Burlesque!
The Monday Night Tease Retrospective

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Burlesque! — The Monday Night Tease Retrospective celebrates nine years of live performances at LA's longest weekly running burlesque show. Since 2004, Monday Night Tease has been a staple in the variety arts world. Described as the heartbeat of the Los Angeles burlesque scene, it is a home to local performers as well as a destination for out of town artists. Producer Lili VonSchtupp prides herself with launching new talent as well as nurturing established performers to take risks and further their art form. Several burlesque shows have come and gone, but every Monday the backstage area of The Three Clubs in Hollywood pulses with the beat of makeup, glitter, shimmy belts, and pasties. The energy presented weekly at Monday Night Tease is unmatched and we are proud to share it with you through a collection of images captured by some of LA's premier event photographers.

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Featuring work by Andrija Bloom, Azul DelGrasso, Brian C. Janes, Chris Beyond, Dan Hendricks, Ginger Liu, Jason Kamimura, Laura Creecy, PhotoJenInc, Samuel Hernandez, and Tom Yi.

ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. Established in 1998 as a much needed venue for LA photojournalists and photographers, the gallery continues to create unique exhibits through contact with various media organizations including The Associated Press, Magnum Photo Agency, The Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, and Agence France-Presse.
The mission of the Perfect Exposure Gallery is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the goal to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, the aesthetic, the contemptible, and the sublime. In addition, the gallery works with a distinguished group of acclaimed photojournalists to produce ongoing seminars and workshops for both adults and youths.


Opening Reception: Thursday, January 10th 2013, 6-9 pm
Exhibit Dates: January 11th - February 16th, 2013
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm
Media Contact: Christina Covarrubias T 213.381.1137 · Christina@theperfectexposuregallery.com
Links: www.ThePerfectExposureGallery.com, www.MondayNightTease.com
Social Media: facebook.com/ThePerfectExposureGallery, @TPEGalleryLA, @MNTease

The Next
Emerging LA Artists

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is proud to present The Next: Emerging LA Artists, a group exhibition featuring 100 images in a variety of subject matter and styles from a diverse group of 77 photographers. Ranging in experience from emerging to established, all the artists included are based in Los Angeles and have studied under Aline Smithson, award-winning photographer and editor of Lenscratch blogzine. All images on display will be available for purchase.

PHOTOGRAPHERS
Alaina Dall, Alexandra Kondracke, Aline Smithson, Angela Wenum, Bernd Reinhardt, Blair Wells, Bootsy Holler, Brad Buckman, Brandy Trigueros, Brian Van de Wetering, Carl Coan, Carolyn Hampton, Cathy Immordino, Cheryl Medow, Cindy Bendat, Claire Mallett, Clay Lipsky, Dan Freund, Dan Shepherd, Deborah Yun, Donna Scholl, Douglas McNamee, Elias Davis, Ellen Cantor, Eric Bickford, Erica Martin, Gail Seely, Gary Quart, Gerhard Clausing, Gina Roston, Hannah Kozak, Jamie Johnson, Jaye Azoff, Jodi Champagne, Josh Separzadeh, Josephine Close, Karen Baker, Kizzy O'Neal, Laurie McCormick, Leba Marquez, Linda Morrow, Lisa McCord, Lori Pond, Marian Crostic, Maura Brennan, Michael Butler, Michael Kirchoff, Mike Spitz, Nataly Rader, Noelle Swan Gilbert, Patricia Lemke, Pauline Gola, Pieter Lessing, Randy Wright, Rico Mandel, Rina Shapira, Robbie Kaye, Robert Bright, Ro Gunetilleke, Semantha Norris, Sandra Klein, Seth Hancock, Shari Simonsen, Shawn Robinson, Shay McAtee, Stacey Rebekah Scott, Steffi Jones, Stella S. Lee, Susan Swihart, Suzanne Garner, Tracy Fleischman Morgenthau, Val Patterson, Verner Soler, Veronica Walko, Yves Rubin, Zoran Milosavljevic

ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. Established in 1998 as a much needed venue for LA photojournalists and photographers, the gallery continues to create unique exhibits through contact with various media organizations including The Associated Press, Magnum Photo Agency, The Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, and Agence France-Presse.
The mission of the Perfect Exposure Gallery is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the goal to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, the aesthetic, the contemptible, and the sublime. In addition, the gallery works with a distinguished group of acclaimed photojournalists to produce ongoing seminars and workshops for both adults and youths.


