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LightBox Photographic Gallery Promoting Creative Photography on the North Coast of Oregon

Gallery hours Wed, Thurs, Fri and Sat, 12-5pm or make an appointment. Michael and Chelsea Granger

Please come in and enjoy the current Shows! Our Mission


LightBox Photographic Gallery was established in June 2009 to provide a center for the promotion of creative and alternative photography on the North Coast of Oregon. LightBox provides a venue where photographic artists may exhibit their work, share their vision, and inspire other photographers and individuals. LightBox strives to exhibit a diversity of photographic styles and processes, to educate in these techniques and methods, and to influence the community in the recognition of photography as fine art. LightBox encourages the continued use of film, traditional photographic methods, historical alternative processes and seeks to discover and recognize the finest works in digital photography. LightBox serves as a gathering place for photographers and individuals who appreciate fine photography. We’ve enjoyed each and every day meeting those who come into the gallery and to have experienced and shared the vision of so many unique individual artists.

Join us for the Opening Artists' Reception of Natural Harmony, today, October 10 from 4-7pm. Natural HarmonyOctober 10 -...
10/10/2026

Join us for the Opening Artists' Reception of Natural Harmony, today, October 10 from 4-7pm.

Natural Harmony
October 10 - November 11

Juror:
Jody Miller

Congratulations to our exhibit artists!

James Baker • Rich Bergeman • Jason Biehner • Steve Bisig • Mark Dierker • EJ Dove • Steve Goldberg • Edis Jurcys • Tom Kirkendall • Bonnie Lampley • Lloyd Lemmermann • Donald MacDonald • Jim McMullen • Jānis Miglavs • Jackson Nichols • Walt O’Brien • Kathy Radie • Beth Robbins • Pat Rose • Doug Rundle • Shurisa Steed • Terry Thompson • Kathleen Velner

We celebrate moments where the land sang its own song. Images that capture the land’s persistence — its resilience and refusal to be silenced. Work focusing on an expansive view of “landscape” — landscapes that endure against all odds, whether that comes across through nature’s persistence against humanity, through surviving harsh environment, or simply through a moment where the landscape refused to go unnoticed.

Image: James Baker • Rain Shower, Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado

3 days left to submit!Natural HarmonyOctober 10 – November 11, 2026Submission Deadline: September 6, 2026This exhibit wi...
09/04/2026

3 days left to submit!

Natural Harmony
October 10 – November 11, 2026

Submission Deadline: September 6, 2026

This exhibit will be juried by local artist, and Member of The Guild at LightBox, Jody Miller.

Often, the land speaks for itself. A storm overtaking a mountain range. Vines reclaiming the decrepit remains of a forgotten building. The land endures, and in its enduring, it sings. We invite you to submit a moment where the land sang its own song. We’re looking for images that capture the land’s persistence — its resilience and refusal to be silenced. We are especially interested in an expansive view of “landscape” — landscapes that endure against all odds, whether that comes across through nature’s persistence against humanity, through surviving harsh environment, or simply through a moment where the landscape refused to go unnoticed.

Submit here: http://lightbox-photographic.com/call-for-entries/natural_harmony

We are pleased to announce the call for Natural Harmony.October 10 - November 11, 2026Submission Deadline: September 6, ...
08/17/2026

We are pleased to announce the call for Natural Harmony.

October 10 - November 11, 2026

Submission Deadline: September 6, 2026

Please submit!

This exhibit will be juried by local artist, and Member of The Guild at LightBox, Jody Miller.

Often, the land speaks for itself. A storm overtaking a mountain range. Vines reclaiming the decrepit remains of a forgotten building. The land endures, and in its enduring, it sings.

We invite you to submit a moment where the land sang its own song. We’re looking for images that capture the land’s persistence — its resilience and refusal to be silenced. We are especially interested in an expansive view of “landscape” — landscapes that endure against all odds, whether that is presented through nature’s persistence against humanity, through surviving harsh environment, or simply through a moment where the landscape refused to go unnoticed.

This exhibition will show us that nature’s song deserves accompaniment. Along with the work on the gallery walls, we will also have live performative art in the gallery from musicians and writers, who’s performative pieces will echo and respond to the visual works on display.

Submit Here: http://lightbox-photographic.com/call-for-entries/natural_harmony

North of the Arctic Circle • Kathy RadieThis incredible exhibit runs April 11 - May 6, with an opening artist’s receptio...
04/11/2026

North of the Arctic Circle • Kathy Radie

This incredible exhibit runs April 11 - May 6, with an opening artist’s reception in the gallery on April 11th from 4-7pm.

