30 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLY OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 6, 2024 www.montereycountynow.com ART Monterey County is surrounded by beautiful coastal and inland landscapes. Not surprisingly, these views have inspired landscape photographers for many decades. One of them is David Gubernick, a Salinas-based photographer, who has been documenting the area’s flora and fauna for over 20 years. His work has been featured in local publications and in scenic calendars. Macro to Grand Landscapes is a curated selection of Gubernick’s work, now on display at ArtWorks @ Salinas. Visitors will bask in colorful imagery that includes flowers, abstracts and coastline. The photos are printed in different sizes, and mediums include paper, canvas and metal, each giving the images a different feel and texture. Gubernick is a scientist and a selftaught photographer. After his retirement, more than two decades ago, he dedicated a full-time schedule to his passion. “I’m just a nature lover,” he says. “That’s where my heart and soul is.” For Gubernick, photographs are the “emotional response” he feels toward the landscapes that surround him. “It is about that area or subject that speaks to me,” he says. The process involves identifying colors, textures, shapes, angles and light. This guides his composition. Gubernick has explored the area extensively and has published three books, dedicated to Big Sur, Monterey and the wildflowers of Monterey County. Spring and summer are his favorite times to shoot photos, when the flowers are in full bloom and the hills are changing. The sunlight in summer is special, he says. “I love the golden colors of the hills, and also because the sun is lower—it has a different color to it,” he explains. Currently, his work is focused in South Monterey County. “Back roads in South County have a lot to offer in terms of wonderful mountain ranges, hillsides—just gorgeous landscapes,” Gubernick notes. The organizers have also selected work by other local artists Deborah Good, Nathaniel Stapleton, Shagufta Khan and Kenji Tanner to show. But on Friday, Nov. 1, Gubernick will be on full display, giving an artist talk at 4pm, followed by a reception at 5:30pm. Macro to Grand Landscapes is on display 10am-2pm Fridays-Sundays, through Dec. 29. ArtWorks @ Salinas, 262 Main St., Salinas. 622-9060, arts4mc.org. DANIEL DREIFUSS Scene Setting From close-ups to panoramas, local photographer David Gubernick explores the beauty of Monterey County. By Celia Jiménez David Gubernick gives a talk on Friday, Nov. 1 associated with an exhibit of his photographs and those of other local artists at ArtWorks @ Salinas. 101 WORD STORY CONTEST First Prize is $101 2nd and 3rd place winners receive gift certificates! We’ll publish the winners in our December 26, 2024 issue 1. All stories must contain the word “free” (or freely, frees, freedom, etc.) 2. Stories may contain fewer than 101 words. 3. If a hyphenated word can be broken into two (or more) free-standing words it will be counted as two (or more) words. 4. Abbreviations are counted as one word. (“CA” or “California,” it’s still one word.) 5. Contractions are counted as one word. (“Isn’t” is one word; “is not” is two.) 6. Titles are not counted and are not necessary. 7. We reserve the right to re-title stories. 8. Poems are not acceptable. 9. Limit 3 entries per person. 10. If you mail in your entry, it must be submitted on 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Upload stories at: www.montereycountynow.com/101words or by mail: Monterey County Weekly 101-Word Short Story Contest 668 Williams Ave., Seaside CA 93955 FRIDAY, NOV. 29 BY 5PM Write your name, address and phone number on each page you submit. Monterey County Weekly assumes no responsibility for returning submissions. PRINT | WEB | MOBILE december 21-27, 2023 montereycountyweekly.com locAl & IndePendent wInter weAther forecAst 16 | merry squIdmAs 21 | flower Power 42 | holIdAy beer cheer 46 check out the wInners of the 101-word short story contest, those thAt cAme close And A few thAt mIght rAIse A curIous eyebrow. P. 26 A Tale Wagging 101-Word Short Story Contest 2023 ♥ Shop LOCAL this holiday ♥ season ♥ p. 24 New for 2024! All stories must contain the word “free” (or freely, frees, freedom, etc.)
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