Annapolis Maritime Musuem - 'Working the Water' exhibit opening

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Annapolis Maritime Museum last night for the opening reception of the 'Working the Water' exhibit! We had a great showing of guests, the food and drinks were fantastic! The exhibit will be hanging in the Maritime Museum until September 18th - so be sure to check it out before we move it to the next venue! 

-- A special thanks to the following people and businesses for making the event possible -- 
-Chef Keith Long of Harvest Wood Grill + Tap for his pit beef and smoked salmon hors d'oeuvres - they were delicious! 
-Ivy City Smokehouse for the amazing smoked salmon! 
-Jimmy Kelly, owner of Broadwater Seafood for donating the oysters, they were salty and plump! 
-Tom Price of Oyster Recovery Partnership for shucking the oysters and recycling the shells
-Alice Estrada, executive director of the Annapolis Maritime Museum for coordinating the event
-Mary Ostyre of the Annapolis Maritime Museum for all help during the event and setting up the exhibit
-Ronald M Naditch and Kenneth Tom for the great photos of the event
-Audrey McGuirk and Caitlin Steinbach for the help handling book sales!

Exhibit Opening - August 18th, 2016

Art Reception with Jay Fleming "Working the Water"  

Annapolis Maritime Museum will host photographer, Jay Fleming's, first show exhibiting works from his flagship book, “Working the Water.”

Local Annapolis photographer, Jay Fleming, has sent his first photography book, “Working the Water,” to press in Italy. While currently available for presale, the book is scheduled to be released in the United States on October, 1, 2016. While photography fans and Chesapeake Bay lovers anxiously await their copies, they will be able to view large format prints of photographs, only seen in the book, for the first time as they are displayed on the Annapolis Maritime Museum walls from August 18th to September 18th.

Fleming’s first book, “Working the Water,” is a visual narrative of the lives of those individuals whose livelihood is directly dependent upon the Chesapeake Bay. The book comprises photographs of seasoned watermen, scenic seascapes, weathered workboats and bay bounty — a true and complete depiction of Chesapeake Bay life. Equal parts informative and aesthetically pleasing, Jay’s flagship book, “Working the Water,” is relevant to the seafood enthusiast, the history buff, the biologist, photography fan, and Chesapeake Bay lover alike. 

“Given the subject matter of Jay’s book, we thought that there was no more appropriate a place for an exhibit of his works than the Annapolis Maritime Museum. We are thrilled to host this exhibit and cannot wait to view our copy of ‘Working the Water,’” said Museum Executive Director, Alice Estrada.

Coinciding with The Museum’s concert in their summer concert series, “Tides & Tunes,” Jay Fleming’s exhibit will open on the night of Thursday, August 18th. Beginning at 4PM, the opening reception for the exhibit, open to the public, will last until 7PM and will be held inside. Hors d’oeuvres—smoked seafood and oysters on the half shell—will be provided by generous sponsors. Additionally, beer and wine will be made available by the Museum.  Prints of Fleming’s work, as well as presale copies of the book will be available for purchase. 

 

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A recent interview with outdoor writer Chris Kalman, on the Adventure Journal highlighting my photography and 'what it takes' to get THE shot!  

Ward Museum of Waterfowl - Art in Nature Photography Festival 2016

In partnership with the Ward Waterfowl Musuem in Salisbury, Maryland, I led a group of nine photographers for a 8-hour workshop on Smith Island, Maryland. We packed as much as we could into the limited timeframe that we had available - wildlife, working watermen and a traditional dinner. 

A special thanks to Missy Evans, Billy Clayton, Mary Ada Marshall and Dwight Marshall for their hospitality and generosity in helping me make this a memorable workshop for the participants. 

“Jay – what a day we had on Saturday! Thank you for hosting and leading a great workshop. The pelican colony was quite a sight to behold. The topper was the amazing people we met!”

— Robin Eshlemen - workshop attendee

“Thanks for putting that trip together. The Pelican island was amazing, the dinner was spectacular and the people of the island wonderfully friendly, kind and hospitable”

— Bill Piper - workshop participant