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Photojournalist calls for people to “Listen to my eyes”
in one-man show
Those accustomed to the rugged life of the remote backcountry captured in Lee Bergthold’s photographs will get a glimpse of the more serene, aesthetic side of his half century of work with the opening of a one-man show at Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Aug. 29-Sept. 26.
“Photographer’s Retrospective” will feature images from Bergthold’s cross-country treks, but there will be photographs from the more urban accessible side of life such as those from a tattoo parlor.
“This is a side of my photography they’re probably not familiar with,” Bergthold said of those who have seen his work in Sunset Magazine, American Photographer, Backpacker Magazine and other publications. “It’s more of a glamorous show.”
Photographs will be in color and black and white, and will include those done with large format cameras.
“Listen to my eyes,” Bergthold said, “you only see what you must; record what you can.”
Bergthold is a former Marine Corps survival instructor whose passion for exploring has taken him on numerous extended backcountry treks through the mountain and desert regions of the southwestern United States.
His first book, “There Must Have Been an Angel,” is pending publication. Two other books, “The Night of the Triangle” and “The Hastings Cutoff” -- accounts of his extensive explorations -- are in progress.
Gallery shows are free to the public. An opening night reception with Bergthold will be held 7-9 p.m. Aug. 29. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Friday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday. Call the gallery at (661) 722-6300, ext. 6215 for details.
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