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.”

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: 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.

Marilyn Monroe is still good for business

"Death is big business. If only we could live to enjoy its benefits."

Wall 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."

"Colleagues like Peter Burke in Los Angeles arranged many photography opportunities, such as the recording session of Neil Diamond’s 'Cracklin Rosie' hit, documenting songwriters Marilyn and Alan Bergman at their California home, among others. Above he is pictured with Stevie Wonder and fan in Atlantic City."

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.

Fitzroy Alexander, Grenada, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape Copyright © Mark Chester

Debbie 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.

NBAM 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.