METAMORPHOSIS: PORTRAITS OF OUR CHILDREN
Nationally Recognized Photojournalist Presents Moving Black and White Photography Exhibition
June 10 – June 18, 2008
The Front Room Gallery at
Bayview Corner on South Whidbey Island
Bayview Road just north of Highway 525; Langley, WA
Recording the growth of 20 Whidbey Island children over an 8-year period, nationally renowned photographer Rich Frishman exhibits a moving series of fine art black and white portraits at the Front Room Gallery at Bayview Corner on South Whidbey Island June 10 through June18. The powerful and poignant images, shot from the Fall of 2000 to the Spring of 2008, follow a group of students from the Whidbey Island Waldorf School as they are magically transformed from vulnerable innocents to empowered adolescents.
Langley resident Frishman, whose photography regularly appears on the covers of Life, Time, Sports Illustrated and numerous other national magazines, began this project when his own son entered the Whidbey Island Waldorf School as a first grader. Knowing that the class would stay together through 8th grade, he sensed a unique setting in which to document the metamorphosis from children to teenagers. Every year these Waldorf students posed for a portrait that penetrated beyond mere appearance, seeking to reveal the inner spirit.
A reception to honor the subjects of this project, the 2008 graduating class of Whidbey Island Waldorf School, will be held from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm, Friday, June 13 at Bayview Corner’s Front Room Gallery on Whidbey Island. The show will be open for viewing 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM June 10 through June 18.
To view an online gallery of photographs from the exhibit, go to: http://www.historyoftheheart.com , click “Enter” and follow the Galleries tab to the Metamorphosis Exhibit link.
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About Rich Frishman
Specializing in people on location, Langley-based photographer Rich Frishman recently completed projects for Sports Illustrated, Time, Golf Digest and BHP Billiton. He was selected as one of 125 of the world’s leading photojournalists to participate in the latest Day in the Life photo book from HarperCollins. His intimate portraiture, photoessays, and illustrative photo mosaics are published extensively worldwide.
Contact information:
URL: www.frishphoto.com and www.historyoftheheart.com
e-mail: rich@frishphoto.com
phone: 360-221-1984
fax: 360-221-4054
