October 21 - November 11, 2024, Black & White Film Photography - Exposed by Stanley Shoolman
Open to the public (free): Mondays: October 21, 28, November 04, 11 from 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm.
Thursdays: October 31, November 07, from 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm.
Sundays: October 27, November 03 from 11.00 am - 3.00 pm.
Stanley Shoolman, one of our most dedicated volunteers, is now serving his second term as a Board member and also plays a vital role in welcoming new club members. He joined the club in 2011. Interestingly, he had already been a member in 1980, shortly after immigrating to Canada from South Africa, and won an award for his very first entry to the Salon. Unfortunately for the club, the demands of building a new life in Canada led him to step away from the club for nearly three decades.
Stanley’s passion for photography began at the age of thirteen when he set up his first darkroom. He has always been particularly drawn to documenting people’s lives, especially those from backgrounds vastly different from his own, often marked by hardship. For Stanley, the true fulfillment lies in creating images that resonate emotionally with viewers.
The show contains 72 Images captured on the streets of Cape Town and surrounding: Arniston, a seaside fishing settlement near Cape Agulhas, the southernmost tip of Africa. Tafalofefe Hospital and surrounding, 100% rural, remote and underdeveloped area of the Xhosa people. Also 21 portraits and images from Amsterdam, Greece, Paris, London and South Africa.
Iskouhee Kirakosyan, Powell Gallery Curator,