Opening Reception: Thursday, November 15th, 6-9 pm
Exhibit Dates: November 16th - December 22nd, 2012
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm
Media Contact: Christina Covarrubias T 213.381.1137 · Christina@theperfectexposuregallery.com

Silverado Life: A Thousand Words
Special Limited Engagement
September 27th - October 6th

About the Exhibit
Silverado Life: A Thousand Words is an one-of-a-kind photo project in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association that put a camera in the hands of approximately 50 Southern California Silverado residents suffering from memory loss. The result: the world can gain a new perspective of what life is like living with Alzheimer's and Dementia. What these photos show is that while these individuals are suffering a brain disease that takes away their memory, their ability to think creatively remains in tact. What's more, it demonstrates that individuals who suffer from the disease can still live an active, meaningful life while maintaining their dignity.

About the Photographer
Jonathan Alcorn is a Los Angeles-based editorial photographer with clientele including Reuters, Bloomberg News, Sony Corporation, The Trust for Public Land, and The New York Times. His work has been recognized by The Eddie Adams Workshop, the California Press Photographers Association and he was an integral team member of the Los Angeles Times Pulitzer Prize including the iconic cover image of the Northridge Earthquake editon. Jonathan is co-founder of JTA Photo Agency, an independent photo collective based in Los Angeles dedicated to high-quality photography showcasing documentary and fine art imagery.

We are proud to announce the winners of Perfect Exposures 2012:

1st Place - Kelsey Austin Walsh - The Beast Within

2nd Place - David Obermeyer - The Palace Theatre

3rd Place - Deb Schwedhelm - Spring Swim


The Perfect Exposures Top 100 images exhibit will feature work by:

Akihiro Furuta, Akos Major, Alessandro Falco, Andrea Maini, Arturo Rojas, Asia Kepka, Bojil Vassilev, Carli Choi, Carmen Spitznagel, Charlie Lieberman, Chester Ng, Christa Blackwood, Claire Mallett, Cliff Badowski, Cody Koester, Charles Corda, Cynthia Henebry, Daniel Sackheim, David Bennett, David Blumenkrantz, David Keenan, David Obermeyer, Deb Schwedhelm, Don Park, Elena Ayllon, Ellen Cantor, Eran Gilat, Fiona Chang, Ivan Koota, Jennifer Huxta, Jessica Beebe, Jodi Champagne, Joshua Hobson, Kelsey Walsh, Kris Lattimore, Landon Nordeman, Leslie Neale, Liam Sinnott, Lorenzo Ferroni, Luc Kordas, Maddalena Ugolini, Margrieta Jeltema, Maria Marin, Marilyn Szabo, Martin Herrera Soler, Matthew Michalek, Mike Spitz, Mike Cavenagh, Nicolas Silberfaden, Paul Rodriguez, Paula Rucket, Pete Rosos, Peter McCabe, Rene Miranda, Richard Chow, Ringo Chiu, Robert Schlaug, Roger Generazzo, Ruby Rubenstein, Ruth M. Ellingson, Souvid Datta, Stacie Turner, Stephan Albair, Terri Gold, Terry Richter, Till Mueller, Tom Cheatham, Tony Minas, Valerie Cargo, Ximena Etchart

Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone who entered!


ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. Its mission is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the goal to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, the aesthetic, the contemptible, and the sublime. Established in 1998, The Perfect Exposure Gallery continues to create unique exhibits through contact with various media organizations including The Associated Press, Magnum Photo Agency, The Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, and Agence France-Presse.

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm

Nick Ut's iconic black-and-white image of Phuc after a napalm attack in 1972 communicates the horrors War.

