Four new flat screen televisions hanging in the lobby of the Kelley House showcase Vineyard photography. The Vineyard’s first digital photo gallery features 11 photographers with strong Vineyard ties. Some 200 photos are featured, approximately 20 from each photographer.
Photographer Alessandra Petlin has spent 40 consecutive summers on Martha’s Vineyard at her family’s home on Wayside Farm in Chilmark. But this summer marks a first for the artist. She momentarily stepped out of her Vineyard routine Saturday night to celebrate her first gallery opening, ever.
What began as two amateur photographers taking pictures every morning on their paper routes has grown to something much bigger than either of them could have imagined.
Quiet, dignified, powerful, with long lashes depicted in all their delicate detail. A horse from Sable Island comes to life in your dining room.
Regional High School student Isabelle Crawford was named “best in show” in the 2014 Congressional Art Competition. Her photograph of an oak tree in North Tisbury will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol.
Photographer Peter Simon is currently working on a DVD of his life’s work. The project is called Through the Lens — Celebrating Fifty Years of Personalized Photojournalism.
The completed three-hour DVD will include the stories behind many of his iconic photographs. Mr. Simon is currently raising funds for the project through a kickstarter internet campaign that concludes on July 28, 2013. For more information visit, http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2000454548/through-the-lens-celebrat....