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Be There is the theme for ELEVEN, Viewpoint’s end-of-year juried exhibition. When street and news photographer Arthur Fellig, better known by his pseudonym Weegee, was asked for the secret of his success, he is said to have replied, “F8 and be there.” Part of the reward for photographers is the experience of making photographs that are the result of preparation, seeking, opportunity, and actually being there. This is true whether the photo is of a child’s first step, part of a travelogue, an amazing dig for a tennis return, light thrown by a skyscraper’s windows, a still life with just the right arrangement and clarity, or the quietude implied by new snow. The photograph holds the memory of being there and then transforms, becoming an invitation to share the experience with viewers. Viewpoint Photographic Art Center welcomes your concepts, conclusions, creativity, and craftsmanship as you connect with the theme Be There for the annual ELEVEN juried exhibit.

We hope you accept the challenge to BE THERE!

ELEVEN: Be There is a national Open Call for both members and non-members of Viewpoint to participate.

AWARDS
1st  Place   $333
2nd Place  $222
3rd Place   $111
Curator's Choice $111
Two Honorable Mentions for Viewpoint Workshop valued at $95

ABOUT THE JUROR
Jeff Redman founded and operated Lightwork: a photographers’ supply and gallery in Sacramento from 1980-1997.  He curated exhibits in the Lightwork Gallery for Linda McCartney, Ruth Bernhard, Roy DeCarava, Oliver Gagliani, Morley Baer, Carlton Watkins, Gordon Hutchings, Michael Williamson, Charles Moore, Mary Swisher, Gerry Storey, Ralph Talbert, Roger Vail, Richard Goldwach, and dozens of others. In 1991, with the support of other charter members, Redman founded Viewpoint Photographic Art Center. While a student at Sacramento State, he studied with Ralph Talbert and Nick DeLucia and worked as a photojournalist for the Hornet. Assignments with the Hornet included newsworthy speeches by Martin Luther King, Jr., Stokley Carmichael, Angela Davis, and Ronald Reagan and performances by Country Joe and the Fish, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Arlo Guthrie, The Moody Blues, and others. Redman has taught courses in beginning photography, the zone system, and Photoshop at local colleges. Ever inquisitive, he learned carbon printing directly from Vaughn Hutchins during COVID. Redman continues to support Viewpoint with his expertise, experience, and broad knowledge of photography.

ENTRY FEE
1 image: $22
2-3 images: $33
4-6 images: $44
Submit up to six (6) images. A multiple-image set, such as triptychs and diptychs, will be treated as one image and should be submitted as one file.