{"id":15457,"global_id":"portlandartmuseum.org?id=15457","global_id_lineage":["portlandartmuseum.org?id=15457"],"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-10-02 15:21:32","date_utc":"2025-10-02 22:21:32","modified":"2026-01-06 17:43:54","modified_utc":"2026-01-07 01:43:54","url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/event\/a-brief-history-of-photography-the-landscape\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/portlandartmuseum.org\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/15457","title":"A Brief History of Photography: The Landscape","description":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This selection of photographs from the Museum\u2019s collection features landscapes dating from the earliest years of the medium to the present, demonstrating some of the many ways that people have produced pictures over the years. Since photography\u2019s introduction to the public in 1839, creators and viewers alike have celebrated photographic interpretations of the landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From daguerreotypes to gelatin silver prints, to today\u2019s digital captures printed with ink, the history of photography is marked by rapid advances in equipment and chemical processes, confirming the ongoing relationship between the photographic arts and technology. Yet many aspects of photography\u2019s scientific and aesthetic past remain in play today. This gallery contains daguerreotypes, the earliest viable photographs, made in the 1840s as well as the 2010s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the landscape photographs on view here were made to capture the beauty of the natural world, some also point to critical issues such as misuse of resources and concern for the environment, as well as hidden histories. Regardless of their original purpose, the landscapes on view here tie photography to the great tradition of depicting the landscape artistically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Acknowledgements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supporter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jeffrey M. 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The Portland Business Alliance has installed way-finding signs which direct you to the cultural district, where the Museum is located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Parking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is generally plenty of street parking surrounding the Museum. These spaces range from 1 \u2013 4 hours and can be paid for using a credit card or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/parkingkitty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parking Kitty app<\/a>. There are also surface parking lots, and parking garages within 1 \u2013 4 blocks of the Museum. The closest surface lot is located at SW Main St. between SW 10th Ave. and Park Ave, and there are dedicated accessible and van accessible spaces. This lot accepts credit card or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/reef-mobile-parking-made-easy\/id1502843483\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reef app<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public transit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Getting to get to the Museum by public transportation is straightforward and economical. 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