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, and 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. 

Exhibition Details

Venue: Dohjidai Gallery (1928 Building), Kyoto (map)
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  (see also this post) & kgplus.kyotographie.jp (exhibition #130 on the festival map)

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Video Tour

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

Reception video: