STREETS, SEEN
A Vancouver Street Photography Collective Exhibition
Alternative Creations Gallery - 1659 Venables Street, Vancouver BC
December 3-13
The Vancouver Street Photography Collective is pleased to announce its second physical exhibition of street photography, opening the evening of December 3, 2021 at Alternative Creations Gallery & Studio, 1659 Venables St, Vancouver, BC.
The exhibition will feature photographs by 35 Collective members, and covers a wide range of street photography styles, from documentary to impressionistic. A highlight of the 10-day event will be Further Under Vancouver, a presentation on December 9 by locally based photographer Greg Girard.
VanSPC respectfully acknowledges that our exhibition and events are held on the traditional territory of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations
Gallery Hours:
Monday to Friday 4:00pm to 7:00pm
Saturday & Sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm
Ticketed events require pre-registration but walk-in visitors are welcome during gallery hours, valid vaccine passport and ID required for entry to gallery.
Special Events During the Exhibition:
Opening Night Reception
December 3rd // 6:30pm to 10:00pm
You often hear street photographers speak of being active observers, anticipating the moment and feeling rhythm of the street as they engage with and document their environment. These moments, this rhythm or energy, is what we hope to capture in the images we make.
For ‘Streets, Seen’, VanSPC’s second gallery exhibition, 35 members combine their individual but harmonizing visions of the street.
Prints will be for sale from some of our exhibiting members.
Streets, Walk: Commercial Drive Photo Walk & Photo Chat with Dionysios Psychas
December 4th // 10:00am
We will explore the alleys behind Commercial Dr and The Drive itself. We will find nicely messy spaces and a hodgepodge of things in the alleys, intriguingly dated or chic storefronts on the street, and all the fascinating people in between going about their boring or surreal lives.
We will start at Alternatives Gallery, walk down the west alley to William St, across, up the east alley to Parker St, then down The Drive to William St again, across, then up The Drive again to Venables St, and end our walk back at the gallery.
Then we will take a 1/2 hour break to set up our photos for our Photo Chat. During the break, you can go have lunch or pick up lunch and have it in the Alternatives Gallery Studio.
During our Photo Chat, we will share photos from our walk and discuss them. Photogs can show us a couple of their images on the big screen, tell us about why the subject interested them, what they like about the image, and what they would like to do with it.
Streets, Talk: A Street Photography Panel
December 5th // 2:00pm
Street photography can reflect many different styles and approaches, from documenting everyday life to more abstract images meant to evoke emotions or mood. Please join our panel of VanSPC members and explore the variety of techniques they use to capture images on the street.
Further Under Vancouver, A Talk by Photographer Greg Girard
December 9th // 7:00pm
Greg Girard's images of social and physical transformation in Asia have been featured in such notable publications as National Geographic, Time, and The New York Times Magazine. However, he began his photographic journey in the streets, cafes and hotels of Vancouver in the 1970s and early 80s. In this talk, Further Under Vancouver, Greg will share these images and talk about his early approach to photography.
Please join us for an evening of intriguing images and fascinating stories of photography in and under Vancouver.