THE NIGHTSCAPES EXHIBIT — This collection by Lightchasers was Nelson Photo’s featured exhibit for October 2018. This juried show features the inspiring work of 37 photographers from Light Chasers, a diverse learning community of photographers based in San Diego. With membership around the world representing many backgrounds and genres, photographers explore, share, and learn together about all aspects of photography. The leaders of Light Chasers have hosted photography meet-ups and workshops, including a landscape photography workshop at the San Diego County Fair’s International Exhibition of Photography, one of the largest and oldest photos shows in the U.S.
COMPETITION & EXHIBIT
For the competition, the scoring rubric consisted of seven criteria: subject matter, impact, creativity, composition, color & tones, lighting, and technical quality. The winning entries featured a wide selection of night photography subjects, such as the Milky Way, the moon, star trails, lighting painting, auroras, and cityscapes.
A unique feature of NIGHTSCAPES is its interactive, educational element. Each image has a name plaque with a QR code. Exhibit visitors are invited to scan the code on each plaque to learn about the photographer, the story behind the image, and its related technical information. NIGHTSCAPES offers a great learning opportunity for photographers who are interested in landscape photography and astrophotography.
NIGHTSCAPES is also a showcase for the quality printing offered by the excellent printing lab at Nelson Photo. The winning images were printed and mounted by the skilled Nelson technicians.
This exhibit reflects a significant amount of effort and enthusiasm. We are grateful to Nancy and Larry Kuntz, the kind owners of Nelson Photo, for inviting us to show, and for their incredible support of the photo community in San Diego. We hope you enjoy it as much as Light Chasers delighted in producing this collection of photographs that celebrates the beauty of Earth and skies at night.
NIGHTSCAPES TEAM
Light Chasers was founded by Amethel Parel-Sewell, with a vision to build a vibrant, collaborative community of passionate photographers who seek a fun, educational, and respectful learning atmosphere. Amethel has a Bachelor of Arts in Photojournalism, along with 25+ years of multi-disciplinary experience as an award-winning editor-in-chief, educator, photographer, photo editor, graphic designer, multimedia producer, and consultant. Amethel served as the head judge and curator for NIGHTSCAPES.
Stephen Bay, a Light Chasers co-founder and admin, was a cocurator and judge. A professional landscape and scenic photographer, Stephen was awarded first place in the large print category at the 2018 San Diego Fair’s photo show. He had a rewarding career as a computer scientist, then decided to focus on his love of travel and photography.
Evgeny Yorobe, a renowned San Diego landscape photographer with a gallery in La Jolla, California, was a guest judge. Evgeny has earned dozens of awards for his photography, and he has been named as one of the “20 Best Photographers You Need to Check Out Today” by PhotographyTalk.com.
Charmaine Gray, a co-founder and group admin, was a judge. She specializes in landscapes and premium pet photography and has served as the official photographer for dog surfing events in Southern California.
Gregory Asaro, a group admin, has a background in graphic arts and letterpress printing. He served as a judge and exhibit installer. As a meticulous, award-winning photographer, he specializes in landscapes, animals, minimalism and black & white.
San Diego architect Ken Parel-Sewell was a cocurator, chief teller, and the exhibit architect. He was in key in developing the the Light Chasers website. Special thanks to Chris Maust for his help with optimizing www.lightchasersworld.com.
Landscape photographer Linda Wright was instrumental in conceiving the exhibit and served as a teller for the competition. Linda specializes in seascapes and providing the Nightscapes team with the best Korean food.
Kai Parel-Sewell, who got his first camera at the age of five, also served as a teller. He’s the chief photographer and photo editor of the yearbook for Valhalla High School in San Diego’s East County.