Black-and-white photography displayed through Sept. 15

 
 
VANCOUVER, Wash. — An exhibit of large black-and-white photographs called “The InBetween” by Sara Yerkes is on display through Sept. 15 in the WSU Vancouver Administration building gallery. The exhibit focuses on the surface of water.
 
Yerkes offers glimpses of how water responds to the wind above and currents below. Her photos show images of ripples, reflections and shadows in water.
 
Using a long exposure, Yerkes captures the water’s movement. She says this technique softens the crisp distinction between water and air. The result is an image not seen by the naked eye. She also edits out much of what might give the observer clues as to where the photos were taken and frames the water in isolation.
 
Yerkes has been creating black-and-white photographs for about a decade. She has exhibited in California, Colorado and Washington. Her work has been published in the magazine Artifacts and in the Stanford University Continuing Education catalog. She was awarded the 2006 Pictorial Photo of the Year by the Channel Cities Camera Club.
 
To see more of Yerkes work, go to her website http://sarayerkes.com.
 
WSU Vancouver is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205. WSU Vancouver art galleries are open from 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday. Admission is free. Parking is available at parking meters or in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $3. For more information, contact barbrah@vancouver.wsu.edu or at 360-546-9580.
 
 
 

CONTACTS:
Barb Holder, WSU Vancouver Galleries, 360-546-9580,
barbrah@vancouver.wsu.edu;
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communications, 360-546-9601,
brenda_alling@vancouver.wsu.edu