移りゆく世界

Shifting Worlds brings together artists from the Bay Area Photographers Collective and Samurai Foto from Japan in a dialogue about movement and impermanence. Across geographies, these photographers attend to a world in constant transition, where light shifts, environments evolve, and change is the only constant.

Through landscapes, architecture, and abstraction, the images pause within this flow, capturing fleeting alignments that quietly echo across distance. In this exchange, photography becomes a way of noticing change as a shared condition, revealing that even as the world shifts, we remain connected in how we see and make meaning.

Guest Curator, Ann Trinca

The Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999 to support, foster, and exhibit the work of professional and emerging photographers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The group provides a collaborative environment featuring monthly portfolio reviews, workshops, artist talks, and curated exhibitions, ranging from traditional darkroom to modern digital techniques.

Samurai Foto is a collective of fine art photographers based in Yokohama, Japan, which works toward the goal of making a meaningful contribution to society through photography. Founded in 2012, the collective holds monthly workshops locally with invited international experts in fine art photography to foster growth among its members. The collective actively builds connections with key figures in international photography, such as museum curators and festival organizers, to encourage global collaboration and extend its impact beyond Japan. Through these connections, Samurai Foto has participated in prestigious international exhibitions and festivals, including The Rencontres d’Arles Photography Festival in Arles, France, and FotoFest in Houston, garnering worldwide recognition for its members.

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BG Donor Preview

Saturday, January 9, 2027
4 – 5 pm PDT 

Free for Bedford Gallery Donors.
Bring your ID for entry.

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Opening Party

Saturday, January 9, 2027
5 – 7 pm PDT

General Admission (ages 13+) — $5
12 & under — FREE
BG Donors — FREE

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General Admission

January 9 – March 28, 2027
Wed - Sun from 12 pm – 5 pm PDT

Pay What You Can (ages 13 and over)
Note: Pay What You Can does not apply to opening parties, special events, or workshops.