{"id":2640,"date":"2018-07-15T17:45:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-15T22:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mcregg.com\/bpg\/?page_id=2640"},"modified":"2018-09-16T18:09:37","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T23:09:37","slug":"previous-meeting-sam-abell-canon-explorer-of-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcregg.com\/bpg\/previous-meeting-sam-abell-canon-explorer-of-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Previous Meeting &#8211; Sam Abell &#8211; Canon Explorer of Light"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2640\" class=\"elementor elementor-2640 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19472c1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19472c1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4052cc3\" data-id=\"4052cc3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-844e5ff elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"844e5ff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-10aed48\" data-id=\"10aed48\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8854770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8854770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sam Abell - Canon Explorer of Light\u200b<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72a8ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a72a8ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">REGISTRATION REQUIRED<\/span><\/p><p>Hosted by the Brentwood Photography Group and sponsored by Canon and Dury\u2019s.<\/p><p>Tuesday, May 1, 2018, 6:30 PM \u2013 8:00 PM (Doors open at 5:30)<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd67674 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bd67674\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sam-abell-canon-explorer-of-light-tickets-43660029323\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-16ea7fa\" data-id=\"16ea7fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dba8a1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"dba8a1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=otter%20creek%20church&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"otter creek church\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"otter creek church\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c031e1 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c031e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-07cdcfc\" data-id=\"07cdcfc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c72cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03c72cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biography:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7f67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b7f67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Sam Abell\u2019s forty-year career has been dedicated to achieving artistic expression through documentary photography. <\/em><br \/> <br \/><em>He has pursued his goals primarily through lengthy, in-depth assignments for National Geographic, where for thirty years he was a contract and staff photographer.<\/em><\/p><p><em>At the same time, he has maintained a career as an artist, teacher and author. He is also a charter member of Canon&#8217;s Explorers of Light program.<\/em><\/p><p><em>A one-person exhibit and monograph of his work at mid-career titled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Stay This Moment<\/span> was organized by the International Center of Photography in New York in 1990.<\/em><\/p><p><em>In 2002 a traveling exhibit and monograph of his work titled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sam Abell: The Photographic Life<\/span> was organized by the University of Virginia Art Museum.<\/em><\/p><p><em>His other book credits include <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Seeing Gardens<\/span> (2000) and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Life of a Photograph<\/span> ( 2008).<\/em><\/p><p><em>Mr. Abell was a founder of the Santa Fe Center of Photography and has been a member of the boards of the George Eastman House, Rochester, NY, and the University of Virginia Museum of Art.<\/em><\/p><p>Quote (used as promotion for a lecture) from Peter Poulides, Director, Dallas Center for Photography:<\/p><p><em>&#8220;Sam is widely regarded for the elegance, structure and precision he brings to his editorial and documentary photography. He brings those same qualities to his lecture, creating a positive and energizing experience for the audience.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a590c06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a590c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/sam-abell-canon-explorer-of-light-tickets-43660029323\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Free Registration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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