Last week, I got an email from PhotoLucida with biographical information for all the reviewers. This year they also included the reviewer’s answers to a series of questions. The questions ranged from, “What kind of work are you interested in seeing?” to “What can you offer photographers?” Although not every reviewer filled out the questionnaire,… [Read More]

Sometime last fall, I decided to give PhotoLucida another try. During the last six years, it has become quite popular, with first-come-first-served signups that fill quickly. I waited until the first signup day, accessed the web site, and got in. PhotoLucida is held every two years. I let the 2005 and 2007 ones go by…. [Read More]

It was December of 2002. I was at an opening (a Roman Loranc show, I think) at the Ansel Adams Gallery on Cannery Row (sadly, gone now). Jeanne Adams came up to me and said that she thought I’d enjoy going to PhotoLucida. “Photo what?” was the best I could do.  I had no idea… [Read More]