Bob Haft photography exhibit preview

Now until February 27th in the Library on the 1st floor, just outside Photoland, faculty member Bob Haft's photography exhibit "Omiyage" Souvenirs from Kobe will be showing.

Official press release:

Take a ride through the Japanese city of Kobe and surrounding Kansai region with photographer and Evergreen faculty member Bob Haft. In this series titled "Omiyage" which are what the Japanese traditionally call the souvenir gifts which are given to friends and family, Haft brings a series portraying the "Daily visual gifts" he received while living in Japan as an Exchange Faculty at the University of Hyogo in Kobe.

Born and raised in Walla Walla, Haft bought a second-hand box-style camera in the late 1960s. While shooting with that camer, he became hooked on making photographs. Since then Haft has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia, and South America. He later earned an MFA in photography from Washington State University, and has been teaching at Evergreen since 1979. To quote Pete Sinclair, one of Haft's long time friends and colleagues, "Photographer Bob Haft is one of the less-than-one-percent of folks whose visual acuity is sharp enough to see the blue and red at the edges of the moon's light spectrum."

For additional information contact Riley Shiery

(360) 867-6289

photointern@evergreen.edu

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