

Photography is always a surprise; you master your camera’s controls and look at the world around you, but once you press the shutter, you discover another facet of life. 

From everyday occurrences transformed into bizarre moments by a unique combination of color, tones, and framing to an exploration of the natural world and the sublime, the use of the camera is all about the reinterpretation of reality. In that gesture, these photographers offer a fresh and captivating vision of life’s strange, eerie, and unique beauty.

— Emmanuelle Namont 

The Photographers

Chad Amory

Eric Blum

Rose Borden

Maria Budner

Tamara Danoyan

Anthony Delgado

Richard Dweck

Dan Fenstermacher

Steve Goldband

Ellen Konar

John Martin

Mitch Nelles

Steven Raskin

Ari Salomon

Neo Serafimidis

Alsion Taggart-Barone

Rusty Weston

Nick Winkworth