Eternal Spring

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
"Eternal Spring" is a collection of photographs taken by photographer Matt Sayles while traveling in Guatemala. Though he specializes in celebrity and portrait photography, Matt was inspired by Guatemala's natural beauty, the faith of its people, and its evolving culture. "Eternal Spring" features a mix of color and black and white photographs that reflect the vivid landscape and traditions of Guatemala and its people.
A percentage of the proceeds from this exhibit will be donated to Mayan Families, a charitable organization that provides opportunities and assistance to the indigenous and impoverished people of Guatemala through education and community development programs.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Matt Sayles is an internationally published photojournalist and celebrity portrait photographer. His work appears in the world's leading publications including Vanity Fair, Forbes Magazine, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and People Magazine. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Matt is a graduate of Stanford University and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. In 2008, Matt became a National Entertainment Photographer for The Associated Press.

ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. Its mission is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the goal to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, the aesthetic, the contemptible, and the sublime. Established in 1998, The Perfect Exposure Gallery continues to create unique exhibits through contact with various media organizations including The Associated Press, Magnum Photo Agency, The Los Angeles Times, Getty Images, and Agence France-Presse.

Opening Reception: Thursday, May 24th 2012, 6-9pm
Exhibit ends: June 30th, 2012
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-4pm

Aesthetics 2012

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
For the ninth year, we take pride in supporting the work of upcoming and established photographers in a variety of mediums and themes during our group show Aesthetics 2012.

Featuring photography by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez, Armando Arorizo, Carol Bishop, Charles Trainor Jr., Charlie Lieberman, Cliff Badowski, Dan Park, Daniela Cerano, David Obermeyer, Eli Reed, Hernan Vazquez, Jeremy Evans, John Parkes, Jon SooHoo, Jose Arias, Lisa Orrantia, Michael Cannon, Mike Spitz, Nick Ut, Philip Beron, Ray Ramos, Rex Atienza, Richard S. Chow, Ringo H. W. Chiu, Ron L. Zheng, Ruby Rubinstein, Ruth M. Ellingson, Susan J. Rose, Tom Mossman

Exhibit Dates: February 3rd - March 17th

Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-5pm

Waiting for Work

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Every day, clusters of Latino men and women line the streets of New York City's boroughs and affluent suburbs, looking for work. They clean houses and gutters; they mop the floors and landscape the grounds. And on any given day, there are 117,600 to 260,000 of them waiting on street corners across the United States, waiting for someone to offer them work. They are day laborers. They are jornaleros.

"Waiting for Work" is a collection of portraits of jornaleros. It creates a space where this often-nondescript group and singular mass becomes visible. Photographed in a portable studio in several soup kitchens and worker centers in and around New York City, "Waiting for Work" uses a simple visual approach that gives viewers the opportunity to look eye-to-eye with dozens of day laborers and learn their stories. Through viewing these personalized narratives, the exhibit provokes and supports viewers to consider their own reality, and the realities of those whom are ignored. By focusing on the act of documentation, itself, "Waiting For Work" challenges complacent assumptions about cultural difference and fosters cross-cultural engagement.

This exhibit is supported, in part, by a Dean's Grant from New York University. Half of all the proceeds from the "Waiting For Work" exhibit will go directly to the Don Bosco Community Center's Day Laborer's Center of Port Chester, New York a non-profit registered 501[c][3] program of the Westchester Hispanic Coalition in New York State (www.donboscocenter.com). Tax deductible donations are also gratefully accepted and can be made payable to the Don Bosco Center.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Karly Domb Sadof is an internationally published photojournalist, visual anthropologist, and national desk photo editor at the Associated Press's global headquarters in New York City. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including: The Associated Press, The Boston Globe, The International Herald Tribune, The New York Times, National Public Radio, Time Magazine, and The Washington Post.

ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. The mission of the Perfect Exposure Gallery is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the following goals to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, a forum for the aesthetic, the contemptible and the sublime.

