Shifting Worlds
A joint exhibition by the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto (Yokohama, Japan)
Curated by Ann Trinca
January 9 – March 28, 2027
General Admission
January 9 – March 28, 2027
Wed – Sun from 12 pm – 5 pm PDT
Pay What You Can (ages 13 and over)
Note: Pay What You Can does not apply to opening parties, special events, or workshops.
Bedford Gallery, Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Curator’s Statement
Shifting Worlds brings together artists from the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto from Japan in a dialogue about movement and impermanence. Across geographies, these photographers attend to a world in constant transition, where light shifts, environments evolve, and change is the only constant.
Through landscapes, architecture, and abstraction, the images pause within this flow, capturing fleeting alignments that quietly echo across distance. In this exchange, photography becomes a way of noticing change as a shared condition, revealing that even as the world shifts, we remain connected in how we see and make meaning.
Guest Curator, Ann Trinca
SAMURAI FOTO is a collective of fine art photographers based in Yokohama, Japan, which works toward the goal of making a meaningful contribution to society through photography. Founded in 2012, the collective holds monthly workshops locally with invited international experts in fine art photography to foster growth of their members. The collective actively builds connections with key figures in international photography such as museum curators and festival organizers to foster global collaboration and extend their impact beyond the borders of Japan. Through these connections, SAMURAI FOTO has participated in many international exhibitions and festivals, such as The Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival in Arles, France and FotoFest in Houston, which have garnered worldwide recognition for its members. We are honored to have Samurai Foto join us in this exhibition.
About Bay Area Photographers Collective
The Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999 to support, foster, and exhibit the work of professional and emerging photographers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group provides a collaborative environment featuring monthly portfolio reviews, workshops, artist talks, and curated exhibitions, ranging from traditional darkroom to modern digital techniques.
Shifting Worlds Events
In addition to the exhibition, the Bedford offers engaging programs for the public. See below and be the first to know about upcoming events by signing up for our e-news!
Check back later for programming for this exhibition!
BG Donor Preview
Saturday, January 9, 2027
4 – 5 pm PDT
Free for Bedford Gallery Donors.
Bring your ID for entry.
Opening Party
Saturday, January 9, 2027
5 – 7 pm PDT
General Admission (ages 13+) — $5
12 & under — FREE
BG Donors — FREE
Artists
Bay Are Photographers Collective
Eric Blum
Rose Borden
Ingo Bork
Anthony Delgado
Gene Dominique
John Martin
Ari Salomon
Angelika Schili
Neo Serafimidis
Chris Stevens-Yu
Cindy Stokes
Alison Taggart-Barone
Rusty Weston
Nick Winkworth
Samurai Foto
Hiroaki Hasumi
Miki Kojima
Mariko Masumoto
Koji Murata
Kazuhiro Sasaki
Kouji Sasaki
Hiroyasu Sato
Motoko Sato
Shigeru Yoshida
Koushi Ishizuka
Setsuko Kanie
Neo Serafimidis
