The California Camera Club’s Author Talk + Book Signing (Mill Valley)

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The California Camera Club: Collective Visions in the Making of the American West

Author talk and book signing with Carolin Görgen, Associate Professor of American Studies at Sorbonne Université

In her new book, Carolin Görgen examines the history and cultural significance of the California Camera Club, a San Francisco–based photographic association that emerged as the largest organization of its kind in the United States at the turn of the twentieth century. Görgen retraces the forgotten history of this group, its members—both women and men—and their crucial contribution to shaping the cultural imagination of California and the American West as a photographic territory. Although the club played a decisive role in advancing the careers of Ansel Adams and other “big names” of American photography, its most significant legacy lies in fostering collaborative outdoor practices. In telling the story of these largely unknown photographers, the book offers a new perspective on American photography and its collective dimension.

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