LAWRENCE — Kansas University graduate and internationally-renowned street photographer Gary Mark Smith will talk about his career and photos as the poetry of everyday life this week. He will present “Gary Mark Smith, Gonzo Visionary: The Methodology of a Most Unusual Fine Art Career” 6 p.m. Thursday at the Oread Hotel in Lawrence. The presentation is free and open to the public. Since the late 1970s, Smith has shot photos of people going about their everyday lives; as well as wars, revolutions, demonstrations and volcanic eruptions covering 70 countries. The Art Institute of Chicago recently selected 10 of Smith’s photos and 10 by his collaborator, KU student Sarah Stern, for its permanent collection. Last year, Smith and Stern spent three weeks photographing life in one of the slums in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for a book about the Rio slums. Last year, Smith donated thousands of photographs, writings and personal effects to the Kansas collection at KU’s Kenneth Spencer Research Library and recently expanded his donation, adding about 2,500 photos, drawings, negatives and files to the collection.
Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m.
