ROCKPORT — From January 3 through 30, the Rockport Public Library will exhibit a program of photography entitled “Welcoming Stillness” by local professional photographer Anne Brown. The display screen will feature images paying homage to the stark charm of winter in Maine. The pictures will be on view on the library’s Art Wall, situated in the structure’s lower level.
Brown objectives to record “the real essence of a place or a person” with her work.
“I am an incredibly curious individual,” stated Brown, in a news release. “I am continuously observing and manufacturing the world around me. I discover charm all over.”
Her photos capture winter’s clear blue skies, golden light, and extremely long shadows, according to the library. She likewise focuses on crisp textures and winter’s softly subtle color schemes.
Brown is celebrating her third winter in Rockland, having moved from Boston to the Midcoast to “live a simpler life and be closer to nature.” As a photographer and videographer, she is mostly self-taught, and has actually taken extensive workshops throughout Boston, Maine, and Arizona. Brown states that she thinks in “simpleness, social justice, community, and the ability for nature to teach and recover– and I actively pursue jobs that explore these themes.”