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On view through November 4
Mother Daisy
2026
Black and white photography

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Help us officially kick off Momentum, the 2026 Midwest SPE Conference, at the combined Welcome Reception and One Shot Opening Reception next Thursday, October 15th from 6-8 pm at Shot Tower Gallery.

Conference registration will be stationed at the reception and there will be official conference merch available for purchase.

Shot Tower Gallery is located on the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center campus at 546 Jack Gibbs Blvd, near downtown Columbus.

One Shot brings together generations of lens-based artists whose creative foundations were shaped by the Photography Career Program at Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, OH. Established in 1979, the program has long served as an incubator for emerging image-makers, equipping students with both technical expertise and the conceptual tools to explore photography as a form of artistic expression and storytelling.

The artists in One Shot span multiple decades, professional paths, and creative approaches. Some have pursued careers in fine art, commercial photography, journalism, and filmmaking, while others have carried their visual training into entrepreneurship, education, music, food, and family life. Collectively, their work reflects the enduring influence of a program that encourages experimentation, collaboration, and a deep engagement with the photographic medium.

By foregrounding these varied trajectories, the exhibition highlights the transformative power of arts education and the ways creative mentorship can shape lives, careers, and communities. The Fort Hayes Media Arts Programs stand as a rare and vital model—one that merges vocational training with artistic inquiry, enabling young people to see themselves as artists, skilled professionals, and active contributors to cultural life. Together, these works offer a living archive of creative possibility, tracing the lasting impact of a program that has quietly yet profoundly shaped the photographic landscape of Columbus and beyond.

The show is part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View and will run from 10/15 through 12/10. Support for this 2026 FotoFocus Biennial exhibition was provided by FotoFocus and Midwest Photo.

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If a picture is worth a thousand words…expect to hear me yapping a thousand words—several times over tonight. 🎥 📸 🖤

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Block by Block:Capital Crossroads opens tonight at Wild Goose Creative, stop by between 6-9 to see Columbus from a new perspective! Can’t make it tonight? They also have open gallery hours on Wednesdays from 3-7:30 and by appointment.

Thank you to Stephen, Chris, Jamie, Persephone, and Mat for participating, and to Wild Goose Creative for hosting the exhibition.

Thank you to RELA.Art for assisting in curation and installation, and to the Fran Ryan Center for providing time and space for us to assemble our work for exhibition.

Thank you to the Greater Columbus Arts Council for supporting the project through their Artist Projects grant, and thank you to Mayor Ginther and the Columbus City council for supporting the arts and artists of Columbus.

And thank you to the residents, businesses and organizations in the Hilltop, Olde Towne East, and Milo Grogan who welcomed us into their communities.

📸: @ccpix85

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Join us tonight, Friday, October 9, from 6-9 PM, for the opening reception of Block by Block: Capital Crossroads, during Franklinton Friday and Scrawl! This photography exhibition showcases Columbus neighborhoods and features the work of local photographers @blockbyblockcbus @ccpix85 @ceasar614 @filmphotographyproject @persephonemitchphoto @brownieinmotio

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Liminal Bingo so far: Some of my favorite Halloween swimmers, “religion way out here”, and flowers for someone lonely to find.

Post your photos by September 14 for NYC show selection.

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This summer we had a blast working on #liminalbingo during @brownieinmotion ‘s dry plate tintype workshop at @penlandschool in North Carolina. Thanks to @heypatyeah for the refreshing inspiration and thanks to everyone that participated!

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(and ambrotypes) Stories from @penlandphoto.

Students in @brownieinmotion’s recent workshop learned historic photographic processes using large-format cameras, creating dry plates, ambrotypes on black glass, and tintypes.

Along the way, they photographed one another, recreated a portrait made during @sibelley’s first time teaching at Penland, made a 12-hour exposure from the back porch of the photo studio, and convinced clay instructor @sanamemami to sit for a portrait that became something much more personal.

Swipe through to see the photographs—and read the stories behind them.

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Had an amazing time at @penlandschool met so many great folks! Truly an unforgettable experience and one which I’ll be hoping to return to you again and again.
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Check out the QR in the post to see more images! And if you’re in any of these images hit me up so I can tag you!

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This week at craft school 🤓⛰️🔨

Right now, 14 intensive craft workshops are happening across Penland’s campus.

Over the course of the summer, we’ll host more than 100 thoughtfully conceived workshops taught by celebrated artists.

For two weeks, students of all levels, from beginners to professionals, have been immersed in one workshop with one instructor, taking a deep dive into everything from...

Bookmaking
Weaving
Enameling
Metal fabrication
Natural dyeing
Clay
Papermaking
Tintypes
Chairmaking
Portraiture
Glass

And this is just a tiny peek. There are also daily movement classes, field trips, guest artist visits, trails to explore, more-than-human friends, and silly moments.

We can’t believe this wonderful session ends tomorrow. Luckily, we still have Show and Tell to look forward to.

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Pictured here is @celsphotobooth and @blisspresident, both students at @fhcc._photo. I took these portraits a couple weeks ago when @brownieinmotion (fellow alum and fantastic photographer) had me in to do a talk /demo for his photo students at Fort Hayes High School, my alma mater.

The photo class as well as other Fort Hayes career center programs are open to any student in the Columbus public schools district and the surrounding suburbs. It is free, but there were only 20 spots, so it is hard to get a spot. I was fortunate to attend as a senior in the commercial photography program, taught by @rick.kocks and @ed.elberfeld, in 1998-99.

I learned more about photography (specifically studio portraiture) from Rick Kocks in just one year than I did in the following five years getting my undergrad from Ohio State. Additionally, to my knowledge, there are more of my Ft. Hayes classmates still practicing photography or some form of the arts than my classmates at OSU.

To this day I follow the creative trajectories of my dear fellow classmates @brookelabrook, @underaurora, @t.amato81, @lindseyrome, @hristina_panovska, @nikkinicole424, @prentler, @jwitherow1, @stephanie_lehnert, and @sotoeyester (and more who aren’t on IG).

So many of my core memories and oldest friendships were formed that year. On top of that, the bands and films and art I was exposed to largely shaped who I am as an artist. One great memory was half a dozen of us packed into the darkroom (featured in slide 14). It was @angrybangry ‘s turn to be DJ and he put on the new CD Keep It Like a Secret, by @builttospill. It immediately became one of my still-favorite songs and records.

Last slide is a hand-filed negative carrier that I and everyone else also wanted to use because using it meant that your photo would be surrounded by a uniquely-shaped black border. Using a full-frame negative carrier was a sort of visual mic drop, with the photographer essentially telling the viewer that they didn’t need to crop in order to make a successful image. It was and still is a mark that I stride for.

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Summer lineup in @penlandphoto 👀👀👀

Take an immersive photography class this summer…

Learn with deeply knowledgeable instructors in the beautiful Penland photo studio.

Take inspiration in the bustling Blue Ridge Mountain campus and explore the versatile craft of photography in community with other makers.

Visit our LINK IN BIO to choose your immersive workshop.

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