Art Exhibit Opens In Princeton March 10

PRINCETON, NJ — A German physicist with a love of photography will be the focus of an exhibit presented by the Friends of Princeton Open Space beginning March 10.

The exhibit of black and white and color photographs, titled “Mountain Lakes: A Lens on the Seasons,” will be on display at the Arts Council of Princeton, 102 Witherspoon Street, from March 10 to April 30. An opening reception will be held on Friday, March 10, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.

Frank Sauer, a longtime Princeton resident, took the photos in the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve.

Sauer, a native of Germany and a physicist by training, made his career in medical imaging. His interest in photography started in his early teens when he built a darkroom in his parents’ basement.

In that darkroom, he developed and printed back and white film. Today he works exclusively with digital cameras.

Sauer says the appeal of photography is to find “the quiet beauty in everyday life that does not reveal itself immediately and that takes time to discover and appreciate.”

This exhibition is accompanied by a print sale benefitting the Friends of Princeton Open Space, which maintains and enhances the Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve for all to enjoy.

Patch file photo from a previous art exhibit