Seeing inspires Kate Jordahl and she strives to exhibit her enthusiasm and passion for the art of photography in both her artwork and her teaching. While encouraging students of all levels to reach for their creative potential, Kate is committed to her own creativity and art. In her travels and photography, she searches for the places where the spirit of the earth and the human spirit come together.

Using infrared film and traditional printing techniques, Kate stretches this unusual film and works to move beyond the expected infrared representation to a magical and reverent imaging of the land.

Her book Walking with Kandinsky with Dreaming Mind was published in 2005 and Afternoons with Ruth, will be published in 2006. 

Kate Jordahl was born in Summit, New Jersey in 1959. She studied Art and Art History at University of Delaware in the Honors Program and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with Distinction, Magna Cum Laude in 1980. She completed her Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography at Ohio University in 1982, receiving a scholarship and a teaching associate.

Currently, Kate Jordahl is a San Francisco Area photographer and teacher. Kate is a professor of Photography and Digital Imaging at Foothill College, Los Altos Hills and also co-coordinates the PhotoCentral Program in Hayward, California.


Kate Jordahl's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally, including the

* Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto
*Yamate Gallery, Yokohama
*Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, California
* Eurphrat Museum, Cupertino, California
* Himawarinosato Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
* Panoramic Exhibition, Tampere, Finland
* The Photo Forum Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Vision Gallery, San Francisco
* Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite
* Yosemite National Park Museum
* San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist's Gallery.

Kate was an Artist-in-Residence for Yosemite National Park in 1993. Her work was chosen for The Friends of Photography Collector's Print Program in 1994.


Kate Jordahl's photographs are is in numerous collections including the Bibliothéque Nationale de France, Paris, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California, University of Texas at Dallas, Texas and the Yosemite Museum, Yosemite.


Kate Jordahl's photographs are available directly from the artist. Her work is also available at Modernbook Gallery in Palo Alto. Her images range in price from $500 to $1000 and are editioned, toned, archivally processed and printed by the artist.

   Geir Jordahl is an artist, teacher and dedicated traveler. Both his personal and commercial photography is a reflection of his passion for light and life. As a teacher he emphasizes the importance of dedication to craft while fully exploring creative potentials.

In his photography, Geir Jordahl explores his relationship to space and experience by interacting with its periphery through the use of panoramic vision. His engaging compositions speak both to the specifics of place and to the imagination. The journey is an integral part of Geir's work both figuratively and literally. Geir is Norwegian born and feels that the foundation of travel is an essential aspect of his vision.

Geir Jordahl lives in Hayward, California. He has been a San Francisco Bay Area resident since immigrating from Kristiansund, Norway to the United States with his family in 1961. Following the completion of his undergraduate studies at California State University, Hayward, in 1979, Jordahl went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography at Ohio University receiving a scholarship and a teaching associate. In 1982, he was named Ohio University's Exchange Scholar to Norway.

Geir taught at Chabot College for 19 years. He is currently Director of PhotoCentral, a non-profit center for photographic education with darkrooms, classes, workshops and a gallery. Founded by the Jordahls in 1983, PhotoCentral has grown into a notable art program and facility in the San Francisco Bay Area offering education and community to local artists.

Geir Jordahl's work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally and he was an Artist-in-Residence for Yosemite National Park in 1993. Jordahl's portfolio, San Joaquin: River of Spirit, was published by the Ansel Adams Gallery and the San Joaquin River Parkway Trust in 1997. He published the book Traveler with Dreaming Mind in 2004.

Selective major exhibitions include:

* Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto
* Kodak Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
*Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, California
* Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite
* Museum of Modern Art, Tampere, Finland
* Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Germany
* Susan Spiritus Gallery, Costa Mesa, California
* University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene, Oregon
* Nevada Art Museum, Reno
* Ansel Adams Center for Photography, San Francisco
* Golden State Museum, Sacramento, CA
* Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno CA
* Haggin Museum, Stockton CA
* The Golden State Museum, Sacramento CA
* Trenton Museum of Art, New Jersey

Selected publications include Finnish Photography, Tokyo Calling, Sierra Club Annual Report, Adobe Systems Annual Report, Kodak International Photography, Photo Metro and Graphis Photo.

Geir Jordahl's photographs are available directly from the artist. His work is also available at Modernbook Gallery in Palo Alto.His images range in price from $600 to $3000 and are editioned, toned, archivally processed and printed by the artist.