Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy (MRC) will host a book signing with photographer Jay Fleming during Waterfowl Festival on Sunday, November 13 from 11am-2pm. Fleming will sign copies of his brand new coffee table book, Working the Water, which chronicles the production stages of Chesapeake Bay seafood. Working the Water is a collection of beautifully-curated photographs depicting seasoned watermen, scenic seascapes, weathered workboats and Bay bounty. The book is a visual narrative of the lives of individuals whose livelihood is directly dependent on the Chesapeake Bay. Fleming says, “I hope that giving my readers a glimpse into the lives of the watermen, boat builders and crab pickers who are behind the seafood on our plates, that there will be an increased appreciation for the work they do and, ultimately, an increased interest in the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay’s resources.”
Traveling thousands of miles around the Chesapeake’s watershed, Fleming spent three years documenting aspects of the fascinating and rapidly changing way of life of those who make their living from the Chesapeake’s resources. With the goal of documenting the full spectrum of the bay’s seafood industry, he photographed hundreds of individuals and dozens of fisheries—from underwater shots of watermen diving for oysters, to crabs shedding their shells, to poignant portraits of packing house workers.
Fleming will also appear as the special guest for MRC’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival, which takes place November 11 at 447 Gallery in Easton and November 18 at the Avalon Theatre in Easton.
Midshore Riverkeeper Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and celebration of the waterways within the Choptank River, Eastern Bay, Miles River, and Wye River watersheds. The office is located at 24 N. Harrison Street in downtown Easton.
For more information, contact Sarah Boynton at (443) 385-0511 or [email protected].
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