Eight photographers have pooled their creativity to stage a new exhibit at R. Blitzer Gallery on the Westside of Santa Cruz. “Through Our Eyes 2025,” by Image Crafters Santa Cruz, will run through Sept. 27 on the second floor of the former Wrigley Building.
Image Crafters—a collective of Santa Cruz County photographers who believe in the power of the printed image—meets every month to “salute the art and craft of photographic prints and how they can freeze time, encapsulating emotions, landscapes, and stories within a single frame,” said photographer Mark Overgaard.
Each photographer has brought his or her own approach and style to the show.
Annelies de Kater said she was entering color and black and white photographs in the exhibit; her body of work is titled “Intimate Portraits of Nature.”
“I went through the darkroom days and film, safelights and developer. Now I use a Canon RD digital camera,” de Kater says. “This is our second year. It’s just wonderful to work as a small group. It keeps you on your toes. This is a wonderful way to showcase our work.”
Added Keith Munger: “I’m one of the original people in this group, for more than seven years. I use an Olympus digital camera; thank god for digital. My portion is called ‘Intimate Architecture.’ I do this because I love photography and I’m having fun staying busy with this group.”
Other featured artists are Keith Osborn, Kathy Edwards, Larry Herzberg, Robert Mahrer and Michael Singer.The R. Blitzer Gallery, 2801 Mission St., Santa Cruz, is open Thu.–Sat., 1–4pm, or by appointment. Free. First Friday reception is Sept. 5, 4–7pm; closing reception is Sept. 27, 1–4pm. 458.1217. rblitzergallery.com
