We are so happy to have the opportunity to interact with everyone through the various shows and workshops we are offering. Please check the schedule below for the latest additions to our schedule of events. And if your travels ever take you near one of our members, be sure to stop and introduce yourself. Just as we are committed to making the finest possible prints, we all would love to show you what we are up to.

At left is Matthew Magruder’s “Chisos Mountains, Big Bend,” just one of our gallery of fine prints available in our Store. Because we understand the difficulty of seeing the true beauty of a contact print from a scanned image on your computer, we offer an unconditional guarantee. If you are not satisfied with any photograph you have purchased from the online store, you can return it for a refund.

We currently have nearly 300 photographs available for your inspection. Just click on the link below to quickly and easily view our catalog. The store is a secure site that allows you to purchase using your credit card or PayPal account.

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Paula Chamlee

The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin, Texas, has scheduled an exhibit of Paula’s images from her book High Plains Farm. The show opens March 3 and runs through April 15. To visit the museum’s web site for directions or more information, please click here. For purchase information on this haunting print and more of Paula’s work, please visit our Store.

Susan Huber

Susan Huber’s work will be part of the "Truth and Beauty" contact print exhibition at Sydney’s Point Light Gallery, which also features contact printers Linda Connor and George Tice. The show opens this month and runs through May. To visit the gallery’s web site, please click here.

Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee

Beginning March 7 and running through April 15, Michael and Paula will have a joint exhibition at Point Light Gallery, in Sydney, Australia. The gallery is located at 50 Reservoir Street in the Surry Hills community. For more information, please go to the gallery’s web site.

Michael and Paula will have another joint exhibition at Camera Obscura Gallery in Denver, opening June 15 and running through July 29. The gallery is located at 1309 Bannock Street; phone number is 303.623.4059. They will be in Denver for a book signing at the opening. Click here for more information on the gallery.

Beginning the week of June 24, Michael and Paula will open a long-running exhibition of their photographs from Tuscany at Olio Pane Vino, a charming Italian restaurant in Paris, France. The owner, who is keenly interested in photography, was impressed with Michael and Paula’s work last year at Paris Photo 2006 and invited them to show their images in his restaurant, displayed under newly installed gallery lights. You will find it in the 1st Arrondissement at 44, rue Coguillière (Métro: Les Halles, Tel. 01 42 33 21 15).

John Wimberley

John’s work will be part of an exhibit at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada, scheduled for May 1-31. The show, with the theme of the incarnation of spirit in physical matter, also features prints by Aubie Golombek and Frank Roddick and will take place in the School of Image Arts. For directions, please go to the Ryerson University website and click on the "Campus Maps" tab. At left is an image John will include in this show, entitled “Bitter Ridge #238, 2007.” To see prints John has available through the Guild Store, please click here.

Guild Group Show in Sacramento, CA

The Curatorial Committee of Sacramento's Viewpoint Photographic Art Center has invited the Contact Printers Guild to exhibit our work from September 7 to October 6. The Center is located at 551 Sequoia Pacific Blvd in Sacramento. For more information about Viewpoint, please visit their web site.

Guild Group Show in Portland, OR

Camerawork Gallery in Portland has scheduled a group show for the Contact Printers Guild to run from October 20-November 23. The gallery is located in the lower level of Peterson Hall at 2255 NW Northrup. Check on hours or directions by calling 503.245.1784. The date for the artists’ reception will be determined and announced later. A solo show by Guild member John Wimberley will follow the group exhibit.

Michael A. Smith and Paula Chamlee "Vision and Technique"

Michael and Paula are widely known for their weekend workshops for intermediate and advanced photographers. They offer these classes several times each year in varying locales. Following is their schedule for the beginning of 2007; please check future newsletters for updates to the schedule.

March 9-11 and March 16-18 in Black Mountain, Australia (near Oberon, three hours west of Sydney). The first of these workshops is full, but there are places remaining for the second one. Contact Bob and Mary Kersey, Black Mountain Photographic Workshops, blackmountain@bigpond.com.au or 61(0)2.6336.0290.

May 31 to June 3 in Scottsdale, AZ Last-minute addition--contact Michael and Paula about enrollment.

June 14-17 in Denver, CO, hosted by "Working with Artists." To sign up, contact Greg Cradick by email at gregc@workingwithartists.com or by phone at 303.837.1341.

June 28-July 1 in Paris, France; China in September and Tuscany in October: more details later.

For information about any of the sessions, please visit Michael and Paula's web site. To enroll, call them at 610.847.2005 or email them at workshops@michaelandpaula.com.

Above you see Michael’s image entitled “Yosemite 1998.” To see his work in our Store, please click here.

I was asked not long ago, “Where are you going with your work?” I replied, “I don't know.” Though the answer seemed quite sufficient at the time, I later continued to ponder the question.

I know that one thing always leads to the next, and usually that is quite unpredictable. If I try to let go of any preconceptions about where that next step should be, then I have a chance at moving forward, and the goal is to move forward. Since the possibilities are endless, I can only hope to stay awake to the surprises and revelations that may occur. I rarely know exactly what stimulates new growth in my work because it is a culmination of everything I encounter, and often comes from many different and unexpected places.

There is so much to see and investigate and learn in the world, so I must choose those things for which I have the deepest feelings about and connections. And that leads to having trust in the most important guide—my intuition. Regardless of the subject of a photograph, there must be, for me, that intangible, transcendent, magical quality—one that comes as a result of everything I know and feel at the moment of exposure. All of who I am, and all of what I feel about the subject, is being realized in that instant.

There is an intensity in the act of making the picture, and hopefully an intensity on the part of the viewer, because they complete the circle in the process of creating the work. I believe there is a vital collaboration between the artist and the viewer. It is not my intention to direct the viewer in how they should see my photographs. I know that their visual perceptions are charged with their own life experiences, which might be much fuller and more sensitized than I could imagine. If a viewer gets something of value and pleasure from my art, then that is a great gift for me as an artist.

The act of photographing intensifies my seeing and my being in the world. It is a very personal moment of contact, one in which I feel a deep and exciting “yes,” like falling in love.

To see Paula’s work available in our Store, please click here.

John Wimberley

John shares with us his latest photographic journey, which he undertook shortly after the beginning of the new year. “During early January, I photographed in an area north of Las Vegas, NV for two weeks, and returned with 75 new 5x7 negatives. I’ve been working in this vicinity on a series titled "Bitter Ridge," dedicated to the native peoples of North America who were decimated in disease epidemics after their first contacts with Europeans.

“During the trip I camped alone in 'Luna,' my four-wheel-drive van, and spent the days deepening my relationship with the area. My subject matter included landscapes, sandstone formations and petroglyphs. Some of these new images will be in my upcoming show at Ryerson University in Toronto.”

We’re including one of John’s images from this trip, which he has titled "Bitter Ridge #181, 2007." To see more of his work in our Store, please click here.