The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature in Solvang presents Dunes: Visions of Sand, Light, and Shadow, a new photography exhibition, which is scheduled to debut on Saturday, Sept. 10, and remain on display at the venue through the end of March 2023.
The solo exhibit will showcase photographs taken at the Oceano dunes by local photographer Bob Canepa, who has visited the dunes weekly for years, according to press materials from the Wildling Museum. A special fall reception for the exhibit will be held on Sunday, Oct. 9, between 3 and 5 p.m.
Canepa bought his first camera in 2004 and has loved photography as an art form ever since.
“I find myself in awe of this art form each day. There is always something to photograph, always a different perspective, angle, or a change in the lighting,” Canepa said in a statement. “I am passionate about dune photography and have been ‘playing’ in the dunes for years. I find something new each time I visit the Oceano dunes.”
Canepa hopes his photography will inspire others to help preserve local sand dunes and wetlands, and the native plants and animals—including the threatened Western snowy plover—that inhabit these areas.
The Wildling Museum exhibit will also include educational information on native flora and fauna found within the dunes of the Central Coast, along with additional photography by plant and animal photographer Marlin Harms.
Visit bobcanepaphotography.com for more info on Canepa’s photography. The Wildling Museum of Art and Nature is located at 1511 Mission Drive, unit B, Solvang. Call the museum at (805) 688-1082 or visit wildlingmuseum.org for more details on Dunes: Visions of Sand, Light, and Shadow.
This article appears in Aug 25 – Sep 1, 2022.