Introducing The Californians, a new show at the Center for Photographic Art, featuring the works of three Deadbeat Club photographers: Ian Bates, Tracy L Chandler and Janet Delaney.

All three artists feature California as their backdrop, yet the landscapes couldn't be more different - from the rugged Mojave desert, through the streets of 1970s Los Angeles and finally to the smoldering forests of northern California. Woven together by a common thread of memory, these three distinctive and poignant contemporary photographic visions explore the accuracy of memory, the endurance of memory, then our collective memory and what we endeavor to leave for future generations.

The Californians
Ian Bates, Tracy L Chandler, Janet Delaney
January 10 - February 8, 2026

Opening reception
January 10, 4:00 - 6:00pm

Artists talk
January 10, 3:00 - 4:00pm
Carpenter Hall, Sunset Center

Carmel Center for Photographic Art
9th and San Carlos
Carmel-by-the-Sea