Rob Skinnon News Today

The past couple of nights have cooled off nicely. I love taking Abby out late when all the neighboring houses have turned off their off lights, and the moon and stars are bright in a clear sky. I still say, “Star light, star bright, first wish I wish tonight, I wish I may, I wish […]

The July exhibition at the West Tisbury library, “New Works: The Photography of Reggie Forster, Dena Porter, and Rob Skinnon,” is an homage to beauty, that of the Island and elsewhere. It grew out of Dena Porter originally being invited to do it as a solo show, but as she says, “With COVID, the last […]

Being asked to photograph a master photographer is a bit intimidating, but that was my mandate when The Times asked me to go to the Field Gallery in Chilmark to shoot the 2021 Alison Shaw Photography Advanced Mentorship Show, featuring the work of 10 outstanding photographers. Co-owners Alison Shaw and Sue Dawson help their mentees […]

The Marthas Vineyard Times Alison Shaw’s mentorship show at the Field Gallery Photograph by Elizabeth Rylander. "Miles River," 2016. — Beth Horstman Photograph by Carol Lehrman. Each year, photographer Alison Shaw and Susan Dawson mentor a group of students, then stage a show of their works at the Alison Shaw Gallery in Oak Bluffs. This year, the Field Gallery in West Tisbury is hosting the show, which is premiering on Sunday, May 2 (from 