This weekend presents one of the last chances to view the innovative work of local photographer Billy Moore at Bastrop’s Upstart Media, at 1800 Linda Street.
Moore, a longtime photographer for the local branch of LCRA, concentrated his camera on the same portion of the Colorado River over time. The result is a unique take on the changing properties of water, including, in Moore’s own words, “its transparency, translucency, and sculptural and dimensional nature.”
He used a camera and the stunning tones of gelatin-silver printing paper to communicate his vision of the movement of water.
Moore’s personal photo work is also part of the permanent collection of the Center for Creative Photography at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin.
His Colorado River scenes may be viewed this weekend at Upstart on Saturday and Sunday from 1-4 p.m.

Events at Upstart
The Billy Moore exhibit is part of Upstart’s year-round presentations, which include classes, screenings and productions.
This Sunday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m., Upstart will present footage of its latest short film, “A Child’s Christmas in Texas.” The film stars Audrey Holder, Arthur and David Dale and Tom Lagleder. Jessica Gardner, who also served as cinematographer, directed it. “A Child’s Christmas in Texas” is slated for completion in April.
And what has happened with the locally shot film, “Invicta?”
Upstart director Carolyn Banks said of the horror feature involving deadly fire ants that Upstart completed last year, “We’ll be having an official premiere soon. We were holding back thinking we’d get into SXSW, but didn’t. So now we can show the movie at will and look for a distributor. We’re keeping our fingers crossed.”