Visit Boxx Gallery this month for an evocative solo exhibition by photographer John Kane.
The exhibition, “Around Here and Other Places,” transcends mere documentation. Instead of simply capturing reality, his images find magic, weave narratives and spark introspection.
By focusing on the quirky, the subtle and the unexpected, Kane invites viewers to see the world through his eyes. His lens redefines the traditional “sense of place.” He offers a contemporary perspective on the complex intersection of humanity and the landscape.
“Last Year’s Orchard on Schenk Road” by John Kane, archival pigment
Kane became committed to photography in high school, where he was a photographer for the school yearbook. At that time he used a 4×5 view camera, and developed and printed in the darkroom. Now, he has his film processed by a lab, and all of his printing is digital. He likes to print on a large scale, and often uses Japanese papers with plant-based kozo, gampi and mitsumata coatings.
“For almost 40 years, my principal photographic subject has been the occupied or altered landscape, and the signs of time and history on the land. I appreciate the grandeur of physical geography as I find it, but even more so the geography reshaped by human occupation and endeavor, the places we live, and how the human and the natural coexist or jostle with each other”, says Kane.
He continues, “By our works and endeavors, or simply by the act of observing, we transform land into landscape, and space into place. Conceptually, I look for the point where our values, history and mythology intersect with the geography, and try to make photographs as close as I can to that point. Irony, humor, and contradiction always attract me, and I pay close attention to color, shape and composition. I also try to remember that the subject of the picture has to tell the story, not I.”
For decades, Kane split his time between Issaquah and Tieton. He and his wife, Julie, became full-time Tieton residents in 2025. For this show he tried to narrow his focus to Tieton and the Northwest, with a few pictures farther afield.
Kane’s work has been exhibited at the Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR; the Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO; Lightbox Gallery, Astoria, OR; BOXX Gallery, Tieton, WA, Larson Gallery, Yakima, WA, and Paper Hammer Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Visit “Around Here and Other Places,” photography by John Kane at Boxx Gallery in May. You will see familiar places through a new lens.
“Santos’ Panaderia, 2025” by John Kane, archival pigment
• Boxx Gallery is a non-profit art gallery and community gathering space in Tieton. Current hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Visit boxxgallery.com for more information about upcoming exhibits, workshops and more.
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