Festival guests will find photography shows literally everywhere: in the trees, projected in storefront windows, on the sides of buildings, and of course, in all the galleries. Our goal is to transform Downtown Charlottesville for the week into a “Living Image.”


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2 INsight Conversations
  June 7–9 at the historic Paramount Theater
NPR correspondent extraordinaire Alex Chadwick will engage INsight photographers in conversations about their lives and work in photography. These Actors Studio-style interviews will be accompanied by a screening of the photographer's work.
William Albert Allard (June 7, 7–9pm)
Sally Mann (June 8, 4–6pm) 2
Eugene Richards (June 9, 4–6pm) 2
   
2 SCREENINGS
 

June 8–9 — "Masters" 2
Two hour–long presentations of work from legendary photographers David Alan Harvey and Maggie Steber (Friday), and Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb (Saturday). To be held in auditorium of Paramount Theater. 11:15am–12:15pm

June 8 — "Three Short Films" 2
The Virginia Film Society will present a screening of Eugene Richards' film shorts: Stepping Through the Ashes, A Procession of Them, and War Is Personal. Question and answer session with Eugene Richards to follow. Seating limited to 200. Not included in Festival Pass. $8 admission at Vinegar Hill Theater.
1pm


June 8 "SHOTS" — IX Warehouse 8pm - 2am 2
"Shots" was once a slide show at Michael Nichols' yearly backyard party, but is now LOOK3's featured Friday night event. This mammoth screening/bash will feature shows from emerging photographers nominated by the Festival board of advisors. $20/door space permitting

Artists: Casey Templeton Jon-Phillip Sheridan Mary Button David Leeson Horacio Salinas
  Suellen Parker Landon Nordeman Farah Nosh Marcin Szczepanski Yoon Byun
  Anna Bauer Mariana Gruener Ann Giordano Shai Kremer Brian Cassella
  Dana Romanoff Domingo Milella Finlay Mackay Hazel Thompson Cass Bird
  Jen Davis Pedro Gasiglia Linger Jessie Mann Jeff Liao Matt Eich
  Ian Nichols Weronika Wisniewska Sam Richards Stacy Pearsall Kelly Bruggema
  Phil Buehler Fanny Griffiths Ferrato      


June 9 "Works" — Charlottesville Pavillion 7pm - Midnight 2
"Works" The Festival's grande finale will begin with a special musical performance by the Hackensaw Boys, followed by a mega-visual event featuring new work by world renown photographers projected onto a giant screen.

Artists: Lalla Essaydi Alexandra Boulat Mark Moffett Debbie Fleming Caffery Anton Corbijn
  Jonas Bendiksen Roger Ballen Luis Mazariegos David Liittschwager Paolo Pellegrin
  Alex Webb Paul Nicklen Zalmaι  Gueorgui Pinkhassov Tyler Hicks
  Chris Morris Simon Norfolk Larry Towell David Alan Harvey Donna Ferrato

Special event at 10pm, Sam Abell will present "The Story of America's Greatest Unknown Photographer"

June 9 — "What Remains" 2
The Virginia Film Society will present a screening of Steven Cantor’s 2005 documentary film that explores the creative process of photographer Sally Mann. Question and answer session with Sally Mann to follow. Seating limited to 200. Not included in Festival Pass. $8 admission at Vinegar Hill Theater.
1pm

June 9 — "Last Photographers " by Ashley Gilbertson
A 2005 winner of the Rober t Capa Gold Medal for war photography, Ashley Gilber tson will read and project photographs from his soon-to-be published book on the war in Iraq.
The Bridge 1:30pm
   
2 EXHIBITS
 

June 1–30 — INsight Photographers Exhibits
William Albert Allard - "Five Decades" Les Yeux Du Monde Gallery
Sally Mann - "The Given: Studio Work" Second Street Gallery through Aug. 18
Eugene Richards - "Thirteen Books" McGuffey Art Center

June 1–30 — "Trees"
An annual outdoor nature photography exhibit with banner-sized photos suspended from trees lining the downtown area. Our inaugural show features images by National Geographic photographer and LOOK3 founder Michael “Nick” Nichols. “Trees” is generously sponsored by Darlene and Jeff Anderson.

