Seufert's Scenes

Previously Exhibited Summer Sale by Photographer Christopher Seufert

Link: http://www.CapeCodPhoto.net

Narrowland Gallery Presents- An Artist Opening...

Come and see photographer Christopher Seufert's selection of previously exhibited works, all available at a 30% discount. Seufert is the author of Cape Cod & Islands Reflections (Schiffer, 2010). His next book will be "A Photographic Journal of the Cape Cod National Seashore" (Schiffer, 2012).

Refreshments will be served in the garden!

Come meet the artist, view his expanded selection of works.

http://www.NarrowlandGallery.com

Also featuring works by:
Rowland Scherman
Taylor Armour
Chuck Boucher
Beth Boyce
Margaret Zox Brown
Hans de Castellane
Robert John Cook
Amy DiGregorio
Trish Hurley
Richard Koury
Bill Leigh
Eric Lintala
Bill Lyons
John Page
Susan Savory
Rowland Scherman
John Tunney
Marie Weaver

Narrowland Gallery Kicks Off Season with Shindig

Link: http://www.NarrowlandGallery.com

Come help the Narrowland Gallery celebrate the beginning of the season! Refreshments will be served in the garden.

Come meet our new and established artists, view their expanded selection of works, and listen to the live electric guitar of Jackson Crockett.  Photographer Christopher Seufert will be on-hand signing his Chatham Chamber of Commerce fundraising poster.

Taylor Armour
Chuck Boucher
Beth Boyce
Margaret Zox Brown
Hans de Castellane
Robert John Cook
Amy DiGregorio
Trish Hurley
Richard Koury
Bill Leigh
Eric Lintala
Bill Lyons
John Page
Dave Parish
Susan Savory
Rowland Scherman
Christopher Seufert
John Tunney
Marie Weaver
Susan Dimm Williams

Eldredge Public Library Presents: Photographer Christopher Seufert

Link: http://www.ChathamMap.com

The Friend's of the EPL are happy to present photographer Christopher Seufert, who will share making-of stories from his latest book "Cape Cod & Islands Reflections."  Over 200 color photos provide a unique perspective on life in and around Cape Cod. Author of six books of photography, Mr. Seufert's background is in journalism, film, and traditional and digital photography. His work is seen in The Cape Cod Chronicle and the magazines fo Cape Cod and New England. Mr. Seufert will also talk about his upcoming photography book about the Cape Cod National Seashore (Schiffer, 2012) and his current project, a film and photography book about the late Yarmouth illustrator Edward Gorey. Refreshments will be served at 2:30 pm, talk at 3pm.

See the Facebook Event page here.

Cape Cod National Seashore 50th Anniversary Photo Exhibition

Link: http://www.CapeCodPhoto.net

Hi Everyone,

I'm honored to have a solo photo exhibit at the Salt Pond Visitor Center for the month of March to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Cape Cod National Seashore.  Swing by on Saturday, March 5th from 2 to 4pm for the reception and to see the accompanying 10 minute film.  Here's the Facebook page and here's the press release:

Cape Cod Natioanl Seashore
Contact: Sue Haley, 508-255-3421 x 15

During the month of March 2011, an exhibition featuring the photography of Christopher Seufert will be on display at Cape Cod National Seashore’s Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham. The exhibition is one of several throughout 2011 that will commemorate Cape Cod National Seashore’s 50th anniversary. On August 7, 1961 President Kennedy signed legislation establishing the National Seashore. Several celebratory events are planned for the year.

“Reflections on the Narrowland: The Photography of Christopher Seufert” is a collection of work specially compiled by the artist in honor of the seashore’s 50th anniversary. On March 5 at 2:00 pm, the visitor center will host a free exhibition opening program and reception in which Seufert will present a short original film and talk about the photography selected for the show.

Christopher Seufert’s multiple media work captures classic Cape Cod from a fresh perspective, and the exhibit features both aerial and landscape photography with an incorporated audiovisual component.

Seufert grew up in Chatham and lives there now with his wife, author Lisa Genova, and three children. He is a professional photographer, filmmaker, and author of the hard cover photography book Cape Cod & Islands Reflections available at the visitor center bookstore. He is also the producer of the Cape Cod Soundscapes CD series.

