Westport, CT - Award-winning photographer Bill Barnett will make an audio-visual presentation, entitled “India: A Different World", to the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) on Tuesday, September 12 in Westport.
The presentation will be at The Saugatuck Congregational Church, 245 Post Road East, Westport, CT 06880 (www.saugatuckchurch.org). Doors open, wine, appetizers, pasta dinner, salad and desserts from 6.30 pm, and presentation from 7.30pm to 8.30pm. AMC members and non-members are welcome to attend. The cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Participants are asked to bring along a dessert to share if they can. No reservations. Pay at door only. For more information and directions go to www.ct-amc.org or email Eleanor Sasso at easasso7@icloud.com
When Bill Barnett was in India the phrase “It’s a different world” kept rattling around in his head. Many of you are probably thinking “different” in a negative sense. There are negative aspects of India. But, when you look beyond the problems India is a wonderful country to visit, particularly for a photographer. There is visual stimulation everywhere: women in their colorful saris, temples, festivals, performances, historical buildings, and so much more. During this program, we will: visit cities large and small; study the religions of India’s people; look at ancient archeological sites; attend several fairs; and visit with the people. Bill captured more than 10,000 photographs and video clips during two trips to India and selected about 300 for the show. These were blended with live narration, music, and local sounds to bring a visit to this wonderful country to life.
William B. Barnett, APSA, GMPSA, AFIAP, MNEC, is a frequent lecturer and judge for camera clubs and other organizations throughout New England. He is a member of The Photographic Society of America (PSA), the New Haven Camera Club, and the Connecticut Association of Photographers. He is a vice-president on the New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) Board as codirector of the Interclub Projected Image Competitions. In PSA sanctioned exhibitions Bill holds a 2-Diamond rating in the Projected Image Division (color), a 5-Galaxy rating in the Photo Travel Division, and 5-Star ratings in the Nature and Photo Journalism Divisions. He has also earned numerous awards in local competitions. He has written multiple feature articles for the PSA Journal and his work was featured in a Distinctive Image article. In the last few years Bill has been pursuing a hybrid approach to his photography where live narration, stills, video clips, and sound files are combined to create travel presentations and essays with more production values than is possible using just still photographs. The combination of travel, photography, and story-telling is now central to his hobby.
Founded in 1876, the Appalachian Mountain Club is America’s oldest conservation and recreation organization. With more than 100,000 members, advocates, and supporters in the Northeast and beyond, the nonprofit AMC promotes the protection, enjoyment, and stewardship of the mountains, forests, waters, and trails of the Appalachian region. The AMC supports natural resource conservation while encouraging responsible recreation, based on the philosophy that successful, long-term conservation depends upon first-hand enjoyment of the natural environment.