Since its development in the nineteenth century, photography has documented a diversity of images through a variety of techniques. Whether the photographer seeks to record a face, an architectural detail, a still life or an abstract form, the lens is an extension of his or her eye, isolating a unique moment in time. With the invention of dry plate negatives in 1878, photographers could take film on journeys far from the darkroom.

The exhibition, Eye on the World, continues in this nineteenth century tradition, bringing views from around the globe to Meridian’s Washington, D.C. galleries. Through the eyes of ten talented photographers we are able to see myriad images of people and places both similar and exotic, captured during their travels or while on assignment. These are poignant, dramatic and vividly colorful. Although the photographers differ in background and experience, in Eye on the World they capture the sights and convey the emotions of their journeys, while taking the viewer on a tour of the world community.