Beach 1 Gallery Presents: Ron King
Sun, Sep 24
|Beach 1 Gallery in Camano Country Club
Time & Location
Sep 24, 2023, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Beach 1 Gallery in Camano Country Club, 1243 Beach Dr, Camano, WA 98282, USA
About the event
Artist Reception: September 1st 5 to 7 PM
Ron King
Born in the small town of Manson on Lake Chelan in Eastern Washington, Ron is a graduate of Washington State University where he studied anthropology. He began his photographic career in Wenatchee in 1973, and in 1981 moved to the Skagit Valley where he then owned and operated a photography studio for many years.
In 1991, Ron developed an interest in adapting the computer for use in his professional photography business, first restoring old photos, retouching and enhancing images, and soon after began his pioneering experiments in the artistic side of the medium. He created popular, creative artistic additions to his portrait and wedding photography business, always striving to add extra impact to his images.
And then he decided to have Lasik surgery to free him from wearing contact lenses, and instead found his vision altered in a way that ultimately ended the photography part of his…