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About Project Basho

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Re-introducing Photography to Philadelphia

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About the Project — Manifestations

Project Basho is a photography resource center located on Germantown Avenue in Old Kensington, an artist-concentrated and culturally vibrant section of Philadelphia. It is a small yet dedicated organization of photographers, run by photographers, for photographers.

With the community darkroom as the locus of the program, Project Basho offers introductory and advanced classes and specialized workshops on historical processes and other formal issues in photography. Project Basho is committed to re-introducing photography to Philadelphia by providing a space that is conducive to the advancement of the medium and by fostering a vibrant culture of photography through an array of educational programs such as informal critiques, lectures, and panel discussions.

Project Basho also houses a gallery space. Unique architectural details and a 14 ft foot ceiling create a space that is both spacious and intimate. Project Basho Gallery is a place where visually arresting photographs and educated viewers can meet to appreciate the beauty of the craft and the vision of the medium.

For more information about the project or if you would like to visit the studio and gallery, please feel free to contact Project Basho.

Programs
Rental Darkrooms (B&W & Color)
Photography Classes & Workshops
Photography Exhibitions
Informal Critiques
Lectures Series, NEP, & Movie Nights
Destination Trips for Photographers
Other Programs
Space 1305 — Photography Studio Rental in Philadelphia

About Us — Vision & Community

Staff
Tsuyoshi Ito — Founder & Program Director
Kevin Convery — Administrative Assistant
Brandi Fornicola — Administrative Assistant
Jessica Hoffman — Registration & Membership
Volunteers (alphabetical order)
Amy Batzell — Research Assistant
Penina Bernstein — Darkroom Monitor
Anne Brye — Event Coordinating Assistant
Molly Crowley — Web Development
Olga Dekalo — Event Coordinator
Suzanne Delaney — Darkroom Monitor
Al For — General Assistant
Gina Giles — Darkroom Monitor
Jacob Hellman — Writer
Megan Hobbes — Web Design
Lauren Mackiewicz — Darkroom Monitor
Jeremy Oversier — Darkroom Monitor
Sarah Schriver — Darkroom Monitor
Sarah Swanson — Marketing Assistant
Naoko Wada — Research Assistant
Mariel Waloff — Darkroom Monitor
Tamsen Wojtanowski — Darkroom Monitor
Interns (alphabetical order)
Dara Slott — Summer '08

Basho on Press

Reviews of Exhibitions

ONWARD '08 [Jan 10 - Feb 24 '08]
By Libby Rosof, ArtBlog
By Darla Jackson, Funnel Pages