Alaska Photographic Center

promoting fine art photography in Alaska since 1983

2025 Rarefied Light Call for Entry, Juror Workshop & Lecture Details

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Rarefied Light 2025‘s Call for Entry will open via Café (callforentry.org) until June 11th at 10pm MST. Our 2025 Rarefied Light Juror is Stephanie Johnson, a globally-recognized leader & mentor of ICM (Intentional Camera Movement) & creative photography. LECTURE DETAILS: July 17th, 7pm Juror Lecture “The Language of Abstraction: Pushing beyond Representation” In her presentation, The Language of Abstraction: Pushing Read more about 2025 Rarefied Light Call for Entry, Juror Workshop & Lecture Details[…]

March Artist Talk: Bob Hallinen

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Please join us next Tuesday evening for an artist talk by Bob Hallinen via zoom and at Anchorage’s The Stoop, a new center designed to inspire, educate & equip lens-based artists, located at 301 E Fireweed. Hallinen’s talk, entitled “What Does a Photojournalist Do When They Retire?” will feature this photographer’s work through their life. Read more about March Artist Talk: Bob Hallinen[…]

January Artist Talk – Miles Jordan

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Please join us for the first APC Artist Talk of 2025, featuring Miles Jordan, recent University of Alaska Fairbanks MFA Photography Graduate, as he discusses his comparative project “504/907” In Jordan’s words, this body of work is a “cultural comparison of Southern Louisiana and Interior Alaska. Utilizing the diptych form, I invite the viewer to Read more about January Artist Talk – Miles Jordan[…]

November’s Artist Talk: Willie Dalton

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Please join us for the third artist talk of the 2024-2025 season with Willie Dalton on the 19th of November at 7pm! Willie Dalton spent nearly a decade as a freelance photographer before accepting a staff position at an architecture & construction firm. What at first seemed like a creative demotion was eventually revealed to Read more about November’s Artist Talk: Willie Dalton[…]

October’s Artist Talk – Acacia Johnson

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Please join us on October 15th for the second artist talk of the 2024-2025 season here at APC when we welcome Acacia Johnson to our Photo Tuesday Talks! Acacia Johnson is a photographer and writer from Anchorage, Alaska. Drawn to otherworldly landscapes and painterly light, her work has focused on the environment, conservation, and the Read more about October’s Artist Talk – Acacia Johnson[…]

September’s Artist Talk – Mariano Gonzales

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Join us for the upcoming September Artist Talk with Mariano Gonzales on 9/17 at 7pm – online via Zoom! Some information shared by Mariano about the upcoming talk, entitled “Photography at the Center of My Creativity”: “When we express our creativity visually, we start with our eyes and immediately shape the idea through our senses Read more about September’s Artist Talk – Mariano Gonzales[…]

UPDATED: Rarefied Light 2024 Awards & Travel Schedule

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The Rarefied Light 2024 is currently touring throughout Alaska – please see our schedule below for additional information on upcoming openings. The Anchorage exhibit includes work by juror Aline Smithson (@alinesmithson ) showing concurrently.The Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization formed in 1983, with a mission to promote fine art photography in Alaska. Read more about UPDATED: Rarefied Light 2024 Awards & Travel Schedule[…]

APC’s 40th Anniversary Party – March 26th

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Great news! Our upcoming 40th Anniversary Party will have two locations, interconnected via Zoom! Show up in Anchorage (Akela Space) or Fairbanks (UAF Pub) on March 26th from 5-7pm and meet up with photographers statewide! Bring prints for a print exchange and portfolios / work to share with all the attendees. Light hors d’oeuvres and Read more about APC’s 40th Anniversary Party – March 26th[…]