Open Reception, November 8th

Photo 612 celebrated it's 5th Birthday with Harris Sklar on November 8th with his images from Sicily.





Stop by the studio to view bxw images of Harris' Journey in Sicily. Images hang thru mid - December.

About Harris

Photo 612 is thrilled to be celebrating year 5 with Harris Sklar-

About Harris, by Harris:
HARRIS J. SKLAR

I am semi-retired from the practice of law and now able to follow my love for photography with a greater passion than ever. Photography was my hobby as a child and for years I developed and printed my photographs in a small darkroom I built in the basement of my North Philadelphia row home. I have continued to enjoy photography throughout my entire adult life, but was never able to make the commitment of time that I currently have to more fully develop my photographic skills.

Although I never had formal art training, I do take advantage of every available opportunity to improve my proficiency in the art of photography as well as better understand and enjoy art in every format. In my photographs, I am able to see and give expression to feelings that have grown within me over the years and I have gained a new dimension in life enabling me understanding it better.

The play of natural light plays a critical role in many of the subjects I photograph, especially people. I look at every photograph taken as a reflection of something deeper than what appears on the surface, telling its own personal story. The stories they tell may be different to you than to me, but hopefully they will help you, as they have me, reflect on who and where you are in life.

Each photograph I print represents to me a journey into or a reflection of part or time of my life and in my attempt to incorporate this into my photography, I attempt to demonstrate the feelings I had and atmosphere that was current at the time the photograph was taken. By personally printing all of these photographs I have hopefully achieved my objectives,

Not too long ago I published a book entitled A Backstretch Journey for which I spent two years documenting the life of the “Backstretch” at Philadelphia Park Racetrack. The photographs and quotes in the book demonstrates a life never before revealed to the public. Arriving at the track 5:00 AM, the time life begins at a racetrack, I took several thousand photographs, many of which are in the book. The book and reviews of it are available at Amazon.com.

Over ten years ago I volunteered to teach photography at the Clara Barton Elementary School in North Philadelphia (the school I attended as a child) and there developed a program where not only do I teach children photography skills, but also to use photographs they take to help them develop basic skills they will need throughout life such as writing, public speaking, and vocabulary.

For over 14 years I have been a volunteer photographer of the Komen Race For the Cure in Philadelphia which raises money for breast cancer research and many of my photographs are used in Konen’s brochures and postcards to promote the “Race”.

My work has been featured in a catalogue of the Key West Literary Seminar and has been selected in numerous Juried Competition for shows at galleries and I have won numerous awards including International Awards from the Philadelphia Print Center and the Artstrom Gallery in Rome, Italy.

CINQUE (cheen-Kway)

PHOTO 612 celebrates it's 5th Birthday in November. Stop by for a special celebration - PHoto 612 presents the photographic work of Harris Sklar - A Sicilian Journey

Open Reception Celebration Sunday, November 8th, 1:00- 3:00
Good food, Friends, and libations and birthday cake of course :)

October Show

Opening October 11th
Karen Carey - 40 under 40
A Selection of images from Karen Carey's powerful collection of Portraits depicting the beauty, grace, and courage of women under the age of 40 currently fighting breast cancer.
The Show will hang thru the month of October. An image is being raffled off to help raise funds for the Young Survivors Coalition, a national advocacy who supports women under the age of 40 who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Images open on October 11- Guest are welcome to come view the show on October 11- the gallery will be open from 1:00- 3:00- There will not be a formal open reception.

PAPERLESS (not wireless)

So the consensus is in. Everyone enjoyed the new format of viewing photos. Who wouldn't want a frame of their favorite artist's work - a portfolio of images! Viewers were able to enjoy the show at their own pace, with always something new to see.

OPENING SEPTEMBER 13

PAPER-LESS, Opens September 13, 1:00
Hangs til October 6th
Artist: Ted Adams, Julia Blaukopf, Eric Mencher, Jeannie Pearce, Laurence Salzmann, Ellie Brown, Christine Foster, Laura Jean Zito, Kass Mencher, Tony Wood, Amie Potsic

Photo 612 News :)

Photo 612 is pleased to invite anyone travelling in Australia to visit the Ballarat PHoto Biennale. Photo 612, 2009 Juried show winner Tony Wood, Photo 612 Friend, Ted Adams, and photo 612 hostess, xtine, will be participating with an opening Sept. 19th with the slide show presentation Triptych . After many years of photography for hire, xtine had started to become jaded with the commercial image and missed the idea of an image for an image's sake. She contacted her friend and fellow Australian photographer Mark Avellino in hopes of bringing the fun back into photography and from the collaboration of the two, triptych began. "Triptych has become a weekly photodocumentary of my life. It opened my eyes to examing life as it is in front of me and has succeeded in bringing back the joy into my photography. I love having the challenge of finding a beautiful and/or ironic subject each week."
Mark & xtine had worked previously together on the 24/7 project- Malta- An international project bringing in photographers from all over the world to
photograph life on the island of Malta.
Fellow photographers hailing from Australia & Philadelphia Jennifer Ferguson, Fiona Lockhart, and Steven Crossot have also participated in keeping the Triptych project going since it's inception in January 2008.
The top image is from triptych submission August 10, 2009- Photographers xtine, mark, tony

Also in the news- Erin Vernon Harper-
Erin's Homelands Project has been selected for display in the
twelve-image portfolio in The Center for Fine Art Photography’s Portfolio ShowCase Volume 4: Book and Online Exhibition. Erin's show hung at Photo 612 last June. Katherine Ware is the current juror in the call for portfolio work.

