Born in Seattle, Washington and raised in Montana, Rodger Kingston has lived in Massachusetts since 1968. He has shown extensively throughout the United States, and his photographs are in many collections, including Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Harvard’s Fogg Art Museum, and the National Gallery of American Art and Corcoran Gallery of Art, both in Washington, DC. Museum curator, author, and photographic historian Clark Worswick has stated that Rodger Kingston “... is amongst the best artists that America has offered: for his generosity of' spirit: for the blast of adrenalin I get from his encounters with 'the great ordinary of American vernacular': for his sense of history in photography: and for his deep sense of proportion, common sense, and uncommon humor." Kingston's latest book is A LOST WORLD (see below). NEW AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHS (also below) was published in 2007 in an edition of 50 signed and numbered copies accompanied by an original print, and is now more than 2/3 sold out. A Walker Evans scholar, he is the author of WALKER EVANS IN PRINT: AN ILLUSTRATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. He has a Masters Degree in Education from Harvard University. Two new galleries, "In The Vernacular: Photographs from the Rodger Kingston Collection" and "The Snapshot Century" feature images from Kingston's collections of vintage photographs. "Collecting photographs," he states, "comes from the same impulse as taking them with a camera. Collecting has given me powerful training for my eye." Archival inkjet prints in several sizes, printed by the photographer, are available through the Panopticon Gallery of Photography (http://www.panopt.com/home.php) or from Kingston directly; he can be reached at rpkphoto@comcast.net. After visiting any of the galleries, click on "Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)", at top left, to return to this home page. http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/photos/166890017_kZ7Bc-Ti.jpg http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/ 2009-12-17T21:10:10Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photo-History-1/The-Snapshot-Century/10323935_WVU6s">The Snapshot Century</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photo-History-1/The-Snapshot-Century/10323935_WVU6s" title="The Snapshot Century"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photo-History-1/The-Snapshot-Century/Boy-with-Polaroid/730452224_Byxd8-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="The Snapshot Century" title="The Snapshot Century" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-17T21:10:10Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photo-History-1/The-Snapshot-Century/10323935_WVU6s <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Waterworks-Series/10625411_fwhDV">Waterworks Series</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Waterworks-Series/10625411_fwhDV" title="Waterworks Series"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Waterworks-Series/Waterworks-01/738988380_Gor9h-Th-1.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Waterworks Series" title="Waterworks Series" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-12T06:20:49Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Waterworks-Series/10625411_fwhDV <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Oman/10572200_Qnm2r">Photographs of Oman 2009</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Oman/10572200_Qnm2r" title="Photographs of Oman 2009"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Oman/Mosque-at-Twilight-Muscat/736377304_SKVZH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Photographs of Oman 2009" title="Photographs of Oman 2009" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-12-12T00:24:50Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Oman/10572200_Qnm2r <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Forgotten-Photographs/7735482_2vcjj">In the Vernacular: Photographs from the Rodger Kingston Collection</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Forgotten-Photographs/7735482_2vcjj" title="In the Vernacular: Photographs from the Rodger Kingston Collection"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Other/Forgotten-Photographs/Democratic-Vistas/500051301_yZpQe-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="85" alt="In the Vernacular: Photographs from the Rodger Kingston Collection" title="In the Vernacular: Photographs from the Rodger Kingston Collection" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-11-30T05:38:52Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com 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href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Obama-Presidential/2830904_KAddn" title="The Obama Presidential Campaign"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Obama-Presidential/Smiling-Obama-w-Flag1/151520782_nQ7qC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="The Obama Presidential Campaign" title="The Obama Presidential Campaign" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-17T13:26:26Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Obama-Presidential/2830904_KAddn <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Taking-The-Long-View-A/3402613_W2vHd">Taking The Long View: A Panasonic LX2 / LX3 Portfolio</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Taking-The-Long-View-A/3402613_W2vHd" title="Taking The Long View: A Panasonic LX2 / LX3 Portfolio"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Taking-The-Long-View-A/0217/195520975_XutyT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="Taking The Long View: A Panasonic LX2 / LX3 Portfolio" title="Taking The Long View: A Panasonic LX2 / LX3 Portfolio" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-18T14:19:25Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Photography/Taking-The-Long-View-A/3402613_W2vHd <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Bethlehem/6120055_7S6Yg">Bethlehem</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Bethlehem/6120055_7S6Yg" title="Bethlehem"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Bethlehem/P1050019A/384890091_BWJ6f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="Bethlehem" title="Bethlehem" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-05T03:04:27Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Bethlehem/6120055_7S6Yg <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/On-Simons-Pond/5649744_LSH2A">On Simon's Pond</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/On-Simons-Pond/5649744_LSH2A" title="On Simon's Pond"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/On-Simons-Pond/P1040379/347542017_6ot6d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="84" alt="On Simon's Pond" title="On Simon's Pond" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-08-09T02:14:05Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/On-Simons-Pond/5649744_LSH2A <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/New-American-Photographs/3354993_KKiJE">New American Photographs</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/New-American-Photographs/3354993_KKiJE" title="New American Photographs"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/New-American-Photographs/Cover/253451662_po6rc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="New American Photographs" title="New American Photographs" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-02-11T06:13:57Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/New-American-Photographs/3354993_KKiJE <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Deval-Patrick-Campaign-for/2027620_F5Pjp">The Deval Patrick Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Deval-Patrick-Campaign-for/2027620_F5Pjp" title="The Deval Patrick Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Deval-Patrick-Campaign-for/Deval-George-Washington/103957797_WgZnJ-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="The Deval Patrick Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts" title="The Deval Patrick Campaign for Governor of Massachusetts" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-11-03T12:44:12Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Politics/The-Deval-Patrick-Campaign-for/2027620_F5Pjp <p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com">Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto)</a> updated gallery '<a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Toronto-Summer-2004/2098588_4SyiR">Toronto Summer, 2004</a>'</p><p><a href="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Toronto-Summer-2004/2098588_4SyiR" title="Toronto Summer, 2004"><img src="http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Toronto-Summer-2004/DSC0029/108316847_4F6Bx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Toronto Summer, 2004" title="Toronto Summer, 2004" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2007-08-07T18:15:29Z Rodger Kingston (rpkphoto) http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com http://rpkphoto.smugmug.com/Documentary-Photography/Toronto-Summer-2004/2098588_4SyiR