“Above the Arctic Circle” is a photographic exploration of a landscape where distance, weather, and time reshape our sense of scale and belonging. Drawn from years of travel across Alaska, the Canadian Yukon, and eastern Siberia, Kathy Radie’s images reflect encounters with Indigenous communities, wildlife, and vast northern wilderness where beauty and danger exist side by side. In a place that can feel both empty and overwhelming, life persists with quiet determination. These photographs invite viewers to experience the Arctic not simply as scenery, but as a powerful presence that awakens humility, wonder, and reflection.

Chase the LightShow Dates April 11 – May 6, 2026Please join us for the Opening Artist Reception from 4 – 7pm on Saturday...
04/11/2026

Chase the Light

Show Dates April 11 – May 6, 2026

Please join us for the Opening Artist Reception from 4 – 7pm on Saturday, April 11.

The Exhibit consists of the work of 25 photographers from around the nation.

Congratulations to the photographers exhibiting.

Eliot Allen • James Baker • Rich Bergman • Tom Darnall
Bruce Dumdei • Ron Dobrowski • Jim Fitzgerlad • Mark Germann • Steve Goldberg
J.M. Golding • Don Jacobson • Edis Jurcys • Adam Kocka-Patchik • Amber Moon Leigh
Dave Levingston • Stuart Allen Levy • Marc McVey • Jody Miller • Loren Nelson • Mike Osborne
Kathy Radie • Daniel Rappaport • Doug Rundle • Terry Thompson • Phil Wagar

From natural illumination and deep shadow to artificial and constructed light, consider how light reveals, obscures, directs attention, and transforms mood. Light can be a subject, a tool, or a quiet presence, shaping meaning as much as form. We celebrate work that uses light to enhance atmosphere, emotion, and visual narrative.

Cover Image – String Theory ©Amber Moon Leigh

LightBox Photographic Gallery and The Guild at LightBox are pleased to announce the call for submissions for New Visiona...
03/19/2026

LightBox Photographic Gallery and The Guild at LightBox are pleased to announce the call for submissions for New Visionaries 2026: An Exhibition of Oregon College and Graduate Students

May 9 – June 10th

The Submission Deadline is Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

This group exhibition celebrates LightBox Photographic Gallery’s appreciation of the Oregon Educational Photographic Community and recognizes the gifted students enrolled in Oregon College/University Art departments. We wish to showcase artwork using any photographic processes. We are looking for work that features the unique vision and creativity of the photographer.

We look forward to seeing the creative and unique work being developed by students at our great schools of higher learning.

This is an open call without submission fees.

Follow link to submit: http://lightbox-photographic.com/call-for-entries/new_visionaris_2026

Image by .rousse.photo from New Visionaries 2025

Paris on Film“I explored the streets of Paris, as I’ve done many times before, but this time through the perspective of ...
03/12/2026

Paris on Film

“I explored the streets of Paris, as I’ve done many times before, but this time through the perspective of a 50mm lens on a forty plus year old Leica. Often called the ‘normal’ lens for its similarity to human vision, this focal length allowed me to act as a quiet observer, while isolating the intimate moments that define the city. I embraced a slower, more intentional process in order to catch a glimpse of the timeless character of Paris. Shooting on film allowed me to accentuate light, texture and grain, and display the full beauty of fiber gelatin prints. Please enjoy these photos and I hope you find an image that will stay with you long after you leave LightBox Photographic Gallery. “

- Marc McVey

We welcome you to enjoy our March 2026 Newsletter
02/28/2026

We welcome you to enjoy our March 2026 Newsletter

     We've  been enjoying putting together what appears to be another interesting year of exhibits and events. We are still finishing reorganizing and ramping systems up after our January renovation projects. The gallery couldn’t look more beautiful these days. We look forward to a possible v...

Donald MacDonald - Confined IWe are excited to share our second exhibit opening this month.The Photographic N**e 2026Joi...
02/10/2026

Donald MacDonald - Confined I

We are excited to share our second exhibit opening this month.

The Photographic N**e 2026

Join us at the artist’s reception on Saturday, February 14th from 4-7pm.

The Exhibit this year consists of the work of 27 photographers from around the nation.

Congratulations to the photographers exhibiting this year.

Terry Thompson • Mark Dierker • Michael Duncan • Paul Sharrat • Chad Delaney • Milan Von Brunn • Becca Briggs • Christine Magdo • Gary Samson • Donald MacDonald • Michael Kelly-DeWitt • Tom Nirider • Ronald Butler • Lorne Resnick • Lance Pressl • Troy Bennett • Ken Bloom • Lloyd Kimeldorf • Dave Levingston • Kelly James • Allan Barnes • David Tucker • Kathy Radie • Steve Lease • Steve Goldberg • Tom Manzanarez • Russell Jeffcoat

http://lightbox-photographic.com/shows/the_photographic_nude_2026

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1045 Marine Drive
Astoria, OR
97103

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 5:30pm
Thursday 11am - 5:30pm
Friday 11am - 5:30pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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(503) 468-0238

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