Color Stories: 2026 CODA Members’ Exhibition

A Collective Artist Statement

“Color in photography has a strange power to create emotional tension.” — Joel Meyerowitz

“Color is descriptive. Black and white is interpretive.”
— Elliott Erwitt

The Community of Digital Artists (CODA) brings together individuals who share a passion for photography and digital art. For more than twenty years, our members have met monthly to explore new techniques, share creative work, and support one another’s artistic growth. CODA provides a welcoming community where artists of all experience levels can learn, experiment, and engage with the evolving possibilities of digital imagery.

The theme of this exhibition—“Color Stories”—invites artists to explore the expressive power of color in visual storytelling. Color can shape how we experience an image: it can heighten emotion, guide the viewer’s attention, evoke memory, or create a sense of place. In some photographs, color carries the narrative itself—a vivid red drawing the eye, soft pastels suggesting quiet reflection, or bold contrasts generating visual tension. In other works, the deliberate absence of color reminds us that stories can also be told through tone, texture, and light.

Our interpretation of the theme was intentionally broad, allowing each artist to approach it from a personal perspective. Some images celebrate the richness and intensity of color, while others reveal subtler relationships between hue, light, and subject. Together they demonstrate how color—whether present or implied—can shape meaning within a photograph.

As you move through the gallery, you will see how differently each artist interprets the world. Every image reflects individual choices of subject, composition, technique, and artistic vision. The result is a vibrant and varied collection of work representing fifty-four members of CODA.

We hope you enjoy exploring these color stories, and we invite you to join us at one of our future events.