The Rangefinder Gallery is part of the Tamarkin Camera showroom, located in the River North Gallery district in downtown Chicago.
Showcasing works from the Leica camera is a natural extension of our passion for the brand. We are proud to exhibit work by Leica photographers from Chicago and around the world, and to be a hub for both established and emerging photographers. The Rangefinder Gallery is dedicated to un-retouched film and digital photographs from the legendary Leica M camera.
Opening Reception
Friday, July 12
6 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Connecting with Place & People: Traveling the World with a Leica
Tamarkin Camera and the Rangefinder Gallery are thrilled to present “Connecting with Place & People: Traveling the World with a Leica” by Keith R. Sbiral this July & August, as part of our Summer Series of events, which are all open to the public and mostly free – please join us!
Friday, July 12th 6 p.m. - Opening Reception with the Artist
Saturday, July 13th 11 a.m. - Artist Talk (free) & Photo Walk (w/ lunch $50)
Reservations are necessary: 312-642-2255 / info@tamarkin.com
Keith's photography started at a very young age when he got his hands on a Kodak Instamatic 126, followed by a Kodak VR35 K12 automatic, and eventually a Canon AE-1. He rolled some B&W film and used a Pentax K-1000 to learn about light and exposure. Abandoned railroad tracks and his rural Iowa community provided the subject matter for lessons in light and composition.
A love for photography is perfectly matched with a passion for travel; over the last two decades Keith has had the opportunity to travel extensively both domestically and internationally. Recently he has traveled a dozen times in just five years to Cuba, leading photography instruction for Complete Cuba. Keith recently completed his first full circumnavigation of the globe as part of the Red Dot Blue Dot project and has visited nearly 40 countries, most of them multiple times.
Keith's current photography mixes components of documentary photography, street photography, low light photography, and travel photography. He states, “My goal is to create a genre of photography I call RedDotBlueDot Photography that combines key aspects of several well-known genres in order to connect people to each other and connect people to places. There are many photographs of beautiful places, perfect landscapes, and amazing exotic subjects. We have, however, entered an age where walls are more common than welcomes. The key to RedDotBlueDot Photography is capturing people, our environment, and the affect and effect of both in a way that connects us to everyday life and emphasizes the vast connectedness of our world.”
You can learn more about Red Dot Blue Dot at reddotbluedot.com, and more about Keith R. Sbiral at keithsbiral.com