Artists and photography aficionados packed the A.E. Backus Museum & Gallery for the opening reception for the 30th annual Through the Eye of the Camera juried photography exhibition, which is on view through June 20.
In his welcome address, Marshall Adams, executive director, pointed out that 30 years ago, photography was still “trying to get the popular buy-in as an art form at a museum.”
They were fortunate that Janie and Mike Hinkle, then owners of a photography business, recognized its value…