Press Release: Monalog Collective Exhibition at Last Look Gallery

May 3, 2026

Press Release

Grand Opening of New Art Gallery in Easton

The New Center for Analog Monochrome Photography
and Last Look Gallery celebrate Art and Community in Easton

© Rob Tucher, NJ High Bridge Lake Solitude Dam, Silver Gelatin Print , 14” x 18”, 2004

Inaugural Exhibition of The Monalog™ Collective
&
Grand Opening of the
Center for Analog Monochrome Photography
& Last Look Gallery

Exhibition Dates:  May 9 – July 11, 2026

Opening Reception: May 9, 2026 | 5 - 8 pm

Closing Reception: July 11, 2026 | 1 - 4 pm


Exhibiting Artists: 
Rob Tucher, Michael Marks, Jim Fitzgerald, Melvin Evans, Martin Frank, David Haas,
Peter Schrager, and Phil McAuliffe

Location:
Center for Analog Monochrome Photography (CAMP)
Last Look Gallery
1005 Palmer Street
Easton, PA 18042
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Gallery Hours:
Saturday, 12 -5pm and by appointment

Contact: 
Rob Tucher, Owner and Director
rob@tucherphoto.com
(908)310-9490 

Information:
 https://www.amiepotsicartadvisory.com/events/2025/8/21/themonalogcollective-r6bbc

EASTON, PA:  A new art gallery and photography center is coming to Easton.  The Center for Analog Monochrome Photography (CAMP) and Last Look Gallery announce their grand opening and inaugural exhibition on Saturday, May 9 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM.  Owner and Director, Rob Tucher, is pleased to be opening this new center to celebrate black and white photography with a new darkroom, art gallery, and community meeting place.  The first exhibition will feature Tucher and members of The Monalog™ Collective, a group of black and white film photographers who celebrate traditional darkroom techniques.  The exhibition is free and open to the public and will be on view from May 9 to July 11, 2026.  Gallery hours are Saturdays from 12:00 – 5:00 PM and by appointment and there will be a Closing Reception on Saturday, July 11, 2026 from 1:00 – 4:00 PM.  The gallery will be available to rent for special events, exhibitions, and community gatherings.

This will be the first exhibition at the Last Look Gallery located at The Center for Analog Monochrome Photography (CAMP) in Easton, Pennsylvania.  The center and gallery will host exhibitions, events, darkroom workshops, and photography courses that focus on black and white photographic imagery created from negatives printed in a darkroom. 

“We look forward to sharing photography with the Easton community and becoming a hub for creativity and community events,” says Rob Tucher, Owner and Director.

© Michael Marks, Carousel, Gelatin Silver Print, 9.5” x 5.5” , 1998

The Inaugural Exhibition of The Monalog™ Collective will feature seven photographers who are well known for their darkroom and traditional photographic expertise and is curated by Amie Potsic, CEO and Principal Curator of Amie Potsic Art Advisory, LLC.  The photographers’ work highlights landscapes, portraiture, and architecture utilizing historical darkroom printing techniques that surprise and delight.  Their printing processes include:  Platinum/Palladium, Silver Gelatin, Carbon Transfer, and Kallitype. The photographers in the exhibition are Rob Tucher, Michael Marks, Jim Fitzgerald, Melvin Evans, Martin Frank, David Haas, Peter Schrager, and Phil McAuliffe. 

“Living in a world saturated with digital imagery, it is such a joy to present photography created with historical photographic processes, which emphasize the tactile aspects of photography and hands-on approaches”, explains curator Amie Potsic.

About Rob Tucher, Owner & Director
Rob Tucher is an accomplished American photographer whose work bridges fine art and historic documentation and reflects a deep commitment to preserving the architectural and cultural landscape of America.  A graduate of Rutgers University with additional certification from Drew University, he developed his practice through mentorship with L. John Trott and advanced study with Ansel Adams and George A. Tice. His early work earned national recognition, including a cover for the National Audubon Society’s American Birds journal. As founder of Rob Tucher Photographic Documentation, he has produced an extensive body of large-format work documenting culturally significant sites across the United States, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii to the exacting standards of HABS, HAER, and HALS, which is preserved in national and state archives.

About The Center for Monochrome Photography (CAMP) and Last Look Gallery:
The Center  for Analog and Monochromatic Photography (CAMP) was established to support the healthy existence of  black and white film photography and traditional printing processes and to serve as a home to those that wish to work in this wonderful medium. In support of this mission, CAMP provides a range of learning opportunities including workshops, lectures and critiques, and houses a fully functioning black and white darkroom available to the public. The Last Look Gallery presents the work of talented and important black and white analog photographers. CAMP is the only organization of its type, serving the Lehigh Valley and the broader black and white analog communities by bringing together like-minded photographers and supporting their growth and engagement with others through education programing and photographic exhibits. CAMP and Last Look Gallery provide opportunities to work with photographers individually and through collaborative activity.

© Phil McAuliffe, Atlantis in the High Bay, 12.25 x 12.25, 2011

About The Monolog Collective:
The Monalog™ Collective  is comprised of members: Mel Evans, Jim Fitzgerald, David Haas, Michael Marks, Rob Tucher, Martin Frank, and Phil McAuliffe, and Peter Schrager. Their goal is to grow through membership of fellow “monalog™” photographers that are dedicated to this wonderful medium and exhibit a high caliber of vision and adherence to their craft. They also engage with others, individually and through collaborative activity, and support the industry that makes all this possible.  The Monalog Collective® is a group of black and white film photographers who create images using traditional wet printing methods and materials such as silver gelatin paper in the darkroom or alternative processes and papers they coat themselves.

About Amie Potsic, Curator
Amie Potsic is the CEO and Principal Curator of Amie Potsic Art Advisory as well as an accomplished photographer and installation artist.  She received her MFA in Photography from the San Francisco Art Institute and BAs in Photojournalism and English Literature from Indiana University, graduating Phi Beta Kappa.  She also completed the Comprehensive Appraisal Studies Program of the Appraisers Association of America and is a fine art appraiser with expertise in vintage and contemporary photography.  She has held faculty appointments at the University of California at Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute and been a guest lecturer at the International Center of Photography. Potsic has exhibited her own award-winning artwork internationally and published the monograph Seeker: An Extraordinary Photographic Odyssey in the Holy Lands.  She has been featured on NPR, 6abc, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Philadelphia Inquirer and is the Host of the Art is the Answer Podcast. 

© Martin Frank, Bridge Untitled 06, Kallitype, 7” x 17”, 2025