Alaska Photographic Center

promoting fine art photography in Alaska since 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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[…]

March’s Artist Talk: Adan Hernandez

Join us online or in-person at @akelaspace for March’s Artist Talk with Adán Hernandez this Tuesday at 7pm! A little about this month’s photographer: Born and raised in Anchorage. Although I have no formal photography training I have a lifelong love of taking pictures.I love shooting on any camera I can get my hands on. Read more about March’s Artist Talk: Adan Hernandez[…]