Richmond, Virginia Photographers on Exhibition

Late Winter 2012 brings a number of shows featuring Southern photographers based in Richmond, Virginia.

Richmond, VA-based photographer Tom Chambers is having a show of his surreal images (see above) through this month at the Modernbook Gallery,on the 4th Floor at 49 Geary, in San Francisco.

Another Richmond, VA-based photographer, Lee Saloutos, is having a show of photographs from his Nevada Mines portfolio, now up through March 25th, 2012, at the Nicolaysen Art Museum, at  400 E. Collins St., in Casper, WY.

And yet another Richmond, VA-based photographer, Jon-Phillip Sheridan, is having  a show of his photographs as part of the PhotographyNOW2012 exhibition, opening March 10 and up through April 22, 2012, at the Center for Photography at Woodstock in Woodstock, NY. 

And, finally, Richmond, VA-based photographer Susan Worsham is one of the featured photographers for 2012 in Light Work's Print Purchase Program, in elite company along with William Wegman, Kelli Connell, and Tony Gleaton.

What is it about Richmond? And photography?