Monalog’s Gallery 270 Show Extended Through March!

We are pleased to announce that The 21st Century Handmade Print: The Monalog Collective has been extended through March at the Gallery 270 in Westwood, New Jersey!

The gallery is located within Bergan County Camera on 270 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, NJ and is open Monday through Saturday, 10am – 5pm.  For more immediate information the gallery can be reached at info@gallery270.com or by phone at (201) 358-5076.

As part of the events surrounding the show, all of Monalog’s members were interviewed by gallery Director Tom Gramegna. Check it out below, but better yet come to see the Monalog’s exciting work in person!

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Monalog’s Gallery 270 Show Extended Through March!

We are pleased to announce that The 21st Century Handmade Print: The Monalog Collective has been extended through March at the Gallery 270 in Westwood, New Jersey!

The gallery is located within Bergan County Camera on 270 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, NJ and is open Monday through Saturday, 10am – 5pm.  For more immediate information the gallery can be reached at info@gallery270.com or by phone at (201) 358-5076.

As part of the events surrounding the show, all of Monalog’s members were interviewed by gallery Director Tom Gramegna. Check it out below, but better yet come to see the Monalog’s exciting work in person!

Monalog Collective Show at the Gallery 270, Westwood, NJ, November 2nd – January 31st, 2024

Monalog Collective’s traveling roadshow is back again at the Gallery 270 in Westwood, New Jersey for another exhibit! Our first show was a great success so here we are two years later! Just like last time, the show is called The 21st Century Handmade Print: The Monalog Collective.

The 270 is truly a unique gallery, and Director Tom Gramegna has a real passion for photography! Thanks again Tom for this wonderful opportunity!

We hope you will join us on November 2nd at 7pm for the show’s Opening.  The gallery is located within Bergan County Camera on 270 Westwood Avenue, Westwood, NJ and is open Monday through Saturday, 10am – 5pm.  For more immediate information the gallery can be reached at info@gallery270.com or by phone at (201) 358-5076. But here is an Eventbrite link to sign up for the opening!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/740454077077/?aff=oddtdtcreator

Monalog Member Exhibit at the Banana Factory Arts Center, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, August 27-October 29

We are pleased to announce another Monalog show starting this week at the Banana Factory Arts Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. But wait, there’s more!   There will also be two member panel sessions on September 1st and October 6th at 7 – 8pm.  See below from the Banana Factory announcement!

The Monalog Collective: Traditional Black and White Analog Photography

August 27 – October 29, 2023 

The Monalog Collective is a group of like-minded photographers formed to promote traditional analog black-and-white photography and the industry that supports it. This exhibition of photographs, made by nine Monalog Collective Members, includes modern and historic applications of traditional emulsion-based processes. All images are original and hand-made by the artist. Each photographer has selected a specific process that best captures and expresses their vision of and feelings for a desired subject which is then revealed and shared via the finished print.

Artists:
Mel Evans
Jim Fitzgerald
Marty Frank
David Haas
James Kipfer
Michael Marks
Phil McAuliffe
Peter Schrager
Rob Tucher

Please join us on Friday, September 1, and Friday, October 6th for artist panel discussions as part of our First Friday events those evenings. Panels will begin at 7 PM and are free to attend.

Image credit: Michael Marks

Banana Factory

25 W Third Street

Bethlehem, PA 18015

610-332-1300

Monalog Collective Show at the Ronald K. Delong Gallery, Penn State University, Lehigh Valley, Center Valley PA, January 30 – April 29th

Monalog is pleased and excited to announce that we will be having another show to kick off the new year!  The show is called The Monalog Collective: Traditional Analog Black and White Prints.  The Delong is a beautiful well-lit gallery and it’s going to be a wonderful exhibit.

This is our fourth show in the last year and a half, and we have others in the pipeline for 2023.  I think it’s going to be a good and creative year for Monalog and its members!

We hope you will join us on Thursday, February 2nd at from 5:00 – 7:00pm for the show’s Opening.  Also, on Monday, March 13th at 9:30am there will be an Artist Panel at the gallery, and on Thursday, April 13th  at 12:15pm  Monalog founder Michael Marks will give a lecture entitled “A Passion for Analog in Photography and Music”.  The gallery is open Monday – Thursday from 11:00am – 5:00pm and Friday from 11:00am – 3:00pm.

In the meantime take a look at the exhibit announcement above and we look forward to seeing you at the show!

Whistles Blown – Photographs by Monalog Member Martin Frank

“Whistles Blown” is a sequence of 7×17 + 8×10 platinum images by Monalog member Marty Frank which deconstructs a decaying 100-year-old steam engine in Paterson NJ into abstract forms.  Rusted patina, faded paint and industrial patterns of a century ago are re-assembled through traditional photographic methods to create a new modern reality.

The exhibit can be viewed at Soho Photo Gallery from January 11-February 5, 2023 located at 15 White Street, New York City, NY. The gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday 1-6 pm.

Opening Reception January 12, 2023 6-8 pm

Meet Marty January 19, 28 and February 5, 2023

New Monograph by Monalog™ Member Peter Schrager, Pleasure Yourself

AmazinPress has just published Monalog™ member Peter Schrager’s new monograph entitled Pleasure Yourself, containing twenty two beautiful black and white photographs of the Los Angeles urban landscape and associated artifacts.

To order a copy of this beautiful limited edition book, contact Peter at peterschrager@sbcglobal.net or 310-855-4528.

