Alice and Peter Gowland have a show of their photographs of the Santa Monica Beach milieu opening tomorrow at g169 gallery, 169 West Channel Rd., Santa Monica Canyon.
The Gowlands' shots of glamour girls, Hollywood starlets, surfer Miki Dora and Playboy models helped form the image of California and the good life during the war years and after. Peter, who's in his ninties, is also famed for his large-format cameras .
And any student of photography would do well to take a look at their books.
Think about it--a life spent photographing beautiful women--and getting paid for it.
(This black-and-white image can be found in the "Hollywood Beach"
section of the Gowlands' exhibition at g169. Photo courtesy of Alice
and Peter Gowland)
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