Please join us for a photographic exploration of our local natural wonders, with Roy Sewall, one of the leading photographers of the Potomac River and Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal. Although Roy spent most of his youth in India, Pakistan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, his State Department family's home base was the Washington, D.C., area. Roy has a BS in Physics from Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland and a MS in Engineering Science from Penn State. He returned permanently to the Washington area in 1969 and worked for several major technology corporations for over 30 years.

Roy's interest in photography evolved from extensive travel in five continents. In 2001, he started his transition to full-time photographer. He always found the Washington area to be one of the most photogenic locations in the world. Roy's first photography book, Our Potomac, from Great Falls through Washington, D.C., was published in 2005; it was inspired by his affection for hiking and bicycling along the river and the adjacent C&O Canal. The book has led to numerous lecture and slide show engagements with local organizations.

In 2007, Roy became the first Chair of the Board of Directors for the C&O Canal Trust, a non-profit friends group for the National Park Service. Roy has done extensive photography work for river- and C&O Canal-related government and non-profit organizations, as well as private and commercial clients. 

Roy's second book, Great Falls and Mather Gorge, was published in 2009. In addition, he was a guest on WETA's TV program Great Views of Washington D.C., the lead photographer in the Best of D.C. publication, and in a feature article in the 2009/2010 Where Guestbook, Washington, D.C.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Roy Sewall's coffee table book Great Falls and Mather Gorge is the definitive, in-depth look at the spectacular Great Falls area on the Potomac River, including the two adjacent National Parks: Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park in Maryland and Great Falls Park in Virginia. What makes the book unique is that it concentrates on just one square mile - a half-mile wide swath along two miles of the river. This wilderness area is a diverse wonderland of river scenery, unique environments with rare plant life, wildlife, historic structures, world-class whitewater paddling, rock-climbing, and other recreational activities. All of this is easily accessible to people in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Roy will do a slide presentation of the Great Falls and Mather Gorge area using photographs from the book, and will discuss some of the its photographic challenges and opportunities. Books will be available for sale at a substantial discount to NVPS members.  Roy will be joining us at Chili's at 5:45 pm prior to the presentation, so please rsvp to mary.m.o'neill@nospam!#*&^#)type address - don't copy spam protection(*@.@nospamgsk.com if you're interested in joining us for dinner. 

 

Looking forward to seeing you on Nov. 2,  Mary

 

 

Mary O'Neill