And if you happen to be in or around New York this weekend you can see Peter and AmazinPress at on Saturday, April 23rd at The Manhattan Fine Press Book Fair located at the Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave. at East 66th Street. Peter will have copies of Pleasure Yourself and assorted silver gelatin prints from the book along with assorted prints made with alternative processes such as Printing Out Paper.

Inaugural Monalog Collective® Monalogfest™ A Black and White Analog Photographers Outing, Print Sharing and Learning Experience, August 18 – 21, 2022, Bethlehem Pennsylvania

The Monalog Collective® Monalogfest™ Photographer’s Outing and Print Sharing, Learning Experience is a chance for black and white analog photographers to meet, make photographs, show their images and communicate what their work is about, gain insights from other like-minded photographers, and participate in demonstrations of silver gelatin, platinum/palladium and carbon transfer printing techniques by Monalog™ members and noted fine art photographer and printing practitioners Jim Fitzgerald, David Haas and Gary Samson.  But most of all, the goal is to have a great time with other like-minded photographers!  It is also an opportunity for black and white analog photographers that are not members of Monalog™ to interact with and learn more about the Monalog Collective®.

Monalogfest™ is limited to 25 participants and will be based in historic Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, nearby, the cities of Allentown, Nazerath and Easton, the Pocono Mountains, the beautiful countryside of Bucks County and its picturesque towns, as well as the Delaware River and its many small towns. This means that there is an abundance of diverse subject matter to satisfy every photographer. It is easily accessible from Philadelphia, New York City, Allentown, Lehigh Valley and Newark airports. There are a number of local hotels and bed and breakfasts, along with plenty of restaurants in the area.

NOTE: We have reserved a block of rooms at a special rate with a complementary deluxe continental breakfast at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites, Bethlehem, PA.

We will begin our event with a welcome and group “get to know you” diner at a local restaurant (TBD) on Thursday evening in Bethlehem.

Friday will be devoted to making photographs in the field and having the opportunity to meet with and learn from Monalog™ member David Haas at his historic Allentown row house dedicated to the production of fine art black and white silver photographs. We will all meet at 8:30am at a central location and then take it from there. No pressure and no expectations. The idea is to be with other photographers, learn from an expert, have fun and be mutually supportive.  For those that want to make images, we will have a number of locations scouted out where participants can meet up, or you can go your own way freestyle, as there is no shortage of subject matter to be photographed.

Additionally, the following printing demonstrations and talks will be available on Friday:

Carbon Transfer Printing with Jim Fitzgerald, at David Haas darkroom and studio in nearby Allentown

10:00 – 1pm (up to 8 participants – pre-registration required)

Platinum/Palladium Printing with Gary Samson, at David Haas darkroom and studio in nearby Allentown

 2:00pm – 5:00pm (up to 8 participants – pre-registration required)

On Friday evening at 7pm we will meet at the hotel conference room to begin to share work and learn from one and other.

The first group of photographers will be given 30 minutes to present his/her work. Here is how it will work:

  • Presenting participants can display 10 prints representative of their work,
  • The presenter would give a statement about his/her work, vision, focus, etc., discuss their displayed images and what they hope to gain from this experience
  • The presenter and other participants would then enter into an interactive discussion about the work.

Total Time 30 minutes

On Saturday we will meet again at 8:30am and then head out for more photographing or have the option to meet with David Haas.

Silver Printing with David Haas, at David’s darkroom and studio in nearby Allentown

9:00am – 12:00am (up to 8 participants – pre-registration required)

At 1pm we will reconvene at the hotel conference room to continue sharing work and learning from one and other.

We will break for dinner and reconvene at 7pm for more participant presentations and discussion.

On Sunday we will meet at the hotel conference room for our final presentation session at 8:30am.  Included will be time for participant feedback, thoughts on possible next steps, upcoming events and how to get involved with Monalog™.

We will adjourn at 1pm.

Come join us and be part of this exciting Monalog™ event!

There is a low cost of $50 to attend, so you will want to sign up early to ensure participation in this exciting event.

We look forward to seeing you in August!

For more information contact Michael Marks at:

info@monalogcollective.com or 215-348-9171

Monalog Collective® Show at the Hicks Arts Center Gallery, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, PA, January 19th – March 11th

We are pleased to announce that the third stop of the Monalog Collective’s® traveling roadshow is now at the Hicks Arts Center Gallery, Bucks County Community College, Newtown, Pennsylvania. The show is called Handmade Photographs: The Monalog Collective®.  The BCCC has a well-known and storied photographic department, so we feel very honored to have this exhibit of our work. The Hicks Art Center Gallery is an absolutely wonderful space, and the college has done a beautiful job of putting the show together!

We hope you will join us on February 9th at 5pm for the show’s Opening!  The gallery is located on the BCCC campus at 275 Swamp Road, Newtown, NJ and is open Monday through Friday, 9am – 4pm and Saturday and Sunday, 1pm – 5pm.  For more immediate information visit www.bucks.edu/gallery or call (215) 968-8432.

 

 

Call for Members

I am extremely proud of how Monalog™ has grown and what we have accomplished since it was founded less than two years ago. Now we would like to expand our Collective to include members, 35 and under, to strengthen the diversity and creative thinking of the group. Including younger photographers who are committed to analog black and white photography will broaden the Collective’s perspective as we begin our new project “Visions of America” next year. If you are a young photographer that embraces light sensitive film, paper and chemistry to create your work, please consider contacting us for a portfolio review. Our membership of thirteen is spread throughout the United States from Washington to Maine and we welcome potential new members from across America!

Michael Marks