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Moments
Photography Exhibition by William Banning
Faulkner Gallery East
Santa Barbara Central Library
August 2-30, 2022
The exhibition includes 32 photographs from four distinct series. Digital versions of the exhibited prints are shown below. A digital catalog of the exhibition will be available for download soon.
Artist Statement
I can’t remember when I didn’t have a camera or didn’t want to explore the world around me through photography. For over forty years my passion for photography has managed to outlast the impulsiveness and short attention span in other parts of my life. Over time, my priorities have shifted from creating technically proficient, pretty pictures to creating meaningful art through photography.
"Moments"presents photographs in several styles and genres, striving to elicit emotional or thought-provoking reactions that cause the viewer to slow down and move through the work at something less than the lightning-swipe speed of Instagram.
Biography
William Banning is currently president of the Channel City Camera Club. He is an active member of the Santa Barbara Art Association and was recently accepted into the Santa Barbara's Abstract Art Collective.
In addition to his photographic pursuits, his 40-plus-year career in public education included teaching music, computer applications, and positions of administrative leadership. throughout Southern California. He retired after serving from 2012 to 2017 as the Superintendent of the Goleta Union School District. Since then, he has become fully engaged with his passion for creating art through photography.
Moments: Leaving Los Angeles
Sixteen selected prints from Leaving Los Angeles, a photobook I created in 2017 documenting a single trip on the Amtrak Surfliner between Union Station in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. The linked gallery displays the photos in facing-page pairs, as they were intended to be viewed in the printed book. The full book includes 72 photos documenting the changing environment along the way. Printed and digital versions of the book are available here.
Moments: Venezia
Moments: Return to Freedom
Six selected prints from a series on the Return to Freedom Wild Horse Sanctuary in Lompoc, California
Moments: Seeing in Sixes
A six-image project featured in the LensWork book, Seeing in Sixes, 2019.
