BOOK SIGNING | Starting Over

On August 7th 1980, Roger Farrington was the first authorized photographer hand selected to document the initial recording session for John Lennon & Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy album at The Hit Factory in New York City.

Join us on Tuesday, December 7th from 6-8pm when Panopticon Gallery will be hosting a book signing and reception for author Ken Sharp and photographer Roger Farrington for the newly released book, Starting Over: The Making of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Double Fantasy.


Tour Dates:
Tues, Dec. 7 - Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA
Wed, Dec. 8 - Border's (Penn Plaza), New York, NY
Fri, Dec 10 - Barnes & Noble, Fairless Hills, PA

Bill Franson | Me and My Leica

Panopticon Gallery is pleased to be representing the work of Bill Franson.

Bill Franson studied photography at the Art Institute of Boston and earned a BA in Philosophy at Calvin College in Michigan. He is currently a professor at both the New England School of Photography in Boston, MA and Gordon College in Wenham, MA. Franson's work has been exhibited in New York City, Texas, Canada and throughout New England.

When it comes to Franson's imagery, his motto "observe, and get on with it" can be seen throughout his series of work; he observes, captures, and moves on to the next moment. His documentary style explores every day occurrences and renders in black and white a world full of mystery and a feeling of time. Franson successfully captures a tension throughout his imagery which causes the viewer to create their own story line of what has happened or is about to happen.

While some photographers put down their cameras for a rest, that never seems to happen in Franson's work. He is constantly rendering the world surrounding him; whether he is traveling via plane, train, car, or walking down the street, his photographic eye is always engaged and ready to capture the moment in front of him.

PDN Photo of the Day | Human Notes

The image Mac Music by Panopticon Gallery photographer Keith Johnson was featured today as the PDN Photo of the Day.

Ernest Withers | Remembered

Today is the anniversary of the passing of civil rights photographer Ernest C. Withers.

Ernest C. Withers, Twins at WDIA, 1948

Larry Pratt | Lyrical Nudes

Panopticon Gallery is pleased to be representing the work of Larry Pratt. Living on Cape Cod, Pratt is able to incorporate the lush and diverse landscape with his study of the human figure. His work ranges from figures gracefully placed in the landscape to abstract depictions of the nude form, both in black & white and color, causing the viewer to second guess what they are looking at.

Throughout Pratt's varying series, there is an apparent fascination with light. Whether he is painting with light to create a scene of two figures under a tree (The Secret, (version #2), 2008), or using a long exposure and the choreographed dance of models on the dunes in (Alien Dancers, 2010), Pratt consciously uses light to his advantage. In the series Contours and Space, Pratt pushes abstraction in his work further. With a limited depth of field, Pratt selectively focuses on the natural curving of branches in the foreground while an out of focus figure elegantly intertwines in the background (Alien, 2006).

Through his compositions, light delicately wraps around forms, highlighting specific repeating shapes. Using both positive and negative shapes throughout his photographs, Pratt explores the lyrical movement of the human body.

Eva Timothy | Lost in Learning

Eva Timothy's photographic journey has taken her to the ends of the world and back. Through her photographs, she has unveiled a previous age, one based upon discovery and exploration. Her series Lost in Learning has led to her first published monograph, released in September 2010. Her monograph received the 2010 People's Choice Award, First Place in the Professional Book Category through Prix de la Photographie and was a finalist in the 2010 Julia Margaret Cameron Award.

Eva Timothy,Creator and Creation,from the series Lost in Learning

Throughout the book, Eva Timothy's photographs lead us through the discoveries and ideas by some of history's most important figures, including Christopher Columbus and Leonardo da Vinci. She has described this project as "a photographic investigation linking the lives and works of significant Renaissance figures to the power of creativity in modern day learning."

Photographs from her series will be on display at Panopticon Gallery in the Spring of 2011.

Spallanzani Collection | Neal Rantoul

On a trip to Reggio Emilia, Italy in 2009, photographer Neal Rantoul set up his large format camera with permission inside their Civic Museum to document the Spallanzani Collection.

Rantoul's black and white photographs encompass a variety of specimens having congenital disorders, with many having Polycephaly (a condition of having more than one head). Here's just a sample.

Harold Feinstein | Breast Cancer Awareness

Harold Feinstein at Panopticon Gallery inside Hotel Commonwealth to promote
Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Photography by Roger Farrington

Harold Feinstein stopped by the gallery this morning to help promote National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more information about what we are doing to help this cause, check out our website.

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

From October 1 - 31, 2010, Panopticon Gallery in conjunction with the Hotel Commonwealth and photographer Harold Feinstein will be honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month by painting an entire wall in the gallery pink and exhibiting an original Harold Feinstein photograph called Robin's Roses.

This photograph, which was named after Feinstein's daughter who lost her battle with breast cancer in 2001, was recently used by Oprah Winfrey on the cover of her most recent book, Words That Matter.

During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Panopticon Gallery has produced a special edition signed print of this image with the majority of the proceeds going to Susan G. Komen for the Cure. With each print sold, you will also get a copy of Oprah’s book, Words That Matter, courtesy of Harper Collins.

For more information, or to purchase a print, please contact the gallery.