Reality and Illusion – Bob Akester – Opening Night Reception

An exhibition of the work of photographer Bob Akester illustrates the ways in which the camera captures moments in time, but not always the reality. Bob’s work spans subject matter from highly choreographed scenes on film sets to the chaos of life in a war zone. In some cases it is only by reading about these images that we get the full picture and are able to put what we see into context.

Bob Akester studied photography and motion pictures at Rochester Institute of Technology. After graduation, he got a job as a film editor at CBC, working on shows like The Beachcombers, Irish Rovers and Hockey Night in Canada. He went on to have a career as a stills photographer in the film industry, and later photographed the war in Iraq.

Why did I go to Iraq? When I was in Rochester 4 historical events happened: The moon landing I watched with Walter Cronkite Racism and Martin Luther King which is still happeningWoodstock ,which I missed but still love the media releasesViet Nam which I also missed but had a huge impact on me and my generation.I studied everything I could to understand what happened and why. Then “Apocalypse Now” happened and I knew I missed something.

Thursday October 24th, 5:00pm – Opening reception

Saturday October 26th, 11am – Artist Talk