Doug Beasley and Elizabeth Flinsh, Original Tintype by Carla Alexandria Rodriguez ©2017
Join artist and “Shots Magazine” owner and publisher Douglas Beasley and artist and “Shots Magazine” editor Elizabeth Flinsch as they discuss "Water: Shots Magazine Group Photography Exhibition," on view through September 5, 2021 at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. This free* online Q&A will occur live via Zoom.
The exhibition features photographs by 38 national and international photographers exploring the theme of water. Their images were selected by jury and printed in the summer 2019 issue of Shots, The Quarterly Journal of Black & White Photography, published by St. Paul, MN photographer Douglas Beasley and editor Elizabeth Flinsch. The artists’ photographs have a wide range of styles ranging from detailed to panoramic, realism to abstraction, and personal and intimate to accessible, in their responses to water.
The event will also be live-streamed via our Facebook page.
*This event is free thanks to the generous support of Ernest and Sally Micek in memory of W.B. "Bill" Gautch.
Douglas Beasley | Owner and Publisher
Douglas Beasley’s personal vision explores the spiritual aspects of people and place and is concerned with how the sacred is recognized and expressed in everyday life.
After receiving a BFA from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Doug worked for several prominent Minneapolis, MN photo studios before opening his own. His start in commercial and editorial fashion evolved into photographing internationally for various advertising, education and non-profit clients. He currently works on selected fine-art based commercial projects around the world.
Much of Doug's personal work is supported by grants and commissions and have been widely exhibited, collected and published internationally.
His first book Japan; A Nisei’s First Encounter, offers insight into his journey to his mother’s Japanese homeland. Earth Meets Spirit, a hardcover collection of grant projects and sacred themes was published by 5 Continents Editions in Milan, Italy and distributed by Abrams. His most recent book Zen & the Art of Photography is a collection of his writings on photography and the creative process. He is also the creator of Vision Quest Photo Assignment Cards.
As founder and director of Vision Quest Photo Workshops, he teaches workshops that emphasize personal expression and creative vision over the mechanics of camera use. His workshops are held at art and photo centers around the world, as well as mentorships and private workshops held at the Trade River Retreat Center, his cabin in Northwest Wisconsin.
Along the way, Doug has become more involved in curating exhibits and promoting the work of other photographers. He is in awe of all the good work being produced. This led him to acquiring Shots Magazine to continue to promote great and unusual photography that often doesn't get seen in mainstream publications.
Elizabeth Flinsch | Editor
Elizabeth is a visual artist living in St. Paul, MN. She is a teacher, a photographer, a printmaker, a muckraker, and a resister of convention.
After attending Oberlin College in Ohio, she graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison with a BFA in Studio Arts. She has been the Education Director at Highpoint Center for Printmaking and Northern Clay Center, both in Minneapolis, MN. After working as an Art Coordinator for the Minneapolis Public Schools, she began teaching high school photography at the Blake School in Minneapolis.
After participating in a Vision Quest Photo Workshop in Ireland, she and Doug found they play well together and they have been working together ever since, collaborating on grant projects, photo shoots, and workshops while plotting their next adventure...
In teaching art to high school students, Elizabeth derives endless inspiration from their vulnerability and curiosity. Everything is an experiment. Every rule is meant to be stretched and bent to the will of creativity. Elizabeth passionately believes that we make because we must, because there is no other way.