Other exhibitions in the 50th anniversary series will include historic images; landscape artwork developed by Nauset Regional High School art students; national seashore-inspired quilts; Wampanoag people; and art and literature inspired by the beauty of the national seashore.

If you go: Salt Pond Visitor Center is located at the intersection of Route 6 and Nauset Road in Eastham and is open daily from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM. The center includes a lobby with expansive views of Salt Pond, Nauset Marsh, and the Atlantic; a museum featuring the park’s natural and cultural stories; staff to assist with trip planning, and a store with books, maps, puzzles, games, t-shirts, and 50th anniversary commemorative items. There are short films shown throughout the day. The Buttonbush and Nauset Marsh Trails, and the Nauset Bike Trail are located nearby. For more information on Cape Cod National Seashore programs call 508-255-3421, or check the park’s website, www.nps.gov/caco.

Historic Marconi Tower Foundations Uncovered Again in Wellfleet

Link: http://www.CapeCodAerial.com

Wellfleet, MA (2/14/11)

During the recent batch of winter storms here on Cape Cod the coast has been eroded quite a bit.  I went up in a plane yesterday (2/13/11) and captured the remains of the original Marconi Wireless towers at Wellfleet, MA, which have recently been uncovered by the waves.  (The National Park Service confirmed to me that these are in fact those remains.)

 
From this spot the first two-way wireless trans-Atlantic message was transmitted in Morse Code from Theodore Roosevelt to the King of  the United Kingdom on Jan. 18, 1903.
 
The message read:
 
His Majesty, Edward VII.
London, Eng.
In taking advantage of the wonderful triumph of scientific research and ingenuity which has been achieved in perfecting a system of wireless telegraphy, I extend on behalf of the American People most cordial greetings and good wishes to you and to all the people of the British Empire.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Wellfleet, Mass., Jan. 19, 1903
 
Expecting only to receive confirmation from Glace Bay that the message had been relayed to England, Marconi got a direct response* from England:
 
Sandrinham, January 19, 1903
The President,
White House, Washington, America
I thank you most sincerely for the kind message which I have just received from you, through Marconi's trans-Atlantic wireless telegraphy.  I sincerely reciprocate in the name of the British Empire the cordial greetings and friendly sentiment expressed by you on behalf of the American Nation, I heartily wish you and your country every possible prosperity.
EDWARD R. and I.

On February 14th I hiked out to get a closeup shot from the beach itself

©Christopher Seufert Photography
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Lisa Genova Follows Up with Left Neglected

Link: http://www.LeftNeglected.com

I'm dedicating my blog post today to my wife and a shameless plug, in honor of her second book "Left Neglected."

My wife, Lisa, self published her book "Still Alice" three years ago here in Chatham, selling it mostly out of the trunk of her car at Where the Sidewalk Ends Books and Yellow Umbrella Books, not to mention online at Amazon...  Having gotten rejected by publishers and agents all over the industry for a good year or so it was her only option left.

From the exposure and sales that she made on her own she was able to finally get both an agent and publisher, and the re-released book debuted at #5 on the NY Times Best Seller List. (See the original Cape Cod Today article here)  The story has been recounted in both Time Magazine and the New York Times and she's become a local legend here on the Cape with her inspirational story.

Tonight she undergoes one of the most terrifying trials, following up a great success, with a book release party from 7pm to 9pm at Where the Sidewalk Ends for her new release "Left Neglected."  It's free and open to the public, so come on down. She'll be signing both hard copy and Kindle versions of her book (wink.)  Here's an online toast to her.  USA Today has already called the book "brilliant," but I'm inspired every day by her hard work.  It's not every woman who could write a book and give birth to a baby all in the same year.

