Internationally acclaimed fine art photographer Arthur Tress—whose work can be found in museum collections such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian American Art Museum, LA’s Getty Museum, and Paris’ Centre Pompidou—was a Cambria resident for 25 years. Between 2010 and 2015, Tress took more than 18,000 photographs for his newest monograph, 100 Views of Morro Rock, a nod to woodblock printing master Katsushika Hokusai’s 19th century illustrated book series 100 Views of Mount Fuji.
This week Tress returns to SLO County for two special events connected to the release of his new collection. On Friday, June 20, in the History Center of SLO, enjoy a slide show of his work followed by a Q-and-A and book signing from 5:30 to 7 p.m. (696 Monterey St., SLO).
On Saturday, June 21, The Bay Theatre will screen Arthur Tress: Water’s Edge, an 80-minute documentary about the photographer’s life and career, followed by a Q-and-A and book signing ($12.56 at my805tix.com; 464 Morro Bay Blvd., Morro Bay).
“A native of New York, Tress first took up photography as a teenager. As an established fine art and commercial photographer, his work segued into documenting urban social conditions, often using the visual language of dreams and myths to create a kind of photographic social surrealism,” organizers announced. Δ
This article appears in Winning Images 2025.