Bridge Gallery

The continent of Africa is undergoing massive changes that are often not noticed or reported in the West. Long-time Boston photographer Lou Jones is out to blow up misconceptions of the continent, and has made numerous trips to Africa to document its changing face. His Pan Africa Project is an ongoing obsession, and this is a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of this remarkable work in progress. VIEW SHOW

Photographs by Lou Jones Lou Jones has had a long and distinguished career in which he has shot hundreds of assignments throughout the world for corporate and editorial clients. High on his own list of adventures are the 13 Olympics he's covered in that time. This show will feature highlights from both summer and winter Olympics and is timed to coincide with the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. VIEW FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER

This show pairs the remarkable Siberian photographs of Arbugaeva’s "Tiksi" with Grigalashvili’s "The Final Days of Georgian Nomads." Both of these women are award winning, rising international stars and this is the first time that they've been shown together in the same gallery. See contact page for dates and hours. VIEW TIKSI VIEW LAST DAYS OF GEORGIAN NOMADS

Mark Ostow’s Political Portraits With the election fast approaching, what better way to gear up for it than by showing Mark Ostow's idiosyncratic portraits of politicians and political players. On and off the trail, they're an intimate, fly-on-the wall take on the exhilarating and grueling world of those who choose to run... VIEW MARK OSTOW'S  "SEE HOW THEY RUN"

No longer just a way to get from point A to point B, today’s bridges are transforming the physical and cultural landscape. Engineering and materials advances have fostered an explosion in innovative designs, often making the bridges themselves the destination. For three years, Greig Cranna has been traveling the world amassing a collection of some of the most extraordinary. VIEW SHOW

40 years ago, Greig Cranna quit his full time job and began a career as a freelance photographer.  Those 40 years have yielded countless extraordinary moments.  This show features one from each year. VIEW SHOW

Photographs by Mark Ostow For the past 180 days, Mark Ostow has obsessively roamed New England searching for moments that go beyond simple pandemic documentation. This show is a remarkable collection of people seeking and enjoying moments of normalcy in very difficult times, and a testament to the singlemindedness that has had Mark out every day since this unprecedented event began. Until we can safely and confidently open our doors, we will continue to use the windows for our shows. There are

The Trout Flies of V.S. Hidy Photographs by Lance Hidy Using the technology of focus stacking, renowned graphic designer Lance Hidy has transformed the tiny trout flies tied by his father, master tier V.S. Hidy, into prints of extraordinary detail and beauty. After shooting between 80 and 150 images with micro shifts in focus, a computer program combines the images, weeds out the blurry pieces and yields images that never could have been achieved with traditional macro lenses. The result is a pr

Cuba has been a magnet for photographers for decades, but all too often they focus on Havana and the beguiling vintage American cars lovingly kept running since the onset of the embargo. Sharum, on the other hand, has spent 4 years in the remote, rarely visited, countryside documenting the lives of the Campesinos, the peasant farmers who are the lifeblood of the Cuban agricultural system. His ability to connect with his subjects without inserting himself into the story is evident in all of his p

Photographs by Greig Cranna For over forty years Greig Cranna has shot hundreds of commercial assignments all over the world. For the past twenty, much of that travel has been for seed companies and big growers throughout the United States. The time spent in the fields has given him a deep appreciation for the people and the land that enable us to eat the way we do. We too often take our food for granted, and these photographs will give you a window into the agricultural world that brings fresh

Photographs by George Steinmetz In his remarkable career, George Steinmetz has shot all over the world for National Geographic, The New York Times and countless other publications. Feeding The Planet is a companion piece to his phenomenal new book Feed The Planet. This show is an extraordinary collection of low altitude photographs of global food production. They are big prints and must be seen on the gallery walls to be truly appreciated. VIEW GEORGE STEINMETZ’S “FEEDING THE PLANET”

India's Unique Relationship Photographs by Annette Bonnier India has a long and complex relationship with its elephants. Equal parts spiritual being and work animal, the relationship can be confusing and disturbing to the outside observer. Bonnier's fascination with this dichotomy and the animals themselves has led her to immerse herself in the culture and produce a beautiful collection of memorable photographs depicting this unique relationship. Her book "India's Elephants" accompanies this sho

The Social Documentary Network Presents: The 2019 Zeke Award Winners Toby Binder - Youth of Belfast With the UK’s Brexit looming, the future of Northern Ireland and the threat of worsening sectarian divisions are once again in the news. These photos cover the common problems affecting young people in Belfast’s Catholic and Protestant neighborhoods. The division between the neighborhoods is still intense, but unemployment, drug abuse, and violence are common denominators on both sides of the