Cape Cod Photography Book Signing at Chatham Bars Inn

Link: http://www.CapeCodPhoto.net

Chatham photographer Christopher Seufert will sign his latest photography book Cape Cod & Islands Reflections from 3pm to 5pm in the gift shop at Chatham Bars Inn on Friday, November 26. He will also sign his past books- Chatham Views, Chatham by Air, and Dune Shack Life: PHotos from the Cape Cod National Seashore and his line of Cape Cod and Chatham posters.

http://www.CapeCodPhoto.net

Cape Cod Photo of the Day- The Chatham Polls

Link: http://www.CapeCodWeddingPhoto.com

Chatham, MA Voting Polls on November 2nd, 2010

©Christopher Seufert Photography

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Cape Cod Photography with Christopher Seufert

Link: http://www.NarrowlandGallery.com

Sculptor / Professor Eric Lintala Gives Friday Rock Art Talk

Link: http://www.NarrowlandGallery.com

I've been a bit slower with my Cape Cod photography posts over the last 6 months because I've started up a new venture, Narrowland Gallery in Chatham.  With my business partner, painter/sculptor Richard Koury, I've jumped into a physical brick and mortar space in the heart of downtown, between the Squire and the Mayflower.  I show my own photography of course and Rich shows his art, but we also represent 14 other artists, holding wine and cheese receptions every Friday from 5 to 8pm.  I'll be back with more photography tips in the fall... for now here's my latest gallery event- come on down and check us out!

PRESS RELEASE
***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE***
Sculptor/Professor Eric Lintala Gives Rock Art Lecture

Chatham, Massachusetts (July 26, 2010) --  Long before people developed a written language, they learned how to communicate or record through pictures. Sheltered in caves or under vast cliffs, these images of human kind, animals, and nature were inscribed, pecked and painted onto stone. 

UMass Dartmouth Professor Eric Lintala has traveled extensively throughout the United States recording and researching pre-historic Rock Art, petroglyphs and pictographs, which has had a profound influence on his work. Concentrating his research in the southwest, he made a major discovery in 1994 of a rock art panel not yet recorded, located in Salt Creek Canyon, south central Utah.  Lintala will talk about his important discovery and the process by which this rock art inspires his work at 483 Main Street in the garden of the Narrowland Gallery this Friday, July 30th at 8:00pm.

“The full meaning of these symbols left on stone will most likely elude us forever,” says Lintala twirling his handlebar moustache. “In fact, much about the early Native Americans who made them, their knowledge, is lost to the ages entirely.” The challenge before Professor Lintala is to carry on, to reinvestigate, to renew this tradition of communication and through the visual interpretations in his carvings and sculptures.  “In some way, I hope their spirits can live on. It is the unknown, to try to understand what was, in relation to what is now and yet to come, that fascinates me.”

Each of his sculptures tells a story.  They tell of the experiences and adventures he encountered while searching for rock art in the backcountry of the southwest. Some objects, such as the cast bronze “Winged Shaman” look like artifact themselves, taking on the suggested role of weapon, tool or sacred relic.
“Eric’s imagery is unual in that it’s a sensual experience.  They’re raised to create a strong visual contrast of surface and to encourage viewers to interact with each piece by reading their surfaces and shapes through the sense of touch,” says Narrowland Gallery co-owner Richard Koury.

Many of Lintala’s Earthy bronze sculptures are hand-sized, however he also works on a large scale as well.  He’s been commissioned for many large public art installations.  He designed the dramatic image of a hand reaching from a pillar of granite for The Holocaust Memorial in Buttonwood Park in New Bedford.  The sculpture, cast at a Rhode Island Foundry, was the dream of Abraham Landau, a Holocaust survivor who survived 13 concentration and labor camps during World War II. Mr. Landau, who died in 200, had been a resident of New Bedford, with his wife, Frieda, and family, since 1950.

“Eric was my art professor so it’s a privilege to have him here to speak,” says Koury.  Lintala has just installed one of his large-scale sculptures in downtown Chatham in the Narrowland Gallery Garden in preparation for this weekend.  He’ll host an opening of his work from 5 to 8pm and will give the lecture about his research from 8pm to 8:30pm.  Visit www.NarrowlandGallery.com for more information.

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For more information please contact:
Richard Koury
Narrowland Gallery
483 Main Street
Chatham, MA  02633
Rich@NarrowlandGallery.com