Our good friend Jeff Gros is exhibiting his show "Memphis" at the Wonderful Union Gallery in Seattle this Saturday.

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, December 8th, 2007, 6-10 PM
The Wonderful Union Gallery
2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, Seattle WA 98107
(1/2 Block West of The Ballard Library)

EXHIBITION DATES
December 8th, 2007 - February 2nd, 2008

ABOUT THE SHOW
For Jeff Gros, the South is a magical place. It speaks to him. It's in his blood. It's a place where time stands still. Landscapes are overlooked, buildings are forgotten, and it's people are cut from a different cloth.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jeff may call Los Angeles home, but it would be easy to think differently. Based on his photographs, Gros lives miles away from the stereotypical cliches of Hollywood, in a land where celebrities and unknowns intermingle and forgotten objects are valued as fine art. His honest observations show life for what it is, with no exaggerations or fabrications. This sincerity saturates both his personal and commercial work and has gained him the trust of such clients as ESPN the Magazine, Interscope Records and Sony BMG. Recently, Gros was honored with a coveted 2005 Grammy Nomination for Best Music Packaging. Growing up around photography shaped Gros' way of seeing the world. A photographer for over 10 years, Jeff has pushed himself and his creative medium, quietly amassing an impressive and diverse portfolio. He shows no signs of slowing down, as future plans include continued personal projects, client work, a book release of his haunting series "Memphis" and an accompanying gallery exhibit.

LINKS
Visit Gros' Site

Hope to see everyone come out for the show! It promises to be a great time to benefit a great cause. Every photo will have a specific gift associated with it; for instance, if you buy a photo the proceeds will go towards buying a family in Haiti a goat for milk and cheese. Or if you buy a different photo, its proceeds will go towards supplying an orphan in Zimbabwe with food, blankets and school supplies.

Check out Wonderful Union to learn more about the photographers and the show!

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MUST WARN OTHERS
A COLLECTION OF IMAGERY TO BENEFIT WORLD VISION

OPENING RECEPTION
October 13th, 2007, 7-10 PM
The Wonderful Union Gallery
2221 NW 56th St. Suite 201, Seattle WA 98107
(1/2 Block West of The Ballard Library)

ABOUT THE SHOW
The Wonderful Union Gallery presents "Must Warn Others," a collection of images from some of the nation's brightest emerging photographers. Through a partnership with the humanitarian organization World Vision, all proceeds will provide meaningful gifts to help children, familes and communities break free from poverty.

Must Warn Others will release our first ever book October 13th! Titled "You Look Like You've Seen A Ghost" features around 40 images from all of the MWO crew. The book will be available for purchase at the opening of Must Warn Others show at The Wonderful Union Gallery in Seattle, WA and later online through this website. The cover photo, part of the series "Nowhere" was taken by Ian Whitmore.

Christina Lutze has updated her site with new content. You can check it out here.

Also, many apologies to those who have tried to contact us- apparently the form on the contact section has not worked for sometime and we did not receive your mail. Many apologies! Please write us back and we will get back to you shortly.

MWO photographer Jerad Knudson has been keeping busy, teaming up with the dynamic Invisible Creature to create the album packaging for Falling Up (see above), Drop Dead, Gorgeous, A Dream Too Late, Life In Your Way, Daphne Loves Derby and Jonzetta. It's been promised for awhile, but Jerad's new site is under construction and will be launched late summer.

Head on over to Muffin Gospel where Bryan Schutmaat is featured in the online show entitled "We've Moved On... Why Can't You?"

We will have our first ever Must Warn Others group show October 13th, 2007 at Wonderful Union, a brand new gallery in Seattle WA. The show will be a charity benefitting World Vision, a humanitarian organization who is "dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice." All proceeds will go towards awesome things like supplying families with clean drinking water, provide food for hungry children in Africa or building schools for impoverished children.

We will also be releasing our first ever book, cleverly titled "Must Not Sleep / Must Warn Others" which showcases the best and the brightest our seven photographers have to offer. Proceeds of the book will also go towards the aforementioned charity.

More details will be on the way, but in the meantime we've got lots of work to do to get ready for it!

The newly graduated Greg Wasserstrom has updated his portfolio with some new works here.

Greg Lutze will be participating in the "Waterwings" show at 20Twenty in Seattle, WA. The opening is Saturday, August 11th from 6-9 PM. Twelve Northwest USA artists dissect the sometimes elusive, often celebrated concept of swimming pools in the northwest and their relation to those two months we call summer.

