The Landscape of Imagination | Stephanie Johnson

October 15, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Stephanie Johnson, *Winter Wonderland,* Digital Photographic Print, Premium Archival Ink on Fujicolor Crystal Archive Luster Paper, 12 x 18 inches

SOUTH GALLERY
The Landscape of Imagination | Stephanie Johnson

The prints seen here as part of the Rarefied Light 2025 exhibition represent a personal vision to push my imagery beyond any specific or literal visual references—to see the unseen energy and essence of a place, a moment, a subject, or a location, to create artistic work that characterizes a fuller and more complete expression of the experience. Using a variety of in-camera, analog, and creative processing techniques, my images tap into the landscape of my own imagination, where all expressions are unique to my inner creative spirit and cannot be replicated.

Learn about Stephanie's work and see more images at her website: stephjohnphoto.com

Photographs by Hans Hallinen

Rarefied Light | Alaska Photographic Center

October 15, 2025 Karinna Gomez

Bill Heubner, *Matanuska Glacier silt and Water 3622,* Pigment ink on archival rag paper, 18 x 24 inches

OCTOBER 2025
CENTER AND NORTH GALLERIES
Rarefied Light | Alaska Photographic Center

The Alaska Photographic Center (APC) is a statewide organization formed in 1983, with a mission to promote fine art photography in Alaska. Each year APC seeks out a nationally recognized artist to jury the Rarefied Light show and present a public lecture and workshop. Rarefied Light is Alaska’s largest annual fine art photography exhibition. This year we received 434 entries by 68 Alaska artists.

Guest juror Stephanie Johnson, Iowa, selected 48 photographs by 28 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition.

Best of Show is awarded to: Bill Heubner, Anchorage “Matanuska Glacier silt and Water 3622”

In addition, Stephanie chose 5 pieces for the Honorable Mention Award.

Julie Jessen, Eagle River, “Flash of Sunlight”
Trevor Jones, Anchorage, “Leap”
Javid Kamali, Anchorage, “No Sight, No Mind”
Harry Walker, Anchorage, “Doors, Fort Selkirk Yukon Territory”
Dennis Walworth, Anchorage, “Ice Texture”

Following the Anchorage exhibit, which ends October 31, the exhibit will travel to Well Street Art Co in Fairbanks, showing January 2 to February 2, 2026 with an opening reception January 2, 5 to 7pm. The show will exhibit at Kenai Peninsula College, February 12 to March 5, with an closing reception March 5, 4:30 to 6pm. It will travel to Matsu College Gallery, Palmer, March 20 to April 15, with an opening reception March 20, 4 to 6pm. The final show is in Valdez, at the Valdez Museum and Historical Archive, June 17 to September 8.

Rarefied Light is funded in part by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Photographs by Hans Hallinen

Rarefied Light | Alaska Photographic Center

October 11, 2023 Karinna Gomez

OCTOBER 2023
Rarefied Light | Alaska Photographic Center

Guest juror Jennifer Spelman, Santa Fe, selected 46 photographs by 35 artists for inclusion in this year’s exhibition.

Best of Show is awarded to: Dennis Walworth, Anchorage, “Floating on Feathers of Frost”

In addition, Jennifer chose 6 pieces for the honorable mention award.

Brian Beckwith, Eagle River, “Nova Ascends”
Loren Holmes, Anchorage, “Sled Dog Crossing”
J. Jason Lazarus, Fairbanks, “Vasquez Rocks, Agua Dulce, California”
Richard Murphy, Anchorage, “Bird Creek Ice”
Kevin Smith, Anchorage, “Kivalina Road 1”
Kerry Tasker, Anchorage, “Intersect”

Following the Anchorage exhibit, the exhibit will travel to the Bear Gallery in Fairbanks, showing December 1st to December 23rd, with an opening reception on December 1st from 5-7pm. The show will then exhibit at Kenai Peninsula College, January 18th to March 7th, 2024, with an opening reception January 18th from 4:30-6pm.

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Rarefied Light is funded in part by a grant from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Image: Dennis Walworth, Floating on Feathers of Frost, inkjet print on paper, 19 x 23 inches