Did you know that if you wanted to surf Newport Beach in the Summer of Love you needed a surfboard permit? Well, now you know. Shot at the Mingei Museum in Balboa Park, San Diego.
Exhibit of Photos from the Czech Republic, 1930s – 1960s
I saw a couple of interesting exhibitions recently at the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego. One exhibit, titled “Collective Restraint: Four Decades of Czech Photography,” shows how photographers responded to challenges presented by the political environment during the 1930s through the 1960s. The censorship that was in effect more often than not during this period forced artists to …
Viewing and Shooting Photos at the Annenberg Space for Photography
The Annenberg Space for Photography hosts outstanding, free exhibits. And there’s some interesting subject matter nearby.
The Jazz Loft Project Exhibit at MOPA
I took in an exhibit of powerful black-and-white photos by W. Eugene Smith this morning at the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts. The photos in the Jazz Loft Project exhibit are a study in light and dark with most of the photos being quite dark. One of the exhibit’s iconic photos, of saxophonist Zoot Sims, is a portrait reduced …
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