Humorous Vandalism Fantastic Journey by Photographer Ines Roberts

Fantastic Journey Dramatic Vista Southern US by Photographer Ines Roberts

Bodie In Winter by Photographer Ines Roberts

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The Ojai Valley Photography Club welcomes internationally recognized Santa Barbara photographer, Ines Labunski Roberts as our May presenter and guest judge. The meeting will begin at 7:00 pm, May 15, at Help of Ojai’s Kent Hall, 111 Santa Ana Street, Ojai, CA. The event is free and the public is cordially invited to attend.

Roberts was born in Danzig (now in Poland), was educated in Germany and England, and has been passionately involved in photography since moving from Scotland to California in 1966. She is a member of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and a member of the London Salon of Photography. She is the recipient of numerous awards and commendations, and is a much-published author/photographer.

With her poetic eye, remarkable vision, and deep love for our natural world, Roberts will share two digital slide shows set to music: “Bodie, A California Ghost-Town” and “Fantastic Journey.”

The “Bodie” presentation will explore a gold-mining ghost town from the 1800’s and will speak of the endurance, aspirations and disappointments that the settlers experienced. Roberts says, “Walking in the stillness of the few remaining deserted buildings it is hard to imagine that this town was once one of the biggest towns in California, buzzing with a population of 10,000. Frequent fires, severe weather conditions, and high snowstorms which flattened whole buildings and structures at this high and merciless altitude, gradually destroyed this once prosperous town.”

Roberts created “Fantastic Journey” after her tour through the southern United States. She explains, “It deals with the magnificent and dramatic expanses of our country, which are in contrast to people’s attempts to establish themselves, then failing and leaving ruins, which often display cynical or humorous testimonies of hope and defeat.”

For additional information about the Ojai Photography Club visit: http://ojaiphotoclub.com/ A biography of Ines Roberts can be found at: https://sites.google.com/site/ccccangle/bios/ines-roberts