Jeff Bannow - Photography Blog

I have just uploaded photos from some of my current shows in the gallery.

http://www.jeffbannow.com/gallery/v/openings/

Went back out shooting with Yves and Romain Saturday one last time before their 9pm flight.  We made it into the Packard Plant. 

 Here’s the group shot from Thursday - http://www.jeffbannow.com/gallery/v/groupshoots/P1030100.jpg.html

and here are some shots from the meeting on Friday -  http://www.jeffbannow.com/gallery/v/groupshoots/030808/

I took the day off work yesterday to drive Yves and Romain around town.  They flew in from Paris to photograph the abandoned buildings of Detroit. Bernadette came along as well.  We went into St. Margaret Mary Catholic School and the Bob-Lo Building, and photographed the recently burned down MacMillan Elementary School.  Photos soon to come.

Went out yesterday with some of the group and shot at the old Fisher Body 21 plant.  It was great - most of the windows were intact, and the old paint spray area was still mostly together as well.  Look for pictures from the shoot in the gallery in the near future.

Yesterday some of us went down to shoot in the old Detroit Public Schools Book Depository. Residing next to the old Michigan Central Station, it previously was a postal sorting station or some such. A while back the Detroit Public school district used the building to store textbooks and other materials. I guess someone forgot about the place, and now the roof is caving in, all the windows are broken, water leaks everywhere, and vandals and vagrants have lit fire to many of those soaked, forgotten textbooks.

I will have some photos from the shoot posted in the next few weeks. In the mean time, the group photo is up - http://www.jeffbannow.com/gallery/v/groupshoots/022608/

Some new show notices:

From now until March 30th, I have a piece hanging at the Scarab Club. http://www.scarabclub.org/

On Saturday the 8th from 5pm-10pm I have an opening at Cafe 1923. The show will run until April 12th. http://www.hatchart.org/main.html

I just uploaded my latest print, shot last fall at the Pinery.

Pinery Sunset

I have updated my photos to include my newest gallery openings.

http://www.jeffbannow.com/gallery/v/openings/

Thanks to all those that made it out. It’s been a crazy wild ride, but a blast having my friends there with me.

Here’s a list of the upcoming shows that I am aware of.  If I missed any, let me know.

HATCH Hatchback Show
     entries due next wednesday
     Hatchart.org

Lawrence St. Gallery Exposures: Photography ‘08
     entries due 3/26
     lawrencestreetgallery.com

Center for Fine Art Photography Artful Nude
     entries due 4/8
     c4fap.org

Lawrence St. Gallery Fill the Frame!
     entries due 6/25
     lawrencestreetgallery.com

     Just a note - you may have noticed I updated the website this morning.  Most of the content has stayed the same; I am just working out some layout issues.