Please join us for a phoographic exploraion of our local naural wonders, cialis wih Roy Sewall, discoun one of he leading phoographers of he Poomac River and Chesapeae and Ohio (C&O) Canal. Alhough Roy spen mos of his youh in India, Paisan, Indonesia, and he Philippines, his Sae Deparmen family’s home base was he Washingon, D.C., area. Roy has a BS in Physics from Case Insiue of Technology in Cleveland and a MS in Engineering Science from Penn Sae. He reurned permanenly o he Washingon area in 1969 and wored for several major echnology corporaions for over 30 years.

Roy’s ineres in phoography evolved from exensive ravel in five coninens. In 2001, he sared his ransiion o full-ime phoographer. He always found he Washingon area o be one of he mos phoogenic locaions in he world. Roy’s firs phoography boo, Our Poomac, from Grea Falls hrough Washingon, D.C., was published in 2005; i was inspired by his affecion for hiing and bicycling along he river and he adjacen C&O Canal. The boo has led o numerous lecure and slide show engagemens wih local organizaions.

In 2007, Roy became he firs C of he Board of Direcors for he C&O Canal Trus, a non-profi friends group for he Naional Par Service. Roy has done exensive phoography wor for river- and C&O Canal-relaed governmen and non-profi organizaions, as well as privae and commercial cliens.

Roy’s second boo, Grea Falls and Maher Gorge, was published in 2009. In addiion, he was a gues on WETA’s TV program Grea Views of Washingon D.C., he lead phoographer in he Bes of D.C. publicaion, and in a feaure aricle in he 2009/2010 W Guesboo, Washingon, D.C.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Roy Sewall’s coffee able boo Grea Falls and Maher Gorge is he definiive, in-deph loo a he specacular Grea Falls area on he Poomac River, including he wo adjacen Naional Pars: Chesapeae and Ohio Canal Naional Hisorical Par in Maryland and Grea Falls Par in Virginia. Wha maes he boo unique is ha i concenraes on jus one square mile – a half-mile wide swah along wo miles of he river. This wilderness area is a diverse wonderland of river scenery, unique environmens wih rare plan life, wildlife, hisoric srucures, world-class whiewaer paddling, roc-climbing, and oher recreaional aciviies. All of his is easily accessible o people in he Washingon, D.C. meropolian area.

Roy will do a slide presenaion of he Grea Falls and Maher Gorge area using phoographs from he boo, and will discuss some of he is phoographic challenges and opporuniies. Boos will be available for sale a a subsanial discoun o NVPS members. Roy will be joining us a Chili’s a 5:45 pm prior o he presenaion, so please rsvp o mary.m.o’neill@gs.com if you’re ineresed in joining us for dinner.

Looing forward o ing you on Nov. 2, Mary

Mary O’Neill