Please join us on Wednesday, September 2nd, for our Photo Of The Month gathering, where you are invited to share and briefly discuss a recent photo, photo-collage, diptych or triptych. Our new host, Michael Alfano, has chosen the theme of Abstract for this month’s submissions. To include your abstract image, email it to Michael at michaelalfano@prolinepicturesinc.com no later than 4 pm on the day of the meeting.
On Wednesday, September 9th, invited guest speaker George Nobechi will present A Journey Into Seeing — what photography has taught me about our world, community, and the lessons we pass on.
George is a Tokyo-born photographer, visual artist, and writer whose work explores the complexities of cultural identity and the emotional terrain of isolation. Raised between Japan and Canada, he draws on a dual perspective— being both an insider and outsider in each—to craft quiet, introspective images rooted in memory and longing.
Here is what George has shared about his upcoming presentation:
“It’s March 2015, and I am in Santa Fe. Projected on the screen is a photograph I made several years earlier at Lake Louise. A man at the front of the class studies the image and says, “I wish I made that photograph.”
That man was Sam Abell.
That moment helped set me on a life in photography, taking me from a trading desk on Wall Street to nearly three years of wandering the American Southwest, and eventually back to my birthplace of Japan. Along the way came encounters with master photographers, exhibitions, a pandemic-era charity series called Evenings with the Masters, photography workshops, and the founding of an international photography festival.
But more importantly, photography taught me how to see.
Through photographs and stories from the past decade, I will retrace that journey and consider what photography has taught me about finding one’s own way, the importance of community, and the lessons we pass from one generation to the next—and what it means to truly see the world around us.
Ultimately, the journey brings me back to my roots in Japan—and to the people, landscapes, and aesthetics that shape the way I see the world.”
Images by George Nobechi
On Wednesday September 16th, we will gather at D&R Greenway, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ 08540 for our In-Person Meeting. For this meeting, host Anita Bhala has planned an activity designed to help us connect with others who share similar photographic interests. Participants will break into small groups based on the type of photography they enjoy most. Landscape/Seascape, Wildlife/Nature, People/Portraits, Street/Urban and Specialty. Through relaxed, informal conversation we will have an opportunity to learn about each other’s work. We will wrap up the meeting by discussing common themes, ideas, surprises, and advice.
And on Wednesday, September 23rd, we will have Through The Lens presentations by Summer Pramer and Michael Alfano.
We will be taking a mini-break on September 30th and be back in action on October 7th.