THE BULLETIN Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Charmaine, The Bahamas Copyright © Mark Chester
DON'T MISS THIS RELEVANT EXHIBIT BEFORE THE BOSTON SKYWALK AND THE TOP OF THE HUB CLOSE ON APRIL 18TH
Don't miss this relevant exhibit before The Boston Skywalk and The Top of the Hub close on April 18th
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: IN CELEBRATION OF THE UMBRELLA
“Did you know that Feb. 10 is National Umbrella Day?”
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Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Copyright © Mark Chester
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
You didn’t have to actually see that she was kind and thoughtful toward others.
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Building Bridges @ Class of 1945 Library | Phillips Exeter Academy
Building Bridges: Portraits of Immigrants and Refugees at The Class of 1945 Library of Phillips Exeter Academy November 1 – December 14th on the ground floor of the Library Commons.
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Wednesday, October 30, 2019 THE BULLETIN
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: POMP, POLITICS AND PELOSI
PHOTOGRAPHER’S NOTES: Pomp, Politics and Pelosi
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: Cruising through Alaska
“We’re all in the same boat.”
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: ADVERTISING SIGNS OF THE TIMES
Photography is a driven profession. I am always looking ahead, aware of what’s behind me and watching my right and left.
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: LIFE IN A FASHION CONSCIOUS WORLD
“The nearest memory of being fashion conscious was in fourth grade leaving in Baltimore, my birthplace. In the 1950s, the fashion rage was the Joe College look — a button-down shirt, the sleeveless sweater vest and chino pants with a buckle in the back — yes, a buckle-in-the-back! — worn with black-and-white saddle shoes or penny loafers.”
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: THE WORLD NEEDS MORE CAMARADERIE
“With today’s mobile phones and computer tablets, people are being left alone to their own devices.”
Patrick Dougherty at work on his Stickwork sculpture at Highfield Hall & Gardens | Copyright © Mark Chester.
Documenting Patrick Dougherty's Stickwork sculpture on the front lawn at Highfield Hall & Gardens
Highfield Hall & Gardens To Host Summer Open House June 30
Magnificent Outdoor Stickwork Sculpture by Patrick Dougherty Will Be Completed by Event
Three New Art Exhibitions Will Open Inside the Historic Hall
Highfield Hall & Gardens welcomes summer with an activity-packed Open House for the entire family on Sunday, June 30, from 12:30-3:30 p.m. Admission is FREE for this fun-filled afternoon.
Patrick Dougherty’s one-of-a-kind Stickwork Sculpture–created from thousands of woven willow branches and organic material–will be the centerpiece of the Open House Celebration. Guests can tour the completed monumental sculpture Dougherty and a team of community volunteers began creating at the beginning of the June.
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Viewer in Hat, West Newton Cinema Second Floor Gallery, Belmont World Film screening and reception. Copyright © Mark Chester.
BELMONT WORLD FILM PRESENTS THE BAY STATE: A MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE @ WEST NEWTON CINEMA
“This exhibit of inspirational portraits by photographer Mark Chester offers a moving display selected from a collection of over 400 photographs, representing more than 190 countries and territories: informal, environmental portraits documenting ethnic diversity in Massachusetts; foreign-born, naturalized U.S. citizens of various stations, residing in the Commonwealth—individuals looking into the camera, telling stories through expression, place and pose.”
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The Bulletin Wednesday, May 29, 2019
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: Everyone needs a caddie
The late actor Jack Lemon once quipped: “If you think it’s hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.”
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: All the pretty horses
A STATE OF IMMIGRANTS The Herald News Sunday, April 21, 2019 on the ArtWeek event and Exhibit
Focusing the lens on immigrants
LIFESTYLE Editor: Linda Murphy, lmurphy@heraldnews.com, 508-676-2572.
THE BAY STATE: A MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE @ FALL RIVER HERITAGE STATE PARK COMMUNITY GALLERY
“Focusing the lens on immigrants”
LIFESTYLE Editor: Linda Murphy, lmurphy@heraldnews.com, 508-676-2572.
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: Bathroom humor
“Seven percent of Americans steal rolls of toilet paper in hotels or motels.”
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PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: GRAVE PHOTOS
Personally, I do not want to lie in a cemetery plot for the rest of my death!
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Copyright © Mark Chester
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: Berkshires offer a taste of the Gilded Age
The subject struck my funny bone, and I just happened to be there as a “street photographer.”
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Copyright © Mark Chester
PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: A little bit about street performers
The subject struck my funny bone, and I just happened to be there as a “street photographer.”
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Man with Opera Glasses, New York, 1974 | Portrait of Go Player, California, 1975 from Twosomes Copyright © Mark Chester
Twosomes for a Cause
Man with Opera Glasses, New York, 1974 | Portrait of Go Player, California, 1975 from Twosomes Copyright © Mark Chester
Contribute to the Mark Chester Diversity Project
Purchase a copy of the award-winning Twosomes and 100% of proceeds will help fund the production and distribution of the book The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, Photographs of New Americans for gifting to all Massachusetts public libraries and schools. Fiscal agent for this philanthropic photography book and exhibit is MIRA, Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition.
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