Trip Cost: $10
Founded in 1975 by photographer Ansel Adams and the University of Arizona’s then-president, Dr. John P. Schaefer, the Center for Creative Photography is the largest institution in North America devoted to the research and exhibition of photography. Beginning with the archives of five photographers—Ansel Adams, Wynn Bullock, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, and Frederick Sommer—today, the CCP stewards more than three hundred archival collections of photographers, scholars, galleries, authors, and organizations, complemented by unparalleled holdings of some 120,000 fine prints and an extensive oral history collection.
We’ll meet at the Photography Club at 9:00 AM for carpooling, departing at 9:15 AM. Please wear your GVR Photography Club or Camera Club badge, if available. For those carpooling, $2.00 is an appropriate contribution to the driver.
Upon arrival, we will be provided an overview of the Center's history, its mission statement, and a tour of their facilities. Following the tour, we'll explore CCP's brand new exhibit where we'll “meet” a menagerie of furry, finned, and feathered friends depicted across more than 100 photographs and archival objects from the CCP’s collection. Animality: 100 Years of Photographs features a wide range of photographic formats, a diverse group of photographers, and all manner of animals across a century of time.
You're welcome to take photos in the gallery unless otherwise noted. For the safety of the works and to protect the copyright privileges of their creators, CCP asks that you please follow these guidelines:
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Photographs are for personal use only and may not be published, sold, reproduced, transferred, distributed or commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever.
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The use of flash or other supplemental light is not permitted.
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Selfie sticks and tripods are prohibited.
Following the visit to CCP, you're invited to a no-host lunch. Details will be provided later.
Darrell Rude will be our trip leader. Contact Darrell at 907-227-4244 or email at with any questions. He will be disseminating more information to registered participants via e-mail as we get closer to the event. Please add your trip leader's email and phone number to your contact list so you don't miss out on any important updates.
GVR requires that every person participating in the club's field trips must sign a waiver absolving GVR of any liability. You will be required to sign the waiver at the Photography club before the trip departs if you haven't already done so.
The last date to cancel for a refund is September 30, 2026. If you need to cancel, please contact the Field Trip Co-Chair Lynn Rozema at 719-351-5193 or email lrozema51@gmail.com. We may have people on the wait list to take your place.
If you have to cancel on the day of the trip, please call Darrell as soon as you know you cannot make the trip.
NOTICE:
All participants need to be responsible for an assessment of their mobility and health issues relating to field trips. Some trips may not be appropriate, but you must make that determination. However, the trip leader may deny participation in a specific field trip to anyone deemed not suitably prepared or able to walk with the group.
Be sure to have your GVR card with you for each and every field trip. Without it, you won't be allowed to go on the trip. No refunds will be granted for failure to comply with this requirement. To protect GVR and club member benefits, GVR has implemented a new process that requires each field trip participant to come into the club and scan his/her GVR card to confirm eligibility. We no longer have the option of typing in your name or GVR number – only the physical GVR card will do.
We will no longer meet in the parking lot. We will meet in the GVR Photography Club where you will scan your GVR card confirming your eligibility to go on the trip. We’ll also review important/late-breaking information, pair up drivers and riders, provide driving directions, and give participants a chance to visit the restrooms prior to departure. Again, be sure to have your GVR card with you.
In order to participate in this event, you must be a member of the GVR Photography Club and GVR.
The GVR Photography Club is located in the Recreation Village of Santa Rita Springs.