New Exhibit: 'Orinda: Photographs by Jeff Heyman' At Orinda Books

LAMORINDA, CA — Orinda Books, an independent local bookstore in the heart of Orinda Village, is hosting a new photography exhibit, "Orinda: Photographs by Jeff Heyman," a collection of six iconic photographs of the East Bay city of Orinda.

The exhibit runs through the end of February. There will be an opening reception Saturday, Feb. 4, from 3-4 p.m. Orinda Books is located at 276 Village Square, Orinda. The bookstore is open 10 a.m.- 5:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays, and is closed on Sundays.

Heyman first took photography classes at San Ramon Valley High School in Danville and went on to earn a degree in Fine Art Photography from San Francisco State University. He studied under photographers Catherine Wagner, Don Worth, Jack Welpott and Melanie Walker, and painters Paul Pratchenko and Robert Bechtle.

A Bay Area native who now lives in Orinda, Heyman is a freelance photographer for the Lamorinda Weekly and The Orinda News. His photographs are regularly published and his work has been featured in several photography shows. This is his second solo exhibit.

"Orinda: Photographs by Jeff Heyman" at Orinda Books features a dramatic photograph of the Orinda Theatre at sunset as well as striking landscapes of the scenic city’s hillsides. Photographs from the exhibit can be viewed online here.