Coming in the Fall

Has Photo 612 gone Green? Has everyone stopped printing their Photos?
Photo 612 welcomes Eric Mencher, Kass Mencher, Ellie Brown, Amie Potsic, Tony Wood, Julia Blaukopf, Jeannie Pearce, Ted Adams, Laurence Salzman, and Laura Jean Zito for Photo 612's first Paperless Photography show. Artists were invited to live with a Quantum 10.2 Digital Frame and make it their own. My memories of living in NYC and watching artists design their own window at Barney's Department store downtown come to mind! Each Artist has been asked to personalise their Digital frame and design their own space around the frame. Should make for some great Diversity, cReativity and some surprises!
Open Reception Sunday, September 13, 2009- 1:00 pm

More information to follow about each artist and their series of work...

Thanks to All who Came Out for the Summer Swap :)

A great turn out on A beautiful Day :) Photographers holding their new photos..... Next swap before the Winter Soltice - Happy Summer

Summer Photo Swap

Photo by Richard Bell, Dec. 2008
Photo 612

Bring a photo, leave with someone elses!
Sunday, June 7th 2:00 pm

Image is to be a loose print- no framing, no matting, any size, any subject....

And the Winner is.....

Prize Winning photo by Photographer Tony Wood

Photographer Tony Wood with
Martin McNamarra




Runner Up Prize was given to Chris Eckenrode


People's Choice Award given to photographer Kevin Monko


More images can be seen on Facebook- Photo 612 Juried Show Page

The Show Hangs Today

Photographers selected were Dana Horvath, Stepanie Kirk, Ann Marie Casey, Denise Bush, David Fonda, Julia Blaukopf, Chris Eckenrode, Tony Wood, Kevin Monko, Rich Elkins, Joe O’Hara, Jeff Brown, Robert L. Cassway, Matthew Derezinski, Christine Foster, Penny Hansen, Angelo Benedetto, Harris J. Sklar.

Open Reception- Saturday, April 11 1:00 - 3:00
Show Hangs until May 28th

Martin McNamara to Judge Photo 612 Juried Show III

Submissions for The Juried Show III are due March 19. As in the past, the photographic theme is open. First Prize is a cash Prize.

Judge Martin McNamara is director & partner of Gallery 339, Philadelphia's only art gallery devoted to photography. McNamara began developing the business over five years ago. The focus of Gallery 339 is contemporary photography exhibiting a mix of local work as well as photography from around the world. McNamara's interest in photography came about as a collector. The gallery began it's program of exhibitions with a show of work by Korean photographer Bohnchang Koo and British photographer Edward Dimsdale. Artists recently exhibited have included Henry Horenstein, Amanda Means, and Tina Barney.

View www.photo612.info for submission guidelines and forms.

Happy Groundhog's Day from the King

If candle mass be fair and bright
Come winter, have an early flight
If candlemass brings clouds and rain
Go winter and come not again

So it seems he has seen his shadow..... King Groundhog 2.2.2009

The King..... Coming Soon

Photo 612 presents King Groundhog EXTREME IRONING-
eleven new photos- never seen before along with some OF THE KINGS' ALL TIME FAVS
ALL of THE IRONS IN THE PHOTOS WILL be ON DISPLAY TOO ...A PHOTO -ANTQUE IRON SHOW IF YOU WILL ..
Open Reception: January 31, 1:00 - 3:00
Show hangs thru February 26, 2009

HAVE A HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY ....

ALL IRONS ARE FROM THE PAUL T.HOLTZMAN ANTQUE IRON COLLECTION ...

Pennsylvania's 3rd Most Famous Groundhog.....

Photo 612 & Facebook

Yeahhhh! Facebook Rocks!
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Thanks to Everyone who came to the photo swap. Angelo Benedetto's Photo "walked away" as the Swap Favorite, but there was alot of great work to be had. Swapping was pretty civil ;) and it was a great laugh.... I hope all participants received a copy of Bing's roundhouse photo- be sure to contact the gallery if you have not seen the image.



Now if only i knew how to slow this down! Pano image created and stitched by Bing
Attendees with their swapped IMages

Happy New Year to Everyone!