Trevin Chow

I’m happy to announce that, starting today, my new photography exhibit is up at Spur Gastropub in Seattle.  The show is titled Dreaming in Black and White and consists of black and white photos of  urban settings to fit décor of Spur.  For those that have seen my previous work on display, you’ll see mostly new work with a few of my all time favorites mixed in.

The photographs are being projected digitally on a huge screen that overlooks their dining area with 3 minute transitions between each photo.  This provides a unique viewing experience than previous shows since in the past, I’ve worked with much smaller canvas sizes.

In addition to being my first show done digitally, it is also the first one I’ve done entirely in black and white.  Being primarily a color photography, it was quite the learning experience.  Photographs that looks fantastic in color can look completely dull when you convert to black and white.   There is truly an art to picking the photographs that have sufficient contrast.

After spending the last 3 weeks culling through photos, the resulting set of photographs is something I’m really proud of and would love you all to check it out.

The show starts today (April 9th) and runs for the next 3 months.  Stop in for a drink or a meal, check my photos out and let me know what you think.  (I highly recommend the cocktail named “Broken Spur #2”, it’s ridonkulously good).

Here is a sample of 2 photos from the show to wet your appetites:

The rest of my portfolio can be seen at http://www.trevinchowphotography.com and my daily photo blog is at http://www.trevinchowphotography.com/blog.

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My good friend Phil Holden is having a photography show on May 16, 2008 at Kuhlman in Belltown and starts at 7:30pm.  This will be the second show I’ve seen of Phil’s and his photography always amazes and inspires me.  I guess it’s no coincidence that I’ve roped him into being my photography mentor and helping me jump head first into this crazy business.

In Phil’s own words about the show:

I decided against defining the show.  Some might call them landscapes, yet others mine say there were more abstract pieces.  No matter what you call them you can expect to see is lots of color, water and movement.  Some were taken in faraway places such as Japan and Europe, yet true to my own last two years many were taken here in the Pacific North West which maybe represents a renewed love for the place that I call home these days.   As someone that is always experimenting with new ways to present my work I have found a new process for this show and all of the photographs are printed and displayed on aluminum sheets of metal which really adds additional depth to the work.   These are then hung slightly away from the wall creating a modern and contemporary look.

Read more about it on Phil’s blog: http://blog.philholden.com/2008/05/06/squares-an-exhibition-of-photography-by-phil-holden/

My opening reception at Trabant last Saturday was a blast!   I was blown away by how many people showed up to support me and check out my pictures in the process.  By my count, about 65-70 people came through the entire evening, and even caused us to push the reception an extra hour and a half beyond the originally planned end time.

For those that weren’t able to make it,  my work will be up at Trabant until at least May 10th so you have a few more weeks to be able to visit.  All of the pieces in the show are limited runs, most of which are limited to 10 prints.  If you’re interested in purchasing anything, check out my portfolio at http://www.trevinchowphotography.com.

Thanks to everyone for coming out to support my passion, hobby and second career. Special thanks to Niels and Craig for helping me setup, Matt for baking those delicious cookies and my sister for traveling all the way from Vancouver to see her big brother’s show.

Excuse me while I deflate my head.

I officially finished hanging all the photographs for my show, so yesterday officially marked the first day of my show at Trabant Coffee & Chai Lounge in the University District!

Here are some shots we took inside Trabant to give you a sneak preview of the space:

Special thanks to Craig and Niels helping me out!

So many people have asked me for details on the logistics of the show and reception, so I thought it’d be easier to throw together and print a mini-postcard promoting the show to hand out to the inquiring minds. So from the Marketing Department of yours truly, I present you:

I hope to see everyone on Saturday!