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# Past stands ‘Still’: Photographer’s show evokes past By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/past-stands-still-photographers-show-evokes-past-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2004-02-23T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T03:51:41.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Events, Pico, #archive-import

“Still Life,” a collection of black-and-white images that evoke 17th Century painters and legendary photographers, will be exhibited March 1 through April 2 at the Santa Monica College Photography Gallery.

The photographs — taken with a large-format camera by Malibu photographer Sondra Wampler — are composed images of botanicals that create tension and subtle sensuality, according to officials.

Wampler said she has drawn on the “rich heritage” of the 17th Century still life master painters, as well as such major photographers as Imogen Cunningham, Josef Sudek and the Westons.

An opening reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, March 6 at the SMC Photography Gallery, located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd.

Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “‘Still Life’ is a project I began in the mid-1990s, inspired by my love of gardens and the intricate design found in nature,” Wampler said. “It is my intent that viewers see beyond the simplicity of these organic portraits to the cycle of life they embody.”

Wampler, an SMC alum, has had her work exhibited throughout the United States, including the NOPE Gallery in Los Angeles, the L.A. Art Association and the Virginia Miller Gallery in Miami.

Four of her botanical images in 1996 were published as fine art posters and so far have sold nearly 400,000 pieces internationally. With more than 200 images published as fine art reproductions, Wampler has enjoyed a rare kind of popularity, according to officials.

For information, call (310) 434-4289.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 23, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/022304.pdf?ref=smdp.com)