PHOTO OF THE MONTH

White Sands National Monument
New Mexico
July 2008

DeYoung Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco — Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Boca Raton Museum of Art — Walters Art Museum (Baltimore)
Ackland Art Museum — Orlando Museum of Art
Oakland Museum of California —San Jose Museum of Art     more >

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston has acquired one of Jesse’s limited edition, silver gelatin prints and added it to their permanent collection. The print they chose is Jesse’s famous Pyramids at Dawn.

Jesse Works with Hidden Voices
Jesse led an evening workshop for eight women who are part of the Hidden Voices program. Hidden Voices is a non-profit who’s mission is to explore “violence and survival in the actual lives, historical narratives, and traditional folklore of women from diverse ethnic backgrounds.” The Executive Director of Hidden Voices, Lynden Harris, asked Jesse to teach a group of participants how to express themselves visually, through photography – and we were able to do this in our new Gallery space. This is the beginning of what will be an on-going relationship between Jesse, the Gallery and Hidden Voices.

NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

Jamaica
The Kalishers spent two weeks in Jamaica last May. The weather was perfect and the driving quite entertaining. For those familiar with the island, Jesse, Helen, Jordan and Tamar covered a lot of ground, driving from Negril to Treasure Beach and Port Antonio. They toured the famous Blue Lagoon and spent as much time as possible doing absolutely nothing. Somewhere in there, Jesse managed to squeeze in a few pictures. You can see his new Jamaica collection online.

Obama
Jesse photographed Barack Obama as he spoke at Chapel Hill, North Carolina’s Dean Dome in front of 18,000 voters. “I love photographing politicians,” Jesse says. “They are dynamic folks, full of energy. More than that, every nuance has the chance to tell a story. And that’s ideally what I’m after – a gesture, a glance, something which helps tell a broader story of a politician’s life.” You can see images from Obama’s appearance here.

Other Recent Additions

Lake Tahoe

Dallas/Fort Worth

El Paso/Ciudad Juarez

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