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Member's Gallery and Forum
January 24th, 2012 - Members Gallery: Digital Projection by Ed Fink, Prints by Rosemary Smith
Members Gallery on January 24th, 2012 will include a digital presentation by Ed Fink and prints by Rosemary Smith. Join us for their presentations immediately followed by January's forum presentation.
Edward Fink Edward Fink is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in ![]() trauma and bone and joint infections. He attended medical school at the University of Virginia, and moved here several years ago after practicing and teaching at Harvard Medical School hospitals for nine years. He has considerable experience working in developing countries educating physicians and health care workers while nurturing a passion for medical anthropology, cross-cultural communication, and cultural photography. ![]() Immediately following the earthquake in Haiti, he was invited to join one of the first groups of American doctors to provide medical assistance in the care of the injured. Due to weight allowances on a six-seater plane, they were allowed to take no more than toiletries, though he figured himself such a lightweight, he brought his camera along as well. Based upon his two weeks of work there, Edward has created ![]() from his experiences a photojournalistic essay, created by a 'surgeon/photographer' shooting 'real time' in the midst of providing treatment and care. Only casual glances or rudimentary poses could be requested of these individuals who were thrust into probably the most traumatic time of their lives, knowing that they were some of the lucky few who survived. No image was shot to win club competition night, but rather to convey a sense of life under duress, humanity, and the human spirit. Rosemary Smith ![]() The collection is entitled Darwin's Creatures. In it, you will see the wildlife of the Galapagos Islands that fascinated Charles Darwin over 150 years ago and led to his masterpiece, "The Origin of Species." Here are blue- and red-footed boobies, lava gulls, fur seal pups and sea lions, albatrosses, giant tortoises, land and marine iguanas, and Sally Lightfoot crabs, all going about their daily lives in their unspoiled habitat. Rosemary extends special thanks to Lorraine Chickering for taking her along on a fabulous voyage of discovery, seeing her safely over the volcanic rocks, and bringing the lens cleaner. |
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