David Entrikins hobby is photography. And his subject matterthe homelessis so often photographed by pros that supermodels must be getting jealous. Forgive me, then, that when I first heard of Entrikins show Outsiders (on view through Jan. 31), I dismissed it faster than Greg Nickels can sweep said homeless out of greenbelts. But Entrikins work humbled me (and a whole lot of paid photojournalists). The sheer size of his nearly 1,500-image exhibit, shot over the last three years from Pioneer Square to Aurora Ave., to grants insight into homeless life better than any of the all-too-common black-and-white homeless portraits. Those shots scream outsider; Entrikins photos have an intimacy to them. Their quality and stunning color amidst bleak circumstances lends meaning to the saying, Its not the camera that matters, its all in the photographer. Even if this photographer says hes only a hobbyist. The Upstairs Gallery, 4611 11th Ave. N.W., 383-5577, www.outsidersexhibit.net. Noon-4 p.m. JOSHUA LYNCH
Mondays-Saturdays. Starts: Sept. 24. Continues through Jan. 31, 2008