The Social Documentary Network Presents: The 2020 Zeke Award Winners Cousins is Kristen Joy Emack’s wonderful view into the life of her daughter and her two cousins. Shot over ten years, she captures the closeness, connection, and togetherness of these three girls as they help each other navigate growing up. Last Wildest Place is a remarkable collection of photographs made by Jason Houston over the past five years in the remote upper Amazon in Southeastern Peru. In collaboration with writer an

Mattie Simas is an award winning documentary photographer who has traveled extensively to bring a deeply humanistic viewpoint to difficult subjects like sexual trafficking and forced marriage. Since joining the Limb Kind Foundation in 2018 she has traveled extensively in Africa, covering their mission to bring prosthetic limbs to victims of trauma and war. In the spring of 2022 after an assignment with Limb Kind, she traveled with an interpreter to the Omo Valley in Southwest Ethiopia to photogr

For the third year in a row we are pleased to partner with the Social Documentary Network to present highlights from the 2021 ZEKE Award for documentary photography. This year BRIDGE Gallery has curated the show from over 100 submissions to highlight 19 photographers from around the world. It's a stunningly diverse show, both stylistically and geographically. VIEW WORLD VIEW

The glass negative collection of Robert Alter. Glass plate negatives were an important technical development in the photographic process. Glass, as a dimensionally stable and optically neutral material, was the perfect medium for recording an image. From the 1840’s through the 1960’s, glass was the negative support of choice for many professional photographers. Robert Alter has spent the last twenty years scouring auctions, yard sales, and antique stores, amassing a formidable collection. S

Searching For Elegance in the Built Environment In this series of "industrial portraits"  Greig Cranna showcases the beauty and elegance found in the design of the infrastructure that enriches, and makes possible, our everyday lives. VIEW COINCIDENTAL BEAUTY

The Underwater Photographs of Keith Ellenbogen Currently an assistant professor at SUNY/FIT and artist in residence at MIT’s Sea Grant, Keith Ellenbogen is working to make photographs that increase awareness of the marine environment and inspire positive social change. His mastery of the underwater environment is obvious from the intimate unobtrusive style he brings to his photographs of fantastical undersea creatures.

Sean Sullivan's life-long passion for cars and car design seep out of these exquisite photographs. A self-proclaimed car geek, he started going to car races and shows at an early age and never lost the bug. In the windows for the month of March and for sale as 13 x 19 archival pigment prints. VIEW CLASSIC STYLE

30 Years Deep Inside the Blues For decades, Blues aficionado Margo Cooper has been traveling to the Delta to photograph, and record oral histories from, the men and women who are the living embodiment of the long and storied history of the American Blues. The Mississippi Delta is where the Blues originated, evolving from work songs, field hollers and chants, before moving North and evolving into electric blues and rock and roll. The Delta still maintains a strong connection to the original form

Photographs by Pete Souza As chief White House photographer for all eight years of the Obama presidency, Pete Souza created an unprecedented portrait of an American presidency. Spending 10-12 hour days, 5-6 days a week with Barack Obama, he developed a rapport and friendship unlikely to ever happen again between a president and his photographer. 1.5 million miles on Air Force One, travel in all 50 states and 60 countries, 2 million photographs taken. This is a unique opportunity to see a sample

Selections from the 2026 ZEKE Awards International Documentary Photography from the Social Documentary Network We began our involvement with the Social Documentary Network 7 years ago and have had the pleasure of not only being on the jury, but of presenting shows built on the work of a remarkable collection of dedicated photographers from all corners of the world. Much of the world is becoming increasingly dangerous for documentary photographers to bear witness, and we hope to always be in a po

For years, the Photographic Resource Center of Boston has received photographs as donations for fundraising events and has amassed a substantial collection. This show will not only be a chance to see some great photography, but will also be an opportunity to add works to your own collections. All photographs will be for sale, including works by Ralph Gibson. Lalla Essaydi, Patti Smith, Bradford Washburn and many more. VIEW TREASURES FROM THE VAULT

An exhibition in support of Social Documentary Network's ZEKE Magazine. On display are 29 prints from the first issue in 2015 through the fall 2022 issue, representing themes as diverse as women and work, Irish Travellers, climate change, racial justice, Ukraine and gender fluidity. All sales to benefit SDN's mission of promoting documentary photography. VIEW EYES ON THE WORLD