The Light Factory @TheLightFactory
Gallery, darkroom, classrooms - exhibitions, workshops, community events - all related to still photography and film as an art form. lightfactory.org Charlotte, NC Joined July 2009-
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The Light Factory will be postponing classes and closing the gallery beginning Monday, March 16 through the end of the month to help protect our community and our staff. We appreciate your support and want you to stay safe in these unprecedented times. P… ift.tt/2QiKIHF
The Light Factory will be postponing classes and closing the gallery beginning Monday, March 16 through the end of the month to help protect our community and our staff. We appreciate your support and want you to stay safe in these unprecedented times. P… ift.tt/3aTaiL2
It’s Thirsty Thursday. . Just one more day of Print Madness. So get it while the gettin’s good. Jenny Burke’s image above was taken with a Hasselblad film camera. This image won 3rd place in our 2019 Members’ Show. . Click over to our bio for a link to p… ift.tt/38LY8lZ
We’re seeing ⭐️ ! . Dustin Shores’ “The Blue-Gray” series includes this image that is a part of our Print Madness sale. The work in this series was made in and en route to seven different locations in and near Sonoran Desert, which is divided by the US/M… ift.tt/2xnk9KG
“The air was frigid. The embrace, warm.” – – Mark Sluder . Mark’s image is in our Print Madness sale. $100 for a 6” x 5 3/8” print. Check link in bio for more info + to purchase. . “This photograph "Times Square 1985-1986" was taken in Times Square on Ne… ift.tt/2wLDZyS
“The air was frigid. The embrace, warm.” - Mark Sluder Mark’s image is in our Print Madness sale. $100 for a 6” x 5 3/8” print. Check link in bio for more info + to purchase. “This photograph "Times Square 1985-1986" was taken in Times Square on New Yea… ift.tt/2xqLID3
Did you know Aspen Hochhalter’s “92/20 Self-Portrait Series” was one of our 2012 Annuale winners? Aspen teaches alternative processes at UNCC. The image above, part of the “Self-Portrait Series,” is one of 92 wet plate collodion ambrotypes she created in… ift.tt/2VYJhBK
Oh, Mexico. @CDeMeritt took this image of Ruinas de Mitla on her first magical visit to Oaxaca in 1993. Only 2 prints left of this gem! To have a little piece of Oaxaca of your very own check link in bio for our Print Madness sale. Sale ends next week! ift.tt/2TzlN4P
Well isn’t this just peachy! Thanks to our long time supporter and friend @deborahtriplett for donating this vibrant image to our Print Madness sale. To add this 🍑 to your basket see link in bio. ift.tt/2VTf4UT
Sunset + rolling hills + Don Brown = gorgeous image / Don Brown’s “Sunset on the Palouse” is a part of our Print Madness sale. To purchase this print and to check out the other great prints available, see link in bio. ift.tt/39x8ze6
This image from @HectorVacaCruz is also available in our Print Madness sale, so visit the site to learn more about him, and to see the other artists featured in our fundraiser. ift.tt/32TXpxI
Don’t forget that our Storytelling with the Camera workshop is right around the corner—and we still have spaces left. Visit the site to register today. ift.tt/2VRiffP
Print Madness rolls on this week, so today we wanted to highlight “Good Food Fast” by @micahcash, who graciously contributed a unique black and white Waffle House print to the cause. Only five prints are available, and they’re all only $100. Use the bio … ift.tt/2PJEzEg
“Estremoz marble quarry, Portugal (39)” by the venerable Phil Moody is available in our Print Madness campaign for only $100. Visit the bio link to snag this image and others. ift.tt/39f614b
Print Madness, our flash fundraiser, is underway. Score a $100 print from local photographers like @byron_baldwin. Visit the bio link to learn more. ift.tt/2Tqr8tN
Print Madness is officially underway. Use the bio link to see the 15 local photographers who have contributed to our flash fundraiser. Each print is only $100, so act quickly if you see one you like! ift.tt/2wcQseY
Today and tomorrow is your last chance to see Vol. I of A Shared Elegy. Vol. II opens next Thursday. . Images: James Nakagawa ift.tt/2Tm0dz7
Calling all photographers! Time is running out to enter the 12th Annuale, which will be juried by Julie Grahame. The call for entry closes one week from today. ift.tt/2unHoTQ
Print Madness is a simple concept: we asked 15 local photographers to provide us with one of their own images they love, print five copies of it at 6” x 6”, and let us sell them for $100 each. Oh, and as if you needed any additional motivation, all the p… ift.tt/3bVHvXN
Elijah Gowin’s “Fire 4.” Stop by and see A Shared Elegy, Vol. I, which is currently in our gallery. ift.tt/37GTVQL

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