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One Shell Plaza and covered wagon, 1970s / by Paul Hester, from “Houston Scenes by Paul Hester”
Over the course of his 50-year career, photographer Paul Hester has captured the Bayou City through his images of gleaming skyscrapers, gritty industrial sites, tract homes and neighborhood shops. Join Hester for a discussion of some of his favorite local photos during Preservation Houston’s online program You Are Here: The Changing Face of Houston at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening, April 13.
Hester’s photos of architecture and the urban landscape are records of Houston’s growth and transformation in the last half century. His work is as remarkable for the structures it highlights as for the slices of life it captures: Houstonians at work and play, shopping, visiting or simply waiting for a bus. In his talk, Hester will share selected photos and the stories behind when, where and why they were taken and what they tell us about the challenges of documenting an ever-changing city.
A Q&A with the speaker will follow the presentation.
Banner photo: Glatzmaier's Seafood Market, 1970s / by Paul Hester, from “Icons and Eyecons,” part of the “City!” project funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities
About the speaker
Paul Hester received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he studied with Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Lisette Model, Minor White, Charles Harbutt, Bert Beavers, Richard Lebowitz and Sally Stein. He divides his time between Fayetteville and Houston teaching and taking pictures with his wife, Lisa Hardaway; their work as Hester + Hardaway Photographers has included books about historic Texas courthouses, the architecture of Philip Johnson and Houston’s Glenwood Cemetery. Among their recent projects was the photography for California Romantica, Diane Keaton’s book on the California Mission and Spanish Colonial residential architecture of the Golden State.
Event format
This program will be presented via Zoom. Registrants will receive additional information, including a link to join the program, no later than the morning of April 13.
Registration and pricing
Access to this program is free for members of Preservation Houston and Pier & Beam. Registration is $10 for non-members. Register online now:
Can’t join us live? No problem
We will make a recording of the full program available to all registrants, so you can watch at a time that’s most convenient for you.
This event is presented as part of the Bart Truxillo Program Series, which honors the memory of pioneer preservationist and Preservation Houston co-founder Bart Truxillo. The Truxillo Program Series is made possible by the generous contributions of Preservation Houston's members and friends. If you would like to support future programming, please consider adding a donation to your registration or becoming a PH member.