Night Vision — A Night Photography Exhibition

BAPC, the Bay Area Photographers Collective, is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition Night Vision, which will open on November 21, 2024, and run through January 11, 2025 at the Transmission Gallery in Oakland.

The Opening Reception will be on November 23rd from 1–4 pm.

I will show my 2018 panorama of the Shanghai skyline on October 1st, China’s National Holiday. I had the impression that every light bulb in Shanghai was burning that night.

Would be great to see you at the opening reception or on December 7 for a “Meet the Artist” event.

More information on the BAPC website: Night Vision

Fog and Clouds along the California Coast

What is often called “bad weather,” is my favorite weather at the California coast. By limiting my sight into the far distance, the fog opens the door to solitude. And as the fog slowly floats through the air, my thoughts wander slowly into the unknown, until the damp cold air wakes me up again, bringing me back to where I started – behind my camera, ready to take my memories with me.

Kyotographie, Yokohama, and best Coffee in Minatomirai

Last week, I had the chance to visit Kyoto during the great international photography festival “Kyotographie”. Besides participating in this year’s portfolio review, I had the chance to see James Mollison’s exhibition Where Children Sleep at the Kyoto Art Center. This is an impressive collection of photographs of children and their sleeping places from all over the world. Each children is introduced with a short paragraph which gives the viewer a good understanding of the situation, the child lives in. From the Kyotographie site: “Millions of families around the world sleep together in one room, and millions of children sleep in a space of convenience, rather than a place they can in any sense call their room. He (James Mollison) came to appreciate just how privileged he was to have had a bedroom to sleep and grow up in.”
If you still have the chance to see this exhibition, it is worth a trip!

Unfortunately, Kyoto was just a day trip, since I had to attend a conference in Yokohama. During the week, I regularly stopped by at minato coffee, which has the best coffee in the Minatomirai area, in my opinion. Here are a few snapshots from the coffee shop as my coffee is being prepared.


Image selected for the 2024 Members' Juried Exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California

My image, titled San Gregorio Bluff was selected for this year’s Members’ Juried Exhibition at CPA in Carmel by its juror Catherine Couturier. Catherine is the owner and director of Catherine Couturier Gallery, Houston, TX. Please follow the link to CPA’s web site for more information about Catherine, the opening of the show on April 20, 2024, and a list of participating artists.

I am happy to share that one of my fellow photographers from BAPC, Alison Taggart-Barone will also be part of this year’s members show.

Meanwhile, the MEMENTO MORI | MEMENTO VIVERE exhibition at the Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA is still ongoing and draws a lot of interest. It is indeed a wonderful exhibition. Don’t miss it! Last day of the show will be April 21, 2024.

And here is a preview of my photograph San Gregorio Bluff.

San Gregorio Bluff

MEMENTO MORI | MEMENTO VIVERE

A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto (Yokohama, Japan)

In The Studio at Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
Curated by Trisha Lagaso Goldberg


The exhibition opened last Saturday, March 9 and will close on April 21, 2024.

Memento mori | memento vivere - Opening Reception on March 10, 2024

Well above 100 people attended the opening reception on Sunday and enjoyed an Ikebana demonstration by one of the Japanese artists, followed by an introduction to the show by our curator Trisha Lagaso Goldberg. Memento Mori | Memento Vivere, which translates as remember that you must die | remember that you must live. In short -

“The artworks…reflect the full cycle of life and are as varied and complex as the natural world around us. The exhibition is designed to highlight the intrinsic way of things—from fragile beginnings, to the peaks and valleys of mid-life, and late-life decline that may be tragic and magical in equal measures.”

This is an impressive exhibition! You’ll find more detailed information at MEMENTO MORI | MEMENTO VIVERE. Please come and visit the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross, CA (Fridays & Saturdays 10 am – 4 pm and Sundays 12 – 4 pm) or come to one of the Meet the Artist events on Sunday, March 24 or Sunday, April 21.

I have the following four images in the exhibition.

2024 Wall Photo Calendar

Prints for the 2024 calendars arrived, and I am going to bind them over the next couple of days.

While most of the photographs were taken along the coast, some are from my trips to the Sierra with photographs of Mono Lake and Yosemite National Park.

These 11”x17” calendars are press printed using a high quality, 6 color process, and cost $27 per calendar + shipping. They can be ordered via the contact link as usual.

This year I will also print up to 5 calendars myself as collector versions. Those will be printed individually on matte photo paper using a high-resolution inkjet printer. Due to the high quality material and hours spent on those, they will cost $240 + shipping.

2023 Wall Photo Calendar - Along the California Coast and beyond

Did I say I was late last year with putting the calendar online? Well, I beat my record and “managed” to be even later this year.

But the calendar is here now, ready to go. A selection of photographs along the coast as usual with a little peak into Lassen National Park in January. This year, I felt I had to get some snow into the calendar in the winter 😊.

Unfortunately, the price for the photo prints went up so much (600%), that I had to fall back to press printing. The good news is that now it is only $25, plus shipping. Size and format are the same: 11”x17”. Please get in touch via the contact link, if you would like one.

All the best for 2023!
Ingo Bork

Image selected for the 2022 International Juried Exhibition at the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California

My image, titled “Contemplating Surfer” was selected for this year’s International Juried Exhibition at CPA down in Carmel by its juror Paul Kopeikin. Considering the high quality standards at CPA, I am very happy about this success and look forward to the opening reception on November 19. More information and a list of all the participating artists can be found at CPA’s web site.

Contemplative Surfer, Ingo Bork 2020

2022 Wall Photo Calendar - Along the California Coast

Very late this year but finally, the wall calendar for 2022 is here. Same format and same high-quality photo prints as usual.

This year’s calendar contains four long exposure photographs. In contrast to the commonly used short exposure times which freeze the moment, long exposures collect light over many seconds, minutes, or even hours. This technique smooths out moving elements of a picture or eliminates them entirely, resulting in a strong separation of the moving components from the static ones. The static elements are emphasized and stand out like anchor points of the image.

Sometimes we need to look at life like a long exposure photograph in order to see the anchor points in our life. Maybe this calendar inspires you to find or focus on your anchor points in life again.

All the best for 2022!
Ingo Bork

p.s. This is not a press printed calendar. As usual, each page is a high quality photo print usually used for individual, framed photographs. The calendar is 11”x17” and can be ordered via the contact link above for $28 (+tax and shipping, within US only).