Two local photographers will have their work on display at the Courthouse Art Gallery starting this weekend in an exhibit titled Dynamic Range.
There won’t be much time to catch this exhibit, however, as it only runs until next weekend, May 16.
“My inspiration is really nature,” said Julie VanKoll, a member of the arts council and half of the duo of photographers whose work will be displayed.
“The scenery around our area I just find really breathtaking and beautiful,” she said. “I love to capture it.”
She said it is her love of photography that informs her love for nature and the outdoors. “One leads to the other, and you combine them both and it’s great,” she said. “You don’t have a better subject with some of our scnery around here, it’s absolutely breathtaking,” said VanKoll, who has been into photography since she was in high school.
VanKoll is sharing the gallery walls with Anya McVean, another local photographer and the vice president of the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council.
McVean’s work is different from VanKoll’s, however. “I photograph a range of subjects but one of my primary subjects is people,” she said. “I like to capture the nuances in people, the hidden beauty that is in everyone.” She said she particularly focuses on people’s eyes.
The two artists’ differing subject matter is why they chose to name the exhibit Dynamic Range.
The opening reception is at the gallery on Friday, May 8, from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
