iPhone Photography Exhibit

Posted by Devon Akmon | Filed under Art & Design

In my last post I shared what I think are Five Great iPhone Apps for Photography and Design. Lately, I’ve been really loving the iPhone photo applications. I’m becoming more and more interested in how the iPhone can be utilized as a tool for creating fine art.

I just learned of a recent exhibit, called Everything is Accessible: An iPhone Photo Exhibition, at the Studio 101 Gallery in Chicago. This exhibit explored the changing ideas of what can be considered professional photography. The following statement from the exhibition overview succinctly captures how I feel about the medium:

The world of digital photography is indeed changing. With new technology available to more people, art is becoming less intimidating and more inviting. To put it simply, camera phones make photography fun again.

Although the exhibit is now closed, I am learning of many others popping up around the country. Last night I submit three images for the forthcoming exhibit, iPhontography: Pixels At An Exhibition. Submissions are being accepted through January 10, and the exhibit is set to open at the Giorgi Gallery in Berkeley, CA in February 2010. This exhibit will feature 200 images in the gallery for the month of February. Images will be sold as individual works of art. A book will be published that will include all of the images along with names and a short bio of each “iPhontographer.”

Interested in participating? Here are the submission guidelines. Be sure to visit the iPhontography website after January 15 to cast your vote for images you feel should be included in the exhibit!

Here are the images I submitted: