Book Signing • 5–7 p.m.
Lecture by Michael Kenna • 7–9 p.m.
This Historic New Orleans Collection, Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres St.
Free and open to the public. Seating is limited, and reservations are required.
Reservations: http://photonola.org/michael-kenna-lecture/
The Historic New Orleans Collection is participating in PhotoNOLA 2010, the city’s fifth annual festival of photograph. In addition to presenting “The Seventh Ward: People, Places and Traditions,” a photography exhibition, throughout the month of December, The Collection will host a book signing and the keynote lecture Friday, December 3. Several photographers including Sylvia Plachy, Michelle Bates, Dave Anderson, Jackie Brenner and Christopher Porche West, will sell and sign copies of their books.
Following the book signing, photographer Michael Kenna will present an overview of his work to date and discuss his technical and esthetic approach to the photographic medium.