Ian Whitmore currently installed some epic pieces of work at the Woolworth Building in downtown Tacoma, WA. The exhibit will run from May 14th to August 4th. In addition, an eight inch print portfolio will be available in an edition of three at that time.

Our very own Bryan Schutmaat and Greg Wasserstrom, along with Shane Lavalette show "Take Us Anywhere, But Take Us Now" will be on display the month of May at the Warehouse Gallery in Washington, DC. Be sure to stop by and check it out!

Greg Lutze will be displaying a small collection of work (photography and illustration) at the group show "We Are Living In The Aftermath of Our Hearts Poor Decision Making." The opening is May 4th from 6-9 pm at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center (4272 Fremont Ave. N) in Seattle, WA. It promises to be a great show with other artists including Brian Barber, C. Charles Bowden, Eric Fisher, Damien Jurado, Rustee Pace, Amanda Ringstad, Greg Nyssen and Tim Tinker. Hope to see you there!

Leif, along with a few other great artists, has a new show entitled "Big Bully" at 20Twenty. The opening is Saturday, February 10th from 6-9 pm. 20Twenty is located at 5208 Ballard Ave, Seattle, WA. If you can't make it out to the opening, be sure to drop by between February 9th and March 6th to see the show!

The indie band Fair's "The Best Worst Case Scenario" has been nominated for "Best Packaging of the Year" for the Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles Febraury 2007. The album, designed by Invisible Creature's Ryan Clark contains over 20 pages of fall goodness by MWO photographer Greg Lutze.

Greg recently wrapped up a series entitled "The Misfit Toys," documenting a Christmas party for homeless youth. "The Misfit Toys" was shot for the non-profit organization Rising Out of the Shadows (ROOTS), an organization based in compassion and committed to social justice.

Ian Whitmore, a new recruit to the Must Warn Others team, has images from his spellbinding series "Channels" displayed at the New Jersey Center for Visual Arts as part of the 21st International Juried Show. The exhibit runs from February - March, 2007 and is one not to miss! If you can't make it to New Jersey, be sure to view the "Channels" series here.

Though only 22, one look at Christina's images reveals a talent that transcends age. At once bold and colorful, then suddenly introspective and subtle, her knack for capturing images that transport the viewer to another time and space is apparent. Fresh off her December show "Winter Lights," Christina will be displaying her new series entitled "Nostalgia (a wistful desire to return in thought or in fact to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland, or to one's family and friends; a sentimental yearning for the happiness of a former place or time)." Newly returned to the States, the social work major's series will highlight the photographer's time abroad in Asia.

MNS/MWO photographer Leif Anderson will be showing a collection of film projections entitled "Big Bully" for February's Ballard ARTWalk. Opening night is Saturday, February 10 at the always great Twenty 20 on Ballard Avenue in Seattle. Mark your calendars- we'll see you there!

Both gritty and vibrant, Leif's work has made a name for himself in Seattle with his unique photojournalistic style of street life. In addition to his photography pursuits, Leif also volunteers his time mentoring students at Youth In Focus, an organization whose goal is to empower urban teens, through photography, to experience their world in new ways and make positive changes in their lives. Awesome!

Yep, summertime means pool party time. So grab your swim trunks and goggles and head down to Twenty/Twenty in Ballard this Saturday, July 8th from 7-10 p.m. for the opening of "Water Wings." Greg and Leif, along with 6 other national and local photographers will display their swimming pool themed work. Greg's portrait series of swimmers will be available for "purchase" not with money, but with a promise the "buyer" will perform certain acts of kindness for other people! First come, first serve, so come early and with your "be kind" hats firmly affixed to your heads! Leif's series is an intoxicating, bubbling waterworld; it is simply beautiful.

"Change Me" is an an open conversation that brings people together to share ideas through powerful imagery. Partnering with Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, an organization dedicated to educating and mobilizing people in the fight against the three diseases, Getty Images' "Change Me" presents a forum in which people use powerful images to share their thoughts on how to make the world a better place. Getty Images is launching an online community to further those efforts as well as raise awareness on the state of the world by leveraging the power of imagery. MWO photographer, Greg Lutze, part of Wonderful Union (formerly Asterik Studio) worked with the Getty Images team to produce this innovative website.

Thank you to everyone who came out to the show! It was a great turnout and a good time had by all. And best of all, money was raised to help support a great local Seattle charity! If you missed it, "This Is Why I Sing" will be on display for the month of March at Blackbird in Ballard, Seattle, WA. We will upload photos soon, but until then check out these photos some of our Flickr friends: One , Two, and Three. Thanks to Zach Hodges for the picture above!