IRVINE, Calif.—The City of Irvine is honoring its longtime city photographer David Kawashima with an art exhibition displaying his photographs at the Irvine Civic Center. The photo exhibition opens free to the public beginning Sept. 16 with a reception held from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibition will be on display until Nov. 24. “Over the years, David documented countless milestones, celebrations, meetings, events, presentations, ensuring these moments in Irvine’s history could be permanently preserved,” Mayor Farrah Khan said in a Sept. 7 statement. “We are extremely grateful to have had the privilege of knowing and working with David, and we offer our sincere condolences to all who knew and loved him.” Kawashima passed away at the age of 62 on April 18, from a traffic crash in Tustin with a driver who was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in a stolen car, according to Tustin police. …