5 Members at KG+ 2026 “Luminous”

Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC) is proud to share that five of our members will be exhibiting in “Luminous: Lighting the Way” as part of KG+ 2026 in Kyoto, Japan. This is the third time BAPC has participated in the festival.

Presented in collaboration with SAMURAI FOTO, the exhibition brings together 13 Japanese photographers and 5 artists from BAPC in an international exchange centered on photography’s relationship to light.

The participating BAPC members are:

• Ari Salomon

• Gene Dominique

• Henry Bowles

• Ingo Bork

• Rusty Weston

Curated by Deborah Klochko, former Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) in San Diego (2006–2023), Luminous explores light not only as a technical foundation of photography, but as a cultural, emotional, and philosophical force.

Drawing from photography’s linguistic roots — photos (light) and graphen (to write) — the exhibition considers how artists “write with light” to reveal insight, illuminate the unseen, and shape perception. Works are organized into thematic strands including Literal Light, Enlightenment & Insight, Light on the Unseen, and Beauty in Simplicity.

This exhibition marks the second chapter in a five-year, five-part curatorial series examining contemporary photographic practice across cultures. 

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Exhibition Details

Venue: Dohjidai Gallery (1928 Building), Kyoto
Dates: April 21 – May 3, 2026
Hours: 12:00–19:00 (Final day until 17:00)
Opening Reception: April 22, 5–7pm

More information: samurai-foto.jp & kgplus.kyotographie.jp

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BAPC is honored to participate in this international dialogue and to strengthen ongoing relationships between Bay Area and Japanese photographic communities.