Wed, 02/08/2023 - 8:45am

LISA KRISTOFF

Erin Stodder is one of the subjects of local photographer Bob Crink’s images in his new show, “Local” at BHML. Bob Crink photo

Ballet dancers from the Academy of Dance Arts & Movement perform in The Waldo show, “Let It Snow.” Bob Crink photo

Emma Gay image in 2023 show, “Local.” Bob Crink photo

Bob Crink, photographer about town. File photo

Erin Stodder is one of the subjects of local photographer Bob Crink’s images in his new show, “Local” at BHML. Bob Crink photo

Ballet dancers from the Academy of Dance Arts & Movement perform in The Waldo show, “Let It Snow.” Bob Crink photo

Emma Gay image in 2023 show, “Local.” Bob Crink photo

Bob Crink, photographer about town. File photo

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library has Edgecomb photographer Bob Crink’s show, “Local.” Crink has been exhibiting at the library since 2016.

Crink is rarely without a camera and has been the go-to photographer for many organizations including Boothbay Railway Village Museum, Boothbay Region Health Center, Boothbay Sea & Science Center, Lincoln Arts Festival, town of Edgecomb, Wet Paint Tamworth, and the former Harbor Fest.

Crink’s passion for B&W photography was inspired by the work of Peter Lindburgh, particularly the B&W photographs of famous actresses in “Shadows on the Wall” (published in 2017) that caught Crink’s eye. In particular, it was the way Lindburgh presented each actress in a series of different poses against a dark background and revealed the inner spirit of each woman. What followed were two B&W shows, “Women of the Boothbay Region” in 2019 and “Women of the Boothbay Region II” in 2020. All of the images will be exhibited as framed 12” x 15” portraits.

And Lindburgh wasn’t Crink’s only inspiration to shoot in B&W. A line from one of his daughter Carrie’s poems, written years ago, lingers in memory - “Most people hide behind what they’re really feeling.” And Crink has been trying to capture what is hidden in every image.

In his 2022 show, “P to the 4th Power: Photographs of People and Places on the Peninsula,” he broadened his scope for viewers to enjoy.

“This year’s show is a little different from the others,” he said. “There are a few portraits of women in the region, some ballet dancers performing at the Waldo Theater, and a collection of B&W scenics, boats. Hilary (Bartlett) and I hung the show. And, as always, I have to thank Emily and Nick (Mirabile) at Woodsong Market for enlarging the photos for me.”

Crink’s “Local” is now in focus at the Library at 4 Oak St. Library hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sunday and Monday.

All the images are for sale. To buy prints, contact Crink at 882-8018 or seawheelsii@gmail.com