newsletter #3 - december 2006

• 2006 International Photography Awards:

  My photograph Interior, Sandown Meeting House received an Honorable Mention in the 2006 International Photography Awards in Los Angeles, CA. This photograph is from my series of photographs of Colonial Meeting Houses of New England, an on-going body of work that explores the lives of our Puritan ancestors through their places of worship.
  
  (In 2003, my photograph Spiral Stairs, Fort Point Lighthouse was used on the cover of the IPA awards book.)
 
 
 


• Brush Gallery, Lowell MA:

  I am honored to have 4 photographs included in Photo2006 Black & White Classic at The Brush Art Gallery in Lowell, MA (next to the National Park visitors' center). This exhibit of classic (non-digital) black & white photographs was juried by Ron Rosenstock, a well-known photographer and workshop leader. My photograph Stair Railing, Boott Cotton Mills, Lowell MA received a 2nd place award. The show runs through early January, 2007.
 
 
 


• 100 Market Street Gallery, Portsmouth NH:

  A large group of my photographs are currently on display at the 100 Market St. Gallery in Portsmouth, NH. This alternative gallery has earned a reputation for high-quality juried exhibits, and I am pleased to be one of the few photographers in the show. The show runs through early February, 2007.
 
 
 


• The Silver Journal:

  My article Printing with a Variable Contrast Light Source appears in the current edition of the Silver Journal. Published by the Texas Photographic Society, this journal is produced in conjunction with the Silver Conference, an annual event in Pasadena CA for traditional (non-digital) black & white photography. Additional more detailed articles about my printing methods can be found in the Bibliography section of my web site.
 
 
 


• Upcoming Shows:

  My exhibit schedule for 2007 is beginning to take shape, and I am looking forward to including my work in the following shows:
  • Coolidge Center for the Arts, Portsmouth, NH: Group Show: Inside Out, Summer, 2007
  • The Highland Center, Truro, MA (on Cape Cod): 2-person show with sculptor Fielding Brown, Summer, 2007
  • New England School of Photography, Center for Photographic Exhibitions, Kenmore Square, Boston MA (go Sox!): Solo Show, Dates to be determined.
 
 


• Current Artistic Endeavors: Really Bad Weather

  As I write this, I am preparing to depart for my annual winter trip to the summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington, the "home of the world's worst weather." My artistic interest is an unusual form of ice, called rime ice, which forms only at high altitudes when wind-driven, below freezing clouds hit solid objects. The ice makes feather-like formations into the wind that are as unique as individual snow flakes, and (to me, at least) are wonderful "models" for abstract art. My work on Mt. Washington is made possible by the Mount Washington Observatory, a member-supported weather observatory at the summit of Mt. Washington. One of the benefits of "membership" is the opportunity to volunteer at the observatory. In exchange for cooking and keeping the place clean, I get transported to the summit in a snow tractor, all I can eat, and a warm place to sleep for a week each winter. If the weather cooperates, I even get to go outside once in a while! My article Using a View Camera at the "Home of the World's Worst Weather" appeared in View Camera Magazine in 2004.