Member Critique #4 - Two images per member.  Place in Visual Pursuits "Member Programs - Critiques" Gallery/ "Member Critique March 21 2018"

Irene Hinke-Sacilotto: Life in the Chesapeake Bay - Tangier Island, a Visual Journey.

Just south of the Maryland line, in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, lies Tangier Island, VA.  It is actually a series of small islands connected by narrow wooden bridges spanning marshes and tidal creeks, that can only be reached by boat or small plane. On its narrow roads, golf carts and bicycles replace cars as the primary mode of transportation.  It is a charming community of shop owners and waterman, with many inhabitants making their living on the water as did their ancestors, oystering and crabbing. Recently, Tangier Island has been the focus of news stories as a possible casualty of climate change and sea level rise as each year flooding on the island becomes more frequent and erosion increases. This presentation is a visual journey, exploring life on Tangier and painting a picture of the island, waterman community, and the wildlife that inhabits its marshes, lagoons, and tidal guts.  Included are tips for visitors and photographing the waterman community and wildlife.

Since 1979, Irene has shared her photographic experiences and love of nature with thousands of individuals through more than 200 photo classes, workshops, lectures, and tours in both the U.S. and abroad including the Brazilian Pantanal, Newfoundland, Falkland Islands, Iceland, Argentina, Chincoteague NWR, Assateague, the Florida Coast, South Texas, South Dakota Badlands, Bosque del Apache NWR, etc.   Sponsors have included zoos, nature centers, camera clubs, and conservation organizations such as National Wildlife Federation. For more than 20 years, she has taught photography classes at Johns Hopkins University and other educational institutions and has written “How To” articles on nature photography for national publications such as Outdoor Photographer and Birding. Her images have appeared in magazines, calendars, and books published by National Wildlife Federation, Natural History Society, National Geographic, Audubon, and Sierra Club.  Her book, “Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, an Ecological Treasure,” is sold in bookstores nationwide.

https://www.ospreyphoto.com/irene-hinke-sacilotto

Judge:  Mary Braman    

Mary Braman, a Baltimore-based photographer, has been traveling for fifteen years with her camera. She is privileged to have photographed landscapes, nature, and people, in some of the world’s most beautiful places on six continents. She subscribes to the traditional National Geographic documentary approach: get the image right in the camera first. She uses post processing to fine tune images, but does so sparingly. Mary provides leadership for Baltimore regional photography groups, including positions on the Creative Exposure of Baltimore Meetup steering committee and the executive council of the Maryland Photography Alliance. Mary’s images have been selected for display at the Baltimore Museum of Industry, and she has been published twice in the Baltimore National Heritage Area Calendar. Her photos have been juried into the Maryland Photography Alliance annual gallery show at the Maryland House of Delegates for two consecutive years. You can see some of Mary’s work at https://marybraman.smugmug.com.

Les Picker, Digital printing.

Les has photographed for National Geographic Society publications and many other consumer and corporate magazines an d newspapers. He has had more than 600 published articles in major national publications. He was a monthly columnist and features contributor to Oceans Magazine and a weekly columnist, Op-Ed contributor and features travel writer and photographer for The Baltimore Sun. Les shoots Fuji medium format and Nikon systems and is a member of Nikon Professional Services and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. https://lesterpickerphoto.com/#home