In commemoration of the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Washington State Capital Museum in Olympia is presenting "Faces from the Land: A Photographic Journey through Native America," by Ben and Linda Marra. The Seattle-based photographers focused on many of the Native American cultures that Lewis and Clark encountered, including Sioux, Lemhi Shoshone and Nez Perce. The exhibit includes a contemporary photograph of Sacajawea's great-great-great-niece, Rose Ann Abrahamson.

Nature and wildlife photographer David M. Cobb has opened a new studio in Portland, Ore., at 4212 S.W. Condor Ave. Cobb's images can be seen on his web site, dmcobbphoto.com.

Late last year, Cascades Academy of Photography in Issaquah closed its doors after five years of operation. Owners Di Irons and Bob Iness say they were casualties of an industry-wide slump. Over the past couple of years, Iness says, enrollment in photography courses has declined, on the adult education level as well as in the community colleges.

The proliferation of digital cameras has greatly affected the way photography is taught...

Noted photographer Michael A. W. Evans, an early developer of software systems for cataloging photography collections, died of cancer on Dec. 1, 2005, at his home in Atlanta. He was 61.

The son of Canadian diplomats, Evans was born in St. Louis and spent much of his childhood abroad. His 20-year photojournalism and picture-editing career began at the Port Hope Evening Guide newspaper in Ontario, Canada, in 1959, when he was 15.

He also worked for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, The New York Times, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and...

At the International Photographic Council's New Year's luncheon, held at the United Nations, Herbert Keppler received the council's Hall of Fame Award. Keppler, vice president of Popular Photography & Imaging and American Photo magazines, was honored for his efforts to support the advancement of photography.

Anita Duncan has been honored by the American Society of Picture Professionals as the group's third annual Picture Professional of the Year. Duncan, whose career has encompassed publishing and book design, including a stint as production manager at Marvel Comics, now works at Photo Researchers. Currently she is working on a picture book about the Murray Hill neighborhood in New York City.

Earlier this year, Jonathan Stone, president of Rainier Photographic Supply, purchased Dick's Camera from Dick Dahlgard, who had owned and operated the Seattle-based business since 1969. In February, Rainier Photographic Supply moved from its Rainier Valley location, where it has operated since 1976, to the Dick's store in Burien, Wash., one mile west of Sea-Tac Airport. Phone numbers, fax numbers and e-mail addresses for both stores remain...

Michael Ramey, an instructor at the Art Institute of Seattle, recently completed an 18-day tour of orphanages in India, Vietnam, China and Russia, where he photographed children for the World Association for Children and Parents. The adoption agency will use the images to develop a donor DVD and a presentation for its 30th anniversary celebration, to be held in New York City in June.

Olympus has released its first consumer interchangeable SLR ultra zoom lens, the Zuiko Digital 18-180mm (36-360mm equivalent), as part of its family of interchangeable Zuiko Digital Specific lenses for the Olympus E-System.

The new 10x optical ultra zoom lens offers a long focal length of up to 180mm, providing...

Nearly 80 percent of profession-al photographers own digital SLR cameras, according to a recent InfoTrends/CAP Ventures survey. At least 52 percent of those surveyed said that they plan to purchase a new digital SLR within a year.

Photographers also are taking a large number of shots...