Seeing the big picture

BRADFORD WASHBURN AND VITTORIO SELLA: A VIEW FROM THE TOP  Mountaineers and photographers, Washburn and Sella took distinctly different viewpoints of their majestic peaks: Washburn shot his photos from an airplane, Sella took his on the ground. Pictured: Washburn’s “The West Buttress, Mount McKinley, Alaska, July 1977.” Jan. 11-Feb. 25. Panopticon Gallery,502c Commonwealth Ave. 617-267-8929, www.panopticongallery.com Cate McQuaid