Opening Reception: Thursday, October 13th 2011, 6-9pm
Exhibit ends: November 12th, 2011
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11am-5pm

Intersection of Greatness - The Legends Meet in Miami

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Intersection of Greatness features rare historical images of The Beatles, Elvis and Mohammad Ali captured against a Miami backdrop. This exhibit honors monumental anniversaries in pop history as 2011 marks 50 years since the Beatles had their first ever gig at The Cavern in Liverpool and 55 years since a trio of firsts for Elvis: RCA single release: Heartbreak Hotel, movie appearance: Love Me Tender and television appearances.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Charles Trainor (1927-1987) was a photographer in Miami from the 1950's to the 1970's. During the middle years of the last century Trainor crossed paths with subjects that would become icons in the present day. The photos of Elvis, The Beatles, and Ali not only defined his photography but also a city that was becoming a player on the world's stage. Miami was the point in all three of their history where the world took noticed, two with concerts and one with a fight. Trainor's dramatic photograph of the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy caught the attention of the late President who requested a copy of the photograph and returned one to Trainor with his signature. Over the years Trainor's work was published in national and international publications: LIFE and LOOK Magazine, PARIS MATCH, GEO, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED, ROLLING STONE Magazine and various books and documentaries.

ABOUT THE GALLERY
The Perfect Exposure Gallery is the recognized venue in Southern California to display the work of award winning and accomplished photojournalists as well as works of photographers that regard artistry and craftsmanship as a standard of excellence. The mission of the Perfect Exposure Gallery is to present exhibits free of charge to the general public with the following goals to exemplify the rich variety and impact of photography, freedom of expression, a forum for the aesthetic, the contemptible and the sublime.

T.V. LIFE by John Van Hamersveld

ABOUT THE EXHIBIT
Renowned multidisciplinary artist - graphic designer and fine art photographer - John Van Hamersveld will exhibit a special collection of his photography which brings together 34 digitally retouched prints of John's street photography, covering a 22 year period of his life from 1965 to 1987. Tracing John's experiences and development as a prolific artist, the inspirational exhibit includes photographs from his early years as an art student at Chouinard/Cal Art, which occurred just after he had designed the successful iconic film poster for The Endless Summer. The exhibit also consists of photographs taken by John during his experiences working as a graphic designer at Capitol Records, traveling between Los Angeles and New York in the Art & Entertainment business, and creating art in his popular Los Angeles studio.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
John Van Hamersveld began studying Street Photography in the early '70s. He met with Ralph Gibson, who introduced him to the work of Robert Frank. Frank worked with John on the Exile project in 1972 and by 1974, there were a series of shows of John's photography, the second of which, entitled "the Interval," occurred in Venice, California. At the Fisher Gallery in 1975, John exhibited "T.V.LIFE." Then John exhibited another set of photos at the Long Beach Museum's Bicentennial show entitled "So Cal 76."
In 1974, John became represented artist by the Push Pin Studio in New York. The following year, he became an instructor at Cal Arts in the Art and Design Department, a position he held for seven years.
John's other notable accomplishments include designing the Endless Summer film poster as well as the album covers for the Beatles' Magical Mystery Tour, the Stones' Exile on Main Street, the Jefferson Airplane and Dylan and the Dead. He created the architectural look and trademark for the Fatburger franchise restaurants and the 360 foot 1984 Olympic Mural, which wrapped half way around the LA Coliseum. He has designed identities for Jimmy'Z apparel, Gotcha Sportswear, Contempo Casuals Stores, and L.A.Style Magazine. Most recently, John created a new poster for the Bloomingdale's Santa Monica and New York stores and was honored by the Pacific Design Center as 2011 "Graphic Designer of the Year."

Recently Discovered 1950's Street Photography
About the Exhibit
Throughout the latter part of his life, Frank Oscar Larson (1896-1964) would leave his Flushing, Queens home early in the morning with his Rolleiflex camera and embark on photographic expeditions to exotic places in New York City like the Bowery, Chinatown, Hell's Kitchen or Times Square, or to less exotic places like Rockefeller Center, Central Park, and the Cloisters. This exhibit, compiled from negatives recently discovered in an old cardboard box 45 years after Frank's death, shows a unique and moving portrait of New York City in the 1950's. The Larson family presents this exhibit as a tribute to all the effort and love Frank put into his work, and the obvious devotion he felt to his hometown of New York.
 
About the Photographer
Frank Oscar Larson was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in 1896, the son of Swedish immigrants who moved to New York in early 1890's. After serving in World War I as an artilleryman, Frank began working for the Empire Trust Company, a bank in Midtown Manhattan.  He remained employed by Empire Trust from 1920 to 1960, working his way up from auditor to vice-president. Frank passed away in 1964 from a stroke, brought on by lung damage he sustained from exposure to mustard gas in WW1.

Although he was always the family shutterbug, it wasn't until the early 1950's that Frank's passion for photography blossomed.  His weekend excursions around New York with his Rolleiflex camera produced thousands of images, which Frank developed and printed in his basement darkroom. Some he entered in local amateur photographic competitions where he won awards, but the majority of his work remained undiscovered until 2009 when his youngest son's widow found a box of negatives that had been packed away since Frank's death. Those negatives went on to become the images presented in "Reflections of New York" in honor of Frank's memory.

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The Perfect Exposure Gallery will be featuring images by Lisa Blumenfeld while on safari in Africa. Although specializing in Sports Photography for many years, Lisa's exhibit will focus only on her photographs from Tanzania. A side trip brought to light the struggle of millions of orphaned children. As a result of that exposure, she is donating all proceeds from this exhibit to benefit orphaned children worldwide. Since her journey, Project Goodlife has been created for the purpose of providing opportunities for a brighter future for these children.

All purchases will be tax deductible.

Music, Food, Literature, Art: the passions that launch dreams are abundant in Los Angeles and New Orleans. They draw people from all over the country and the globe to try to stake a claim for fame or just to enjoy the good life.

Both cities inspire art and nurture it. Both are uniquely American in very different ways, and in the immortal words of Charles Dickens, have known "the best of times, and the worst of times."

This exhibition is Ellingson's tribute to two wildly messy, complicated and wonderful cities she loves.

The Perfect Exposure Gallery, will exhibit the photography work of Charlie Lieberman in an exhibit entitled Passages.

Shortly after completing college Charlie decided to change directions and pursue a career in photography. Other than a deep appreciation for the medium that he held since his teens, he had no former experience in the field. He wandered the streets of Chicago trying to see if he was capable of creating quality photographs, to see if he could teach himself how to
take a good picture. He spent a couple of years at grunt level employment in camera shops and still studios to see what technical skills he could absorb. Gathering up his confidence, he then set out to freelance as an editorial still photographer.

He only spent a few more years enhancing these skills when a filmmaker hired him to take production stills on a documentary project. Finding cinema as interesting as stills, Charlie pursued that branch of photography by first working in documentary, educational and industrial film. He eventually moved to Los Angeles and continued to have success as a Director of Photography in dramatic television and independent film. All during this time he never stopped taking stills. His love of natural locales caused him to shift his subject of interest from urban landscapes to natural ones.

The Perfect Exposure Gallery was established in 1998 as a forum for the aesthetic, the contemptible and the sublime in photographic imagery. The gallery has exhibited Pulitzer and World Press Photo award winners as well as photographers who have gained prominence in their respective fields for commitments to excellence in their artistry.

The Perfect Exposure Gallery, will exhibit the work of Palestinian/Irish photographer Omar Yashruti. Yashruti first infiltrated his mother's homeland amidst the violent resistance, bombings, and police state of the 70's. In 2005 he returned, camera in hand, and began documenting daily life.

In the flux between black and white and color, disintegrating borders and continuing segregation, living and the stark pull of place and time, The North reveals the cultural battlefields of Northern Ireland after The Troubles.

The Perfect Exposure Gallery, will exhibit the work of Heng Qi, a distinguished photographer and one of the Top 10 photojournalist in China. Qi has been a senior photographer with the Xinhua News Agency for 16 years. His photography career has taken him around the world. Since 2005, Heng Qi has been in Xinhua's Los Angeles Bureau. In three short years, he has visited many American States and published over 10,000 photographs in top newspapers, magazines, websites and various other publications worldwide. Images of America depicts the photography works of Heng Qi's throughout those three years.