Photos on display at Peachland gallery
The fourth annual Captured Images show, one of the largest photography exhibitions in he Okanagan, opened at the Peachland Art Galley Saturday. The exhibit, which features 30 Àne art photographers showcasing 68 works, runs for six weeks, making it the longest running Àne art photography exhibition in the Valley, said Janet Hornseth, Peachland Art Gallery coordinator. “There aren’t a lot of exhibitions that are strictly photography in the valley,” she added. The juried show offers photographs taken locally and from around the world and includes portraits as well as nature photos. Jim Brompton exhibited a photo of a Japanese Maple tree from North Vancouver and two photos of waves from Hawaii. Brompton, a full-time photographer, specializes in waves and has been travelling to exotic places all over the world for 25 years to photograph them. “It’s nature unfolding in front of me and it’s just stunning,” he said. “If you can Àgure a wave out and capture it, it’s incredibly remarkable.” Photographing waves takes timing and a lot of patience. Brompton said he can spend two months on a shore shooting every day and only get a small handful of shots. Photographer Linda Quon has a passion for wildlife and its conservation. She returned from a three-week photo tour in Tanzania and Zanzibar just in time to submit photos to the show. Her submissions included a photo of a mother cheetah with her baby full from eating a kill, cleaning and enjoying each other. Quon was on a road on the Serengeti when all of a sudden, a giraffe family comes out of the bushes. Quon had previously only seen giraffes and cheetahs in the zoo. “It was amazing,” she said, adding it felt special to share her photos. Captured Images runs until March 31. The Peachland Art Gallery, at 5684 Beach Ave., is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 10 to 4 p.m.