He’s beginning a new photographic journey! Please join BPC member Robert Hunt as he celebrates his newest collection of fine art B&W photography. Guests who make a $5.00 donation to the Cultural Exchange will be entered into a drawing to win one of Robert’s prints. Join him for a night of music, photography, and celebration.

** Guests are encouraged to wear black and white to the opening.

Tuesday, February 2nd 6:30-9 pm
Cultural Exchange Center at Atlantic Works Gallery
80 Border Street
East Boston, MA
MBTA accessable and parking available
See some of Robert’s photos and RSVP on our Facebook invitation. You must be logged in to view the page.

We raised nearly $3,500 for Doctors Without Borders this afternoon!!!! A huge thank you to every BPC member who donated photographs, to the people who bid on them, and those who left cash donations at the door! And a special thank you to 33 Restaurant and Lounge for donating the use of their space today!

Photos from the event will come soon…

Looking forward to tomorrow’s silent auction to benefit Doctors Without Borders‘ relief work in Haiti, but itching to see now some of the photos you can bid on?

If you’re on Facebook, check out our Facebook event page to preview a selection of the images donated to be auctioned off.*

All these photos and more will be on the block tomorrow afternoon from 4-7pm at 33 Restaurant, 33 Stanhope St, Boston.

Hope to see you there!

*you must be logged in to Facebook to view the image gallery.

Horrific doesn’t begin to describe the devastation in Haiti. We’ve seen photos of search and rescue efforts – people hurt, hungry, thirsty, and desperate for help. The earthquake’s effect will continue in the months and most likely years ahead – people will need ongoing medical care for their injuries and illnesses. It’s our responsibility to help out in any way we can.

Doctors Without Borders is one of the largest groups in Haiti providing care for earthquake victims. Boston Photography Center supports their efforts and will hold a silent auction this Sunday to raise money for the organization. Over 40 members of the BPC donated prints and other items for this event. Cash donations will also be accepted at the door. Please visit our Facebook page and click on the “events” tab to view the invitation. Below are a few of the images that will be part of the silent auction. We hope you can join us!

When: Sunday, January 24th 4-7pm
Where: 33 Restaurant and Lounge
33 Stanhope Street
Boston, MA 02116

After seeing family members battle cancer, Rebecca Skinner knows how much patients and visitors to the Illuminations Gallery at MGH appreciate the artwork on display. “If I can put my work there and brighten it up even a little bit I feel I have done something good!”

11 of Rebecca’s images will be on display between February and May 2010. Please join her for the opening on March 9th from 5:30-7pm.

Illuminations Gallery at MGH
Mass. General Hospital Cancer Center
10th Floor Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care
Boston, MA

I don’t know, and their sales people don’t know. But until further notice, everything in the Central Square store that’s not already on sale is 60% off.

If you’ve been putting off buying a portfolio or presentation case for your prints, or you figure it’s about time you ponied up for a Logan Team System so you can save money forevermore by cutting your own overmats, then you definitely want to get to Pearl ASAP. I just picked up a 16×20 Century Box, normally $73.64 at Pearl, for under $30, and I was sorely tempted by the Simplex Plus mat cutter, which I’ll probably never see again for $104.

One employee told me the company is closing eight stores across the country, but he hadn’t been told which eight. When I asked a different employee if they carry a specific item, she said they do, but they’re out of stock and “no one knows” if anything in the store is being restocked. So it certainly sounds like the Cambridge location may be going out of business.

It’s sad to think we may not have Pearl anymore, and I feel bad for the employees who may soon by out of jobs. But on the other hand, this sale is extremely well-timed for you to save 60% on mat boards and mounting boards for any photos you plan on donating to BPC’s silent auction for Haiti relief this coming Sunday. How great is that?

