March Meeting – Tuesday 3/10/26 (Zoom)

Our next meeting will be Tuesday March 10th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.

Presentation

Our presenter will be Alison Langley on nautical photography. Alison studied film at NYU. After a year and a half, I transferred to Rhode Island School of Design to study what I truly loved – photography. I moved to Sydney. Australia, where I worked for FLIX Animation, a film animation/special effects studio. Started sailboarding off Pittwater and crewed on an 18-foot skiff in Sydney. the first taste of sailing hard.

After 4 years working in film production, I pursued a professional career at sea. For the next 6 years, I first crewed as a cook on a 130 ft. Brigantine, followed by a Swan 651 (Frers Design) and a Swan 57 (S&S Design) sailing throughout the North and South Pacific, Southeast Asia, and the Indian Ocean, (which included Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Borneo, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Madagascar, Cocos Keeling, and Chagos, to name a few. ) It was here that my love for nautical photography took hold, and my photographs and accompanying stories were published in sailing and travel magazines around the world.

Upon returning to the US, I was introduced to nautical photographer Onne van der Wal and Stock Newport, a photo agency that specialized in nautical images. I worked as the manager of the agency for 6 years before venturing out on my own as a freelancer.

A pivotal moment for my career came when I photographed my first Eggemoggin Reach Regatta in Brooklin, Maine. Over a hundred wooden and classic boats come to this event every summer and sail for three days of racing around the islands of Maine. I became instantly captured by the culture and beauty of this wooden boat scene and soon moved to Midcoast Maine to be amongst some of the finest wooden boats in the world.

I still travel far and wide, shooting both video and stills, as I strive to fully capture the moments of each nautical journey in a unique and compelling way, but I will always call Maine my home.

https://www.langleyphoto.com/about

Assignment/Challenge for March 10, 2026

1) Roads – – – Anything from a dirt road to a city boulevard including freeways, carriage roads, paths, alleys, etc.

And

2) Bridges – – – Anything that “spans” a gap in a road or other pathway.

The March 2026 Gallery of Photographs

Critique

The following images were submitted for Critique, a supportive conversation among members to help a photographer achieve their vision.

Assignment

The assignment for the March meeting was “Roads & Bridges”

Share

Members shared these additional images.