NEW BEDFORD – Maritime photography is the focus of this year’s 28th annual Sailors’ Series: Elemental Exposures, hosted by the New Bedford Whaling Museum.
The speaker schedule, which began March 22, includes presentations by maritime photographers Onne van der Wal (March 22) and Daniel Forster (April 19). Former editor of Sailing World and Cruising World, John Burnham will guide participants on a photo tour April 5 tracing the history of the International One-Design sailboat class. The program will conclude with a group lecture by Louie, Charlie and Kin Howland on May 10 about Massachusetts painter Norman Fortier.
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This year’s presentation is supported by Ruth and Hope Atkinson. All Sailors’ Series lectures begin at 7 p.m. with an opening reception at 6. Individual lecture tickets can be purchased for $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers. Series tickets are $54 for members and $72 for nonmembers. Go to www.whalingmuseum.org or call 508-997-0046 for more information.
A detailed schedule of the remaining events is below:
April 5: The International One-Design – 80 Years Young
Speaker: John Burnham
The International One-Design sailboat has been the subject of thousands of photos in its eight decades of competitive history. Join John Burnham, a past champion and former editor of Sailing World and Cruising World, on a photo tour that traces the history of the class, including Burnham’s personal experience of the last 30 years and the array of venues where the boats are sailed.
April 19: 45 years of Yachting Photography on the High Seas
Speaker: Daniel Forster
Yachting photographer Daniel Forster, of Jamestown, has covered every America’s Cup from 1977 to 2017, and a dozen Olympic Games: 1977 to 2016. Forster’s presentation will show images of sailing and the beauty of the sea.
May 10: Recalling Norman Fortier: Images and memories of Padanaram’s beloved marine painter and photographer
Speakers: Louie, Charlie and Kin Howland
Norman Fortier (1919-2010) returned to the New Bedford region after World War II and set up his own commercial photo studio. His work testified to both his brilliance as a technician and his uncanny sense of composition. Louie Howland and his cousins Charlie and Kin Howland were neighbors, friends, customers, occasional shipmates and ultimately landlords of Norman Fortier over a span of 60 years. Each has special memories of Fortier. Each has particular favorites among the nearly 60,000 maritime photographs Fortier took during his productive career. This presentation will feature plenty of surprises – and the Howlands very much hope members of the audience will participate.
Emily Gowdey-Backus is a staff writer for PBN. You can follow her on Twitter @FlashGowdey or contact her via email, gowdey-backus@pbn.com.
