Bay Area photographer Ken Light and his essayist wife Melanie Light spent five years collecting stories and photographs in the Central Valley. Now 31 black-and-white photographs along with narrative are on display at the Oakland Museum of California in an exhibition dubbed “Ken and Melanie Light: Valley of Shadows and Dreams.” It’s at the museum through Dec. 31.
From exhibition description:
The photographs showcase highs and the lows of daily life-from the devastating results of home foreclosures to the jubilant experiences of children enjoying the simple pleasures of a rope swing on the San Joaquin River. In the tradition iconic collaborations such as that between Dorothea Lange and Paul Taylor, the Lights provide a fresh, contemporary view of both the beauty and the callous truths in this important agricultural region in California.
