Jan 27th, 2011
Cape Cod National Seashore presents: Through the Eyes of the Artist: “The Dune Shack Experience” on Exhibit in February at the Salt Pond Visitor Center in Eastham.
When Stephanie Foster attended New England School of Photography, she was told to never stop taking photographs. She didn’t. For 14 years, as a creative director in Boston, she did both the photography and copywriting for her clients. Later she turned her talents to fashion photography, working at a Newbury Street studio. When she moved to the Cape, her interest shifted to nature photography, landscapes and portraiture as well as writing about the real world, and she continues this work today as a columnist and photojournalist. Her exhibit “The Dune Shack Experience,” will be on display at Salt Pond Visitor Center through February.
The Dune Shack Experience was exhibited as a solo display in 2010 at the Cape Cod Museum of Art and in 2011 at the Highfield Hall in Falmouth. Both drew crowds from throughout New England. Foster lived alone in a dune shack without electricity, running water or an indoor toilet in late autumn. “Each time I left this primitive sanctuary, I was reluctant to return to the outside world,” she says. “It’s amazing how satisfying a simple life can be. Without all the distractions, there is time to think and absorb the beauty and the truths of the natural world.”
Stephanie has received awards for her photography from Grand Circle Travel and Parade Magazine, and has garnered numerous regional and national awards for humor and serious column writing, lifestyle features, health reporting, environmental coverage and color photography. Her photography is represented by the Addison Art Gallery in.
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, and t-shirts. 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.
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