People in Haiti are in desperate need of medical care after last week’s earthquake and the 6.0 aftershock. Doctors Without Borders is playing a major role in providing care to earthquake victims. Boston Photography Center is teaming up with 33 Restaurant and Lounge to raise money for their efforts. Over 40 BPC members donated photographs along with several other items for a silent auction. Please join us this Sunday, January 24th from 4-7pm at 33 Restaurant and Lounge. To RSVP, see some of the photos up for auction, and to help us spread the word about the event, please visit our Facebook page.

RSVP on our Facebook event page.

Hello Dear Members,

Its that time of year again, when the Snow is all over the place and the holiday spirit is engulfing us all to create a little warmth with family and loved ones around, as the weather becomes cooler. Its that time of year when you look at how an entire year passed and you look back at how gloriously you would like to put things in place for 2010. All of us at BPC would like to wish you a festive time with family and friends; Merry Merry Holidays a great New Year!

As we recount our year we would like to thank you all for the support you have provided us, we are very proud to have such interest and enthusiasm prevail for photography, even in hard times as these. We are fortunate to have finally found a studio space for ourselves, and we now will put together a successful cooperative in the coming year that I personally am very excited to work with a bunch of Dynamic people . Our workshops have been a great time to meet you all, and we are glad to see all your faces every single time! Events and trips have been such a great time, and they have created fabulous memories for us, and we hope for you as well. We are also happy to have so many of you join us this year: this is how our group has grown all these years, and we hope that you will have a great time photographing with us.

Wow 2010 ! I know it will be a good year !

You just need to Believe!

Two photo fairs, a month-long installation in the Boston Public Garden, a nearly completed documentary project, workshops, and individual shows… It’s been a busy and exciting year for the BPC!

We kicked off 2009 with our very first photo fair. 30 photographers displayed and sold their work at ArtMarket Gallery in downtown Boston. For many of the photographers, it was their first time displaying and selling their work. The event was successful enough to hold another one in December.

We put a twist into our annual Boston Public Garden photo installation this summer. Instead of displaying photos taken in the garden, we created an installation, “We Are…(Massachusetts)”. The installation featured photos from our Boston Neighborhood Documentary project and visitors enjoyed hearing the stories behind each image.

Speaking of our Boston Neighborhood Project, we worked to bring the project near completion. The BPC was contacted by The Boston Foundation to feature some of the photographs in their annual report. Boston World Partnerships also approached us and will be using some of the photos on their blog, “That’s Sooo Boston”.

Many members had solo shows this year:

Gail Fischer and Katherine Kominis both displayed their work at the Illuminations Gallery at MGH.

Jeff Langevin’s work can be found on the walls of The Boston Common Coffee Company in Downtown Crossing.

Chris Engles’ “The Boston Pin Ups: Homage to the Pin Up Girl” can be seen at Out of the Blue Gallery in Cambridge.

Valentina Oppezzo had her first show at Atlantic Works in East Boston.

Alicia Carlson participated in the Melrose Window ArtWalk.

Sanjay Subbanna displayed at Starbucks in Brookline Village.

Jonathan Fine’s work appeared on the walls of JP Licks and at the Newburyport Artist Association.

Dainius Macikenas showed his collection, “Shadows of Gray” at Uptown Espresso in the South End.

Mary Schiess took part in a natural elements exhibition at the South Shore Natural Science Center, and many of our members participated in open studios around the Boston area.

We travelled to the Cape, the Berkshires, and New York City. We gathered each month to discuss photography and learn from one another. We took to the water, photographed George’s Island, and the Belle Island Marsh. We photographed The Butterfly Place, learned how to paint with light, and decided to look up for a change.

2010 looks to be another exciting year for the BPC. We’re close to securing studio space and looking forward to our Boston Neighborhood Documentary Project being on display at the Moakley Courthouse and the Brookline Library. We’ll be holding many more workshops and group shoots, and some of our members are already preparing for solo shows. Keep checking back here or on Facebook and Twitter – we’ll be posting opening dates and times as they come.

Best wishes for a fantastic 2010!