June 1 –9 — "YourSpace" (Pre-Festival Submissions PDF)
"YourSpace" has been designed by UVA School of Architecture faculty Anselmo Canfora and Dean Abernathy of Toolpath, LLC Design + Digital Fabrication. The installation also involves a collaboration with Matthew Burtner, a composer and faculty member of the University of Virginia School of Music. In "YourSpace" festival attendees can print or project their own work for others to see. The creative and collaborative nature of "YourSpace" is at the heart of the mission of our Festival and we encourage everyone to participate. This year's theme is: Serendipity.

These images will be printed by Canon from your digital files on-site. "YourSpace" will also have a large projection area were Apple will help you create a digital slide show (20-image maximum) that can be shown at your request when you bring in an audience. The shows will be looped and running at all times. Please participate and make this special!

Guidelines for Printing/Projecting During Festival
Printing in Yourspace is the same as printing at home:
Canon will need H x W x 300 dpi to make a print - the maximum size for printing is 16" x 20" with a border or 17" x 21" with a full bleed.

 - Files should be saved as TIFF (with or without LZW compression) or as a high resolution JPG
 - Files should have a Adobe RGB or sRGB color space
 - Adobe RGB will yield a broader color palette Canon will bring a 17" wide and two - 14" wide printers (3 images maximum)

Projecting work in Yourspace: Please use 1920 x 1080 x 72 dpi as the template for your files. A Standard 35mm image is typically 1620x1080. The software Apple will use to display your work will add a black border to the frame.

 - Files should be saved as TIFF (with or without LZW compression) or as a high resolution JPG
 - Files should have a Adobe RGB or sRGB color space - Adobe RGB will yield a broader color palette

In the Boxer Learning Building (next to the fountain), beginning June 1.

June 7–9 — "Pages"
A multiple-location show projecting the year's best published images from newspapers and magazines from around the globe onto storefront windows and outdoor walls. Dozens of periodicals will be represented including National Geographic, The New York Times, Paris Match, The New Yorker, Smithsonian, and Time.

June 7–9 — "Books"
An exhibition featurng important photography books, most published within the last two years. This is a celebration of the craft of bookmaking, a tribute to photographers and publishers who have created great books and an inspiration for those who hope to do so. With Peter Beard's monumental tome as the centerpiece, the exhibition features a range of artists from Martin Parr to Robert Frank, Peter Beard, Luc Delahaye, Jonas Bendiksen, Mike Disfarmer, Lee Friedlander, Jackie Nickerson, Paul Fusco, Nick Nichols, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin, Mitch Epstein, Robert Polidori, and many, many more; Publishers include Steidl, Powerhouse, Aperture, Phaidon, National Geographic, The Fraenkel Gallery, Scalo, and others.

June 1–30 — Other Artists
LOOKING EAST
Steve McCurry - Downtown Transit Station		 HATE KILLS
Lynn Johnson - Free Speech Park
THE GLASS BETWEEN US
Rebecca Norris Webb - CCDC		 CONCRETE WORLD
Bill Emory - C&O Restaurant
OCCUPATION
 Nathan Baker - Mudhouse
 POYi, “Images of Excellence”
Above Bashir’s June 5 -10

Additional Galleries
University of Virginia Art Museum
Four Virginia Photographers: Abell, Gowin, Mann, Wylie
June 1–Sept 2		 The Bridge
High School Students Examine Narrative
June 1–30
Club 216
Leather Family: Mary Motley Kalergis
June 1–30		 Kenneth Cole Salon
Reflections of the African Diaspora, Frank Stallings
June 1–30
The Kindness of Strangers, Photos from the Gulf Coast:
Building Goodness Foundation
June 1–30		 Migration: A Gallery
Extreme Photography: Joachim Knill
June 7–22
   
2 MASTER CLASSES
  June 8–9 David Alan Harvey and Friends
An annual event with David and this year’s special guests: Alex Webb, Rebecca Norris Webb, and Maggie Steber. These intense classes are designed to move you beyond your current level, to help you expand your vision, uncover your talents and change the way you see, feel, think and work. more information...
   
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