[alt-photo] Re: Alt and LF group Washington DC metro area Was: Re: Alt Process Group

[George L Smyth]

Carole -

Don't forget the link to the website: http://www.photogathering.org/

Cheers -

george

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--- On Wed, 2/27/13, gumprint at gmail.com <gumprint at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: gumprint at gmail.com <gumprint at gmail.com>
> Subject: [alt-photo] Alt and LF group Washington DC metro area Was: Re: Alt Process Group
> To: "The alternative photographic processes mailing list" <alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org>
> Date: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 12:53 PM
> Greetings,
> 
> Just outside *Washington, DC* is an alternative processes
> and large format
> group that has been meeting monthly since 2008 in Rockville,
> Maryland. We
> have demoed wet plate, gum bichromate, vandyke, cyanotype,
> palladium,
> anthotype, and bromoil. We arrange large format group
> shoots; in the fall
> we will travel to New Mexico for a week of photographing.
> Members share and
> swap information and gear from 4x5 home-made folding field
> cameras to
> printing formulas to paper selections. Members work on
> collective or
> community projects. Last year we made a room sized camera
> obscura that was
> quite popular at Artomatic in Arlington Virginia. Once a
> year we have a
> fine art print swap at our holiday pot luck party. The group
> has 45 members
> that are very knowledgeable in analog photography and
> readily share that
> knowledge. Photographers of all levels are welcome to attend
> a first
> meeting.
> 
> For more information go to* photogathering.org *or email
> largeformatgathering at gmail.com
> 
> Best,
> 
> Carole Hollander
> 
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Amy Holmes George
> <amyhgeorge at hotmail.com>wrote:
> 
> >
> > Hey Chris,
> > Remember the group in Austin—the Austin Alternative
> Process Group (AAPG)
> > which meets monthly and has done so for years. I
> believe Ed Buffaloe
> > originally founded that group. At least, he still
> manages the site:
> > http://unblinkingeye.com/AAPG/
> > Sandy King, Sam Wang and yourself among many others
> have contributed
> > articles and images to their site in the past. It's a
> great little
> > resource. Our group in Dallas, which sort of grew out
> of the Austin group,
> > is attracting a nice following and relatively quickly.
> > Amy
> >
> > > From: christinazanderson at gmail.com
> > > Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:14:50 -0700
> > > To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> > > Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Mailman got the job done
> now alt groups/Judy
> > >
> > > Hi Cor,
> > >
> > > Judy is doing fairly well and witty as ever though
> I would be dishonest
> > if I said her memory was as sharp as it used to be.
> However she very much
> > thinks about alt so her daughter says and is surrounded
> by good people who
> > care for her. In fact, it was the kindness of her
> daughter and a woman
> > named Ig Mata that went to all the work to get the
> images scanned and sent
> > to me in time for publication in my book.
> > >
> > > Her daughter was wondering if there was an alt
> group that met at her
> > house, whether they would be meeting again anywhere for
> old times sake. My
> > opinion was that it could have been a group associated
> with her teaching at
> > Pratt, tho I have visited there and so have others from
> this list that I
> > know of. I just have never known of a group occurrence
> there. But I was
> > newer to the list (1999) and missed a lot of the "good
> ol' days" from
> > 1994-1999 when the list was fresh and maybe that kind
> of stuff was
> > happening. Aside from a lot of the arguments which I am
> glad I missed.
> > >
> > > Speaking of alt groups, I know there is one in the
> Dallas TX area, and
> > in Santa Fe with Bostick-Sullivan. Any others that meet
> regularly? It'd be
> > nice to sort of "catalog" that type of organized
> activity, wouldn't it?
> > Come to think of it, I could check
> alternativephotography.com and see if
> > Malin's calendar contains that info...
> > > Chris
> > >
> > > On Feb 26, 2013, at 8:39 AM, <C.Breukel at lumc.nl>
> <C.Breukel at lumc.nl>
> > wrote:
> > > > Hi Chris,
> > > > Perhaps redundant, but I enjoyed her
> hospitality twice when visiting
> > NY, and off course we discussed mostly (but not
> exclusively..;-)..)
> > Alternative Photography approaches. And I know of at
> least two persons who
> > stayed at here place as well. But I guess that is not
> the answer to your
> > question.
> > > > Do you know how Judy is currently doing?
> > > > Best,
> > > > Cor
> > >
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> 
> 
> -- 
> *Carole Hollander*
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