Augenblick Photography Exhibit - Opening Reception

Chicago?s German American Cultural Center located in historic Lincoln Square, presents ?Augenblick: A Moment in Time,? photographs from 44 national and international members of the PDML, Pentax-Discuss Mail List group. The exhibit opens on Friday, May 7, from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. at DANK Haus, on the 4th floor Scharpenberg Gallery, 4740 North Western Ave.

The PDML, Pentax-Discuss Mail List is an online group comprised of both amateur and professional photographers from 15 countries. The group uses cyberspace to connect, critique and encourage the art of photography and are ardent users of Pentax cameras and lenses.

Also featured at the exhibition is the newly launched PDML Photo Annual, 2010, (ISBN 978-1-4507-0950-7). Available through blurb.com (http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1286080) and also available through www.robertstech.com/, this fine art photography book will be available for viewing along with selected, limited edition photographs from the book. The photographic annual is the second book produced by the group. Believing in giving and gifting through their art, PDML members donate book sale profits to the National Childhood Cancer Foundation?www.curesearch.org

The opening reception for the PDML group, and exhibition, ?Augenblick: A Moment in Time? is on Friday, May 7, 2010. The 6th floor Skyline Lounge at DANK Haus, boasting one of the city's best views, will also be open that evening from 8:00 p.m.-midnight. All events are free and open to the public