Lens Crafters; One Photographer Zooms in On the Small; the Other Shrinks the Monumental.

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What separates [Wolfe] from modern masters like Harry Callahan or Ray Metzger who also depict small moments as monumental is Wolfe's sense of wonder, which swings from exuberant to questioning. While some of Wolfe's shots brood--like Itabashikuyakiushomae, Tokyo, a line of white shirts on hangers in a dark laundry space--others evoke something like glee.

Wolfe's Ephemera is a bird-in-flight photo that is reproduced as a freebie poster in an "infinite" stack sitting on the gallery's floor. It's a joyous image--and a generous impulse to give it away. Ephemera asks you to reflect on the fragility of life in the larger scheme of things but reminds you to have a little fun while you're at it.

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Lens Crafters; One Photographer Zooms in On the Small; the Other Shrinks the Monumental.

Between the photographs of Douglas Takeshi Wolfe and Robbert Flick at Gallery 339 is a brotherliness you might find between likeminded souls. Which isn't to say...

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