For FotoWeekDC 2016 I had 3 prints from Upon Sand on display at Carroll Square Gallery, curated by Hemphill Fine Arts. It was a pleasure to work with the team at Hemphill, and I was both excited and grateful that they chose to include my images in the show.
“Coastal communities are unlike any other. Their people depend on the sea and the yet the sea is as condemning as it is nourishing. Their economies depend on marine life, the care of nautical vessels and the knowledge of its people. Their land is constantly evolving and often in a state of precarious flux. The artists of Shoreline, Greg Kahn, Glen McClure and Miller Taylor examine these facets of coastal communities through the photographic lens.
This exhibition is held in conjunction with FotoWeekDC: A citywide celebration featuring exhibitions, programs, and events highlighting world-class photography, and providing exposure for photographers working locally and worldwide. www.fotodc.org”
The 3 prints I had on display included:
Washington Baum Bridge. Manteo, NC. Archival Inkjet Print on 100% Cotton Photo Rag, 10” x 29”
The Washington Baum Bridge is a vital piece of infrastructure that crosses the Roanoke Sound, linking North Carolina’s mainland with the Outer Banks and providing easy automobile access to the barrier islands. Underneath, a wooden pier provides an opportunity to fish in the sound.
E Seagull Dr. Nags Head, NC. Archival Inkjet Print on 100% Cotton Photo Rag, 10” x 25.5”
A strong winter storm hit the town of Nags Head around Veterans Day in 2009, damaging the houses on E Seagull Dr. After the houses were condemned, a lengthy legal battle ensued, questioning the limits of private property rights and the ability of the town to protect the public beaches. After 5 years in court and $1.5 million settlement, the houses were finally removed.
South Point. Oregon Inlet, NC. Archival Inkjet Print on 100% Cotton Photo Rag, 10” x 23”
The Oregon Inlet formed in 1846 when a hurricane ripped through North Carolina’s barrier islands, merging the waters of the Pamlico Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Named for a ship that was caught in the storm, the inlet has since become an important passage for charter boats, commercial fisherman, and the Coast Guard.
The Washington City Paper covered the show in their article At Carroll Square Gallery, Photographers Document Littoral Harbingers of Doom:
“A photography exhibit about a politically contentious topic can easily turn into agitprop. But thanks to careful curation and wise use of the medium, Carroll Square Gallery’s exhibit about climate change serves as an understated and eloquent meditation on its subject.
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Taylor’s images are composed with equal care, but instead of portraits they are distinctly horizontal landscapes, limned in subtle, washed-out shades of black and white. One documents a vital bridge in a rigorously geometrical fashion; another shows a branch of driftwood resting on sand under a fair-weather sky. The third of Taylor’s three images is the most notable; it shows a house teetering on the water’s edge, still standing but damaged by a storm beyond all repair.”
And the Washington Post had this to say in their November 2016 In the galleries roundup:
“The coast is quieter in “Shoreline,” Carroll Square Gallery’s show of three photographers who document Mid-Atlantic waterfronts. Greg Kahn looks at both people and places to reveal change on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Glen McClure presents a suite of nearly life-size portraits of shipyard workers in Norfolk. Miller Taylor’s wide-angle shots, mostly of buildings condemned after a 2009 nor’easter, signal the precariousness of the human presence on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.”
Thanks again to Caitlin Berry and the folks at Hemphill for including me in the show!
Carroll Square Gallery
975 F Street NW
Washington DC 20004