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There is an image of a pier, broken away from the land, a single figure wading out to sea, to see for themselves that everything has changed. This whole exhibition is about that. Change. Upheaval. Clarity. Awakening. Tides. Corners turned. Final straws. Last sightings. Beauty in darkness. Beauty in spite of the darkness. This moment in time. One that will never be like this again. Suspended. Breath held. Released. No one is looking back. We’re at a crossroads, all of us. Turning points, indeed.

This exhibition of photography has many stunning moments, moments where the silence is deafening, where we can gather strength, where we can be lost and then found, where we can see the forest for the trees. Literally and figuratively.

It was rewarding and challenging to jury this show. So many fantastic pictures and only room for a certain number. The images selected speak of the magic and the power of photography, of light, of people, of nature, of time.

Congratulations to all the artists and thank you to Beverly Rayner and the team at Cabrillo Gallery for inviting me to jury this important and timely exhibition.

-Ann Jastrab

Cabrillo Gallery is so very grateful to Ann Jastrab, Executive Director of the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel, for lending her expert eyes and sharp mind to the daunting task of jurying this exhibition from so many submissions from all across the country.

We are proud to present this exhibition in partnership with the Center for Photographic Art's PhotoCarmel 2026, in which galleries, museums, and other organizations spanning the Monterey and San Francisco Bay Areas collaborate in the celebration of photography.

images (clockwise): Andrew Ellis, “Nick, James River (Belle Isle), archival pigment print; Lesley Louden, “One Story Series”, archival pigment print from 120mm color film negative; Eric Tomberlin, “Storm Surge”, photogravure