Featured Artists:
Tamir El-Tobgy and Mark Wong

El-Tobgy and Wong's works of art will be shown November 6 - December 29 at the Life's Crossing Gallery on the first floor of the Portland Donor Center with an artist's reception "Around the Clock Tour" of the American Red Crosson November 16th from 12:00-2:30pm.

Art patrons wishing to participate in the tour should RSVP to Sara Schirmer at 503-528-5671.

About Tamir El-Tobgy
Tamir was born and raised in Portland OR, and has a degree in business administration from Portland State University. He is of Egyptian descent and has visited the country many times. It is his life goal to capture the essence of his homeland with his photography and bring Egypt to the states to share with his family and friends. He currently owns the Karma Café on SE 82nd in Portland, where they specialize in gourmet Stumptown espresso and Bubble Tea.

Tamir has been using photography as a relaxing hobby for the past 7 years, first with 35mm then graduating to Medium Format. Currently he uses a Pentax 67II manual camera. Tamir feels that by using color he has the ability to convey exactly what he sees in his mind’s eye to the viewers. He specializes in landscapes and city nightscapes.

Most of the pictures you’ll see in this exhibit will be from here in the Pacific Northwest, with a few from Hawaii and San Francisco. If interested in any of these prints or others contact Tamir at nightphoto@gmail.com

About Mark Wong
Mark is a native of Portland, Oregon with a degree in civil engineering and computer science. He currently works for Open Source Development Lab where OSDL works with Linux platform testing, support and development. He is a self-taught photographer; dabbling in medium and large format photography. He began his work in order to decorate the walls of his home with black and white photos developed in a make shift darkroom. The color photos are created from digital printing.

What started as a home interior decorating project has developed into hobby where his work is receiving recognition from friends and associates. This is his first exhibition featuring photos taken from the state he has grown up in.

Photos are from the Oregon coast, downtown Portland, the Columbia River Gorge, the Painted Hills, and Crater Lake National Park. To purchase a photo, contact Mark Wong by email: markwkm@gmail.com