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Tim Baskerville
Todd Friedlander
Robert Garrett
Randy Gunning

Mark Jaremko
Ethel Jimenez
Richard Kettles
Joe Reifer
Deborah Rourke
Greta & Manu Schnetzler
Lena Tsakmaki
John Vias
Roxanne Worthington

Tim Baskerville
Tim received his BFA degree in photography and liberal arts from the University of San Francisco. He has been photographing for more than 25 years, teaching night photography at U.C. Berkeley Extension, U.C. Santa Cruz, College of Marin, the Cape Cod Photographic Workshops, RayKo Photo Center in San Francisco, and the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University. He has written articles about Night Photography for Camera and Darkroom, the Friends of Photography with Nazraeli Press, and Photo Metro magazine. Baskerville founded The Nocturnes as an exhibiting / teaching group of artists in 1991, and the critically acclaimed Web site of the same name in 1996. TheNocturnes.com and Tim Baskerville Dot Com

Todd Harry Friedlander
"Over the past several years I have been using photography to document the subtle but constant changes to the built environment of our cities. As a practicing architect, my livelihood has a direct affect on how, when, where and why our cities change, building by building, brick by brick. Recently, I have been capturing the subtle beauty of our cities as seen through the filter of nighttime and artificial lights and lighting's impact on our perceptions of building and space.

"My work has been shown at the 3rd through 6th Annual "Buy Fine Art Before You're 60" Photography shows, the SFMOMA Artist's Gallery and several publications including Art of Northern California and American Art Collector, Volume 1."

See more work at ToddFriedlander.com

Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett lives and works in San Francisco. He recently exhibited work in the exhibit, "A Night on the Hill," which showcased the Potrero Hill neighborhood of San Francisco and its resident artists. His current work - voyeuristic nocturnal portraits of tract homes, done in Sun City, addressing the dark side of the SouthWest today - was awarded a "Curator's Choice" award in our recent online exhibit, "From Tucson to . . . " - http://www.thenocturnes.com/exhibits/tucson/awards.htm - juried by William Lesch.

Randy Gunning
"I have been taking pictures for more than 20 years, but I have only been showing for the last three years while completing the Certificate in Photography program at UC Berkeley Extension. While I have worked in many different types of photography, I always come back to photographing at night because of that special quality of light you find with very long exposures."

More images and info at RMGphotography.com

Mark Jaremko
"My interest in photography started during my childhood years in Toronto, when my father gave me my first Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera. For the past many years, my focus has been on night photography in urban and industrial settings. I have always been fascinated by the interplay of static and moving objects, and how meaning is conveyed by color as well as composition. Although I photograph at all times of the day, the peaceful and secluded nature of the night draws me in. Having moved on from the Brownie, most work is now done in high resolution digital format. Currently, I live in San Mateo with my lovely and talented wife, angelic two year old and crabby old cat. This is my second open studio exhibit."

Ethel Jimenez
Ethel Jimenez is a San Francisco Bay Area photographer, who has participated in Open Studios previously. Reflected in Ethel's photography is her interest in architecture, nature, and landscape. Over the past few years, she has been drawn to the night - and increasingly finds herself shooting at twilight and into the evening. The night has a magical transformative quality that gives everyday objects a special appeal.

Ethel's work can be viewed at www.etheljimenez.com

Richard Kettles
"I have been interested in photography since childhood. My interest became a passion in 1987 after documenting a conservation trip to Alaska. Soon after I began studying photography and printmaking at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. I am also fortunate to have studied under some of the best photographers and teachers of today including Richard Garrod, Phil Davis and Kerik Kouklis. My photography has gravitated towards black and white images as I attempt to reflect the mood and elegance of the environment around me. I work in many formats and enjoy working in both the traditional and digital darkroom as well as using vintage methods such as platinum palladium. Night Photography holds a special interest to me
as the subtlest of light has its own unique beauty."



Joe Reifer
Joe Reifer is a fine art, portrait and editorial photographer who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. He specializes in night and low light photography, dramatically
lit portraits, and off-beat events. His work has been featured in: Spin, Giant,
Hi-Fructose, and the San Francisco Chronicle.

www.joereifer.com

Deborah Rourke
"I live and work in Northern California as an Art Director & Photographer. I grew up in the 1960šs in a seaside resort town in southern New Jersey where nightlife was king. Amusement rides, nightclubs, drive-ins, nocturnal people and abandoned buildings formed indelible images in my memory. The adrenaline rush of dark, mysterious places energizes me and challenges me to see what most people are unable to see. This is the driving force behind the images I create. "

www.deborahrourke.com

Greta & Manu Schnetzler
Emmanuel (Manu) Schnetzler was born in Strasbourg, France where he began taking photos at age 15 when he spent his first night in a darkroom. He published his first photo a few years later and was a photography instructor at summer camps on the Côte d'Azur. Greta Schnetzler is a native of Alabama where she first studied photography and worked as a photographer for a small town newspaper. She has also studied painting and drawing at the San Francisco Art Institute. For the past seven years they have been pursuing a common vision in their collaborative photography work. Greta and Manu reside and work on Potrero Hill where they have exhibited their work with other "Hill" artists in group exhibits. They have also exhibited their work in various solo exhibitions. www.schnetzler.com

Lena Tsakmaki
Lena moved to the Bay area from her native Greece in 1992. Initially she worked as a recording engineer/producer but since 1996 she is pursuing full time her lifelong interest in photography. Her format of choice is the 4x5 view camera and her interests are divided between representational and abstract/experimental photography. Her current portfolio “Empty Places” explores buildings as vehicles and acting stages of the emotional lives of the people who live and pass through them, using as a paradigm buildings in her life. www.lenatsakmaki.com

John Vias
"Every day and night and no matter where, we are surrounded by beauty. But most of us wear blinders. We fill our time with appointments and obligations and scurry through life, rarely bothering to look around and appreciate the beauty of our surroundings. At night, once-familiar objects can take on a magical quality, yet we are even less likely to see the beauty of nighttime scenes in our rush homeward. I try to capture the beauty of overlooked objects, and I encourage you to take a closer look." www.johnvias.com

Roxanne Worthington
"With photography I can express myself in creative ways, ways that go beyond what I have been able to do in other art forms. For me, creating images is often about asking questions to learn more about one's life and place in the world. My work, while varied is almost always about mood and about my experience. I have exhibited in group and solo shows and sell my work in galleries and shops in the Bay Area." www.mesart.com/rworthington

Satellite/Preview Shows - Various Nocturnes

Embarcadero Center
- members of the Studio Nocturne group will be showing work at Embarcadero Center Three, Lobby Level, on San Francisco's Waterfront, in Spetember and October!

Thinkers
- we return to this great little Cafe on Potrero Hill for two preview shows of the work that is part of Studio Nocturne in October! Through July we are showing work by Greta and Manu Schnetzler, local 'Hill' artists! And, we show work by Randy Gunning from August 1-31, with a reception on August 3rd, from 6 to 8pm. Thinkers is located at 1631 20th Street - on Potrero Hill, in San Francisco. (415) 285-8294.

Fort Mason Center - From June 26th to August 18th Studio Nocturne John Vias presents After Dark: Night Photos by John Vias. Fort Mason Center - Lobby, Building A.

The Artists Alley - "Visions of Italy," an exhibition of limited edition chromogenic prints by Ethel Jimenez - at 345 Gough Street near Hayes. Thru August 31, 2006, (415) 305-1738.

Other Venues - Locations/Dates TBA