Photo is the iconic Walker Evans image, Bethlehem Graveyard and Steel Mill, Pennsylvania, 1935, appearing in the Lehigh University exhibit “Revisting South Bethlehem: 150 Years of Photography.” The image is courtesy of Lehigh University Art Galleries/Teaching Museum.

Photography aficionados and arts enthusiasts are invited to celebrate the art of photography during the 5^th annual Lehigh Valley Photography Month (LVPM) through November 30th. The month-long celebration features a diverse array of photography exhibitions, workshops and presentations at 20 venues throughout the Lehigh Valley.

Kicking off LVPM is the 6^th-annual Olympus InVision Photo Festival at SteelStacks and the Banana Factory in Bethlehem Nov. 5-8. The festival features workshops with professional photographers including the Nov. 8 “A Day in the Life of Bethlehem” photography excursion with renowned Time, Life and National Geographic photographer Rick Smolan, as well as exhibits such as the Pennsylvania Photographers Juried Competition, InVision College Photography Competition Exhibit and more.

The complete list of 2015 LVPM participants is:

Allentown Art Museum, Allentown
Through Dec. 6: Jeffrey Becom – Colors of India

Alternative Gallery, Allentown
Nov. 19-Dec. 4: Glass Portraits
 
ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks, Bethlehem
Nov. 1-30: The Work of Bruce Ward

Banana Factory, Bethlehem
Through Dec. 13: InVision College Photography Contest
Through Jan. 3: Rick Smolan – “INSIDE TRACKS: Alone Across the Outback”
Through Jan. 10: Pennsylvania Photographers Juried Competition
Nov. 6-Dec. 2: Olympus Visionaries and Trailblazers Exhibition
Nov. 6-Jan. 6: Janice Lipzin – New York Exposed: City Life in the ’80s
Nov. 12: Chris Karfakis – Evolution of Photography Lecture

Baum School of Art Rodale Family Gallery, Allentown
Through Nov. 18: Walks in North Park by Dan R. Talley
Nov. 4, 6-8 p.m.: Artist Reception

Bethlehem House Contemporary Art Gallery, Bethlehem
Through Jan. 9: Lynn Noble – “Let the Spirit Move You”

Eagle Nest Gallery, Nazareth Area High School, Nazareth
Nov. 4-Dec. 18: Kristine Kotsch: As the Crow Flies
Dec. 10, 6-9 p.m.: Artist Reception

FloreAnt Studio Projects, Emmaus
Nov. 7, 14 and 21: Returning to the Source
Nov. 15, 3-5 p.m.: Artist Reception

Fox Optical & Gallery, Bethlehem
Nov. 6-Dec. 26: UrbanLandscapes by Sharon K. Merkel
Nov. 6, 7-10 p.m.: Opening Reception

The Gallery at St. John’s, Easton
Nov. 1-Dec. 20: Sacred Sights by Curtis L. Olson

Hillcrest Camera Club, Northampton County Historical & Genealogical Society, Easton
Through Nov. 30

Lehigh University – Dubois Gallery, Maginnes Hall, Bethlehem
Through May 27, 2016: Revisting South Bethlehem: 150 Years of Photography

Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, Bethlehem
Through Nov. 20: Cadillac – American Photographs by Theo Anderson

Lehigh Valley Photography Club, Bethlehem
Nov. 2-25: Members’ Juried Photography Exhibition sponsored by Bethlehem Fine Arts Commission
Nov. 8, 2-4 p.m.: Artist Reception – City Hall Rotunda Gallery

Moravian College, H. Paty Eiffe Gallery in the HUB, Bethlehem
Through Nov. 15:  Otherwise Ordinary Photographs by Matthew Beniamino
Nov. 10, 4:30 p.m.: Opening Reception

Nazareth Center for the Arts, Nazareth
Nov. 1-30: Richard Begbie: Abstract Realities
Nov. 1, 1-3 p.m.: Opening Reception

Northampton Community College, Communications Hall, Bethlehem
Nov. 2-Dec. 18: “Vignettes From the Mind of Yevette Hendler”
Nov. 12, 6:30-8:30 p.m.: Opening Reception

Santa Bannon, Fine Art Gallery, Banana Factory, Bethlehem
Nov. 1-20: “MASQUERADE” photographs by Thomas Shillea
Nov. 1-20: “THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE” photographs by Dave Moser

Silver Images, Banana Factory, Bethlehem
Pigment Ink Printing

State Theatre, Easton
Through Dec. 12: Annex – Behind the Curtain State Theatre Photography 2014 Exhibit
Nov. 6-Jan. 24: Main Gallery – Adam Atkinson – Listen Photographs
Nov. 21: Annex – 2015 Behind the Curtain Photography Workshop

For more information on the Lehigh Valley Photography month, visit www.invisionphotofestival.org.