The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is pleased to introduce the photography of Harpswell resident Eric Johnsen during the month of January. 

Johnsen is a self-taught landscape photographer and camera collector who finds beauty and redemption, even the sacred, in the natural world. He grew up in Appleton Village on a sprawling dairy farm that gave him both an appreciation of nature and the freedom to search and explore the fields and streams that lay at his feet. 

An idyllic childhood, a hardworking mother, and positive role models all helped to lay the groundwork for Johnsen's natural curiosity and reverence for place. 

Finally, with his stepfather Gene Graves as a mentor and helpful advice from Brian Vandenbrink, and after 5,000-plus digital images the first year, and 10,000-plus hours later, he is seeing the culmination of seven years in what he calls “Reflections on Nature.”

If you are interested in seeing Johnsen's display, come to the library any time during its business hours of Tuesday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.