Middle Street Gallery will feature the photography of Jo Levine of and Gary Anthes during the month of October. Their show, called “East and West,” will offer photographs from Virginia and Utah.
Levine’s photos encompass the woodlands of the Virginia Piedmont, mostly Rappahannock County, and the rugged red-rock country of Utah. “When choosing pictures for this show, I was torn between the two very different kinds of scenery, until I decided that including both would provide an interesting study in contrasts.” Levine's Rappahannock pictures capture the beauty of autumn colors as well as the subtler views of winter and spring. The wilderness areas of southern Utah, with their multi-hued rocks and soil, are best seen in the first light of dawn, Levine says. “When I saw the warm light adding its own color to the rock, I grabbed my camera and tripod and started shooting. Although I am not a morning person, the resulting pictures were well worth the lost sleep.”
Anthes's photos are recent views of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (from the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic) and the western shore of the Bay, from the Northern Neck down toward Norfolk. “One tends to think of these areas as havens for weekenders and retirees with fancy waterfront homes, sailboats and beach umbrellas,” he says. “There is that, of course, but there is much more of what these photos capture—abandoned houses, churches and seafood plants; decrepit old fishing villages and the remains of villages; and towns that look like they have not changed since the 1950s.” There are, as well, some nature shots from the region, mostly from Assateague Island National Seashore.
