Opening reception for GCC Photo Exhibit at Park & Forest Center

This year’s Genesee Community College Photography Exhibition at the Genesee County Park & Forest Interpretive Center officially opened last Saturday and there’s a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 20. Light refreshments will be served while patrons take in the views and just breathe. The show featuring the photographs of GCC student runs through Sept. 11. The center is located at 11095 Bethany Center Road in East Bethany. The art of photography relies on the individual to go to a location and use elements and principles to capture on analog, black and white film or a digital file, a composition of original art. Compared to how a painter or sculptor works, this is a very different process. A painter can work in a studio for long periods of time to forge their idea from pure thought. The photographer has to create their art by being at the location and have the subject in front of the lens. Cellphone cameras have made it quite easy for folks to snap a picture and post it to one of many social media platforms, but are they really thinking about the longevity and meaning with that effort? “Throughout the year and through hands-on assignments, students have learned how to create exciting images using manual aperture and shutter speed settings,” Joe Ziolkowski, GCC assistant professor of Photography said. “Now they have the opportunity to show off their creations.” For more information, contact Joe Ziolkowski at jlziolkowski@genesee.edu or Shannon Morley, Genesee County conservation education programs coordinator at Shannon.Morley@co.genesee.ny.us or by calling (585 )344-1122.