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About Bollin Madison Millner, Jr.

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Welcome , I'm Bollin M. Millner, Jr. a Richmond, VA based photographer passionate about capturing the quiet poetry of every day spaces - often just outside my door.

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Although my passion for photography started early - as a teenager in the late 1960s I experimented with my Grandfathers’ Kodak Autographic Jr. camera from the 1920s  - life’s demands paused that pursuit until the 1990s.  At that time I purchased my first “serious” camera,   a Minolta SLR. Today I shoot with a Sony Alpha 7iii.  You can see a photograph of my Grandfather’s camera at the very end of Gallery 2.  Since my retirement in August 2019 my photographic journey has entered a new, happy, and creative phase.

 

Because of my natural curiosity and my commitment to ongoing investigations of photography -through museum and gallery  shows, web sites and an ever-growing collection of photography books - I am constantly learning more about the art of photography.   I also enjoy formal classes, at the University of Richmond, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School, and online.  Some of what I have learned is shared in my blog which may be reached by clicking the "Blog" the link above.

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My Exhibitions & Recognition

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Solo Shows

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  • “The Hope of Something Better” (27 images) – Imperial Centre for Arts and Sciences, Rocky Mount, NC (May – August 2022). Six works sold.

  • “A License to See” (15 images) – Art Works Galleries, Richmond, VA (closed July 2024). Five works sold.

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Recent Exhibitions (2023 – 2025)

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  • Selected for “All that Jazz” at Crossroads Art Center (Mar – Apr 2025) and All Media Show at Art Works (July 2025), earning an honorary mention from juror Naomi Chung

  • Selected for “Flowers” show at Crossroads Art Center (Sept 2025)

  • Additional works featured in juried shows at Art Works, Artspace (“Jazz” Feb – Mar 2023) and the Photographic Society of America Member Showcase (Mar 2023)

  • Participated in the  juried “Simply Photography” show for several years at Art Works and multiple Crossroads Gallery exhibitions

  • Two photographs displayed at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center Galleries (Nov 2024 – Jan 2025) and “Moment in Time” show at Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center (July 2025).  Both exhibitions sponsored by the Camera Club of Richmond.

 

Collections and Commissions

 

  • My work is held in private collections in Raleigh, NC, Hermosa Beach, CA, Charlottesville, VA,  and Richmond, VA.  Permanent acquistions have been made by Virginia Commonwealth University Childrens Hospital and by Stifel Investment Services, Rocky Mount, NC.​

  • Commercial clients include Lighthouse Instruments brochure campaigns (2023 - 2024) and Kai'li Millner Interiors (website photography).

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I’m an active member of the Photographic Society of America and the Camera Club of Richmond.  I invite you to explore my galleries, drop me a line via the Contact page, or follow my reflections and projects on my blog.​​

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ARTIST'S STATEMENT

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Joel Meyerowitz has said, “Once you have a camera in your hand, you have a license to see."  This license has encouraged me to slow down, stop, reflect, ponder, and frame the world around me. I celebrate the quiet poetry of ordinary spaces. When I see and then make a photograph, I capture a unique moment with its own form, power, and beauty.  Ultimately I try to capture a sense of harmony and peace, where the discrete elements in the frame relate to one another in compelling ways.

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(Please note: Portions of this website have been edited in accordance with suggestions generated by AI)

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