PHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: IN CELEBRATION OF THE UMBRELLA
“Did you know that Feb. 10 is National Umbrella Day?”
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: POMP, POLITICS AND PELOSI
PHOTOGRAPHER’S NOTES: Pomp, Politics and Pelosi
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHER'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.
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHER'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.”
Read MorePHOTOGRAPHER'S NOTES: THE WORLD NEEDS MORE CAMARADERIE
“With today’s mobile phones and computer tablets, people are being left alone to their own devices.”
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
The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape at Higgins Art Gallery Through September 2018
Mark Chester’s The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape, Photographs of New Americans at Higgins Art Gallery Through September 2018
Artist Reception: September 20, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Read MorePhotographer's Notes: A Multicultural Landscape at Higgins Gallery
“In a democracy, the highest office is the office of citizen.” — Felix Frankfurter, former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Read the Photographer's Notes in the Falmouth Bulletin.
Please support our fundraising to print and distribute The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape to the libraries and schools in the 351 towns and cities in the state, as well as to each participant in the book, via MIRA.
The Woods Hole Film Festival in pictures
The Woods Hole Film Festival, celebrating its 27th year, rated a Top 10 Event by Yankee Magazine. July 28 through August 4, 2018: http://www.woodsholefilmfestival.org
Read MoreMarilyn Monroe is still good for business
"Death is big business. If only we could live to enjoy its benefits."
It's wedding season
Mark Chester’s “Photographer’s Notes” in the Falmouth Bulletin.
Read MoreReigning Cats and Dogs
Mark Chester’s Photographer’s Notes, Falmouth Bulletin “Reigning Cats and Dogs”
Read MoreWall of Fame: My days at the ASCAP
"Often I spoke with concerned pet owners who mistakenly called the wrong number to report mistreatment to dogs or cats."
The House of Seven Gables
The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape enjoyed its winter stay at The House of Seven Gables in Salem.
Read more about the exhibit in the excellent piece by Terry Date in the Salem News:
Chester found Fitzroy Alexander, 54, at a ceremony at the Immigrant Learning Center Inc. in Malden, where he was recognized as the Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014.
Alexander came to the U.S. at 16 years old and became a citizen 25 years ago. He’s the owner of Traditional Breads Inc., in Lynn, and employs 150 people.
Alexander said America means opportunity for those who work hard.
“It’s a land of opportunity — if you put your mind to it, anything is possible,” he said.
Alexander said he is biased toward Chester, a friend, and he holds Chester’s photo project in high esteem.
“I applaud it — having the stamina and integrity to really portray that person how he sees them,” Alexander said.
ICELANDIC INSPIRATION
BUILDING BRIDGES FEATURING PORTRAITS FROM THE BAY STATE: A MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE →
Family Diversity Projects presents the Building Bridges touring exhibit featuring The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape | Photographs of New Americans by Mark Chester.
Read MoreDebbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, 1970, Garden State Arts Center, NJ
Debbie was a friend of our family. My mother and she were good friends. When I was 23, I went to California dreaming of being a TV comedy writer. Ha! I was a houseguest in her Beverly Hills home in 1968. I will always remember everyone glued to the news of Robert Kennedy’s assassination. It was a traumatic time. I was in Hollywood, the ultimate limbo land, feeling like the Benjamin Braddock character in The Graduate film. The Vietnam War was escalating. Debbie helped me become an intern for TV host, writer, comedian, musician, Steve Allen, a role model of mine. I will always be grateful for her thoughtfulness and friendship; she was a positive influence on the path I eventually followed in becoming a photojournalist. Her passing one day after Carrie, who I remember as a precocious, cute, funny, easy going 14-year-old-going-on-20 girl, is a beautiful blessing in that she didn’t have to continue living with grief. Debbie will always be part of my life. Blessings to you both.
Adam Ezra and Mark Chester Celebrating The Mosaic, Troy's Take, The Falmouth Enterprise →
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
7:30pm
Woods Hole, MA
RallySound Event!
Not Born in the USA: A Folk Benefit Concert Celebrating Cultural Diversity
Woods Hole Community Hall
68 Water Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
Price: $25.00
click here to purchase tickets
website: www.facebook.com/events/256245871400825/
Join us for this special and intimate acoustic show!
Proceeds to support the Massachusetts Immigrant & Refugee Advocacy Coalitionthrough a special project by the talented photographer Mark Chester and his new book The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape.
Read MoreNBAM HERITAGE GALLERY INSTALLATION
THE BAY STATE: A MULTICULTURAL LANDSCAPE OPENS IN NEW BEDFORD
The exhibit runs through March 20th. See the events listing for details.