Alison Shaw stands in the fog beneath the Oak Bluffs fishing pier. Her camera is positioned on a tripod as she looks through the lens at the early morning waves meeting the shoreline.
When photographer Alison Shaw heard she had been named this year’s recipient of the Walter Cronkite Award by SailMV she grew emotional.
Sail MV will present the Walter Cronkite Award to photographer Alison Shaw at its annual summer fundraiser, the Seafood Buffet and Auction.
The Field Gallery in West Tisbury opened for the season Sunday with an absorbing show of new work by artists in Alison Shaw and Sue Dawson’s advanced photography mentorship program.
Through May 24, Alison's Shaw’s photographs have been replaced at her gallery with those of her advanced students: Brooke Bartletta, Lucy Dahl, Andrea Dawson, Beth Horstman and Rob Skinnon.
An exhibit of photography from students of Alison Shaw’s advanced mentorship program will take place on Sunday, May 5 from 4 to 6 p.m.