De Santos Gallery Presents Strangely Familiar – the magic of light, lens and process" Sept. 1 – Oct. 1; Photographer Clay Harmon Shares His Fascination"

Houston photographer Clay Harmon shares his fascination with the way in which the photographic frame, the lens and the process combine to see the world in his De Santos Gallery (1724-B Richmond) exhibition Strangely Familiar – the magic of light, lens and process" Thursday, September 1 – Saturday, Oct. 1. An opening reception with a brief discussion with Harmon will be held Thursday, Sep. 1 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 21, 2005 -- Houston photographer Clay Harmon shares his fascination with the way in which the photographic frame, the lens and the process combine to see the world in his De Santos Gallery (1724-B Richmond) exhibition Strangely Familiar – the magic of light, lens and process" Thursday, September 1 – Saturday, Oct. 1. An opening reception with a brief discussion with Harmon will be held Thursday, Sep. 1 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

The alchemy that occurs at the momentary intersection of light, lens and location is heightened by this photography artist during the printing process revealing a mysterious transformation of otherwise ordinary and banal places.

My thought on this exhibition is to show the differences and similarities between these various modes of using the camera, and how they are all more similar to each other than they are to our perception," Harmon said.

The images in this show are all printed using hand coated platinum-palladium or platinum-palladium-gum printing techniques. The printing processes are difficult to master, time-consuming and sometimes fraught with failure," Harmon added. However, they allow me to make the images the way I like them to look."

The images were made with cameras of all sorts – ultra-large format view cameras, fifteen dollar plastic-lensed cameras and traditional 35mm cameras.

The De Santos Gallery is owned and directed by Gemma and Luis De Santos who are natives of Spain and long-time residents of Houston. They commissioned Houston architect Fernando Bravo who recently won the 2005 American Institute of Architects Design Award for the building design. The DeSantos Gallery specializes in photography (including traditional and new media) from contemporary European and Asian photographers.

The De Santos Gallery is located at 1724-A Richmond Avenue in Houstons Museum District. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information, please call 713-520-1200 or visit www.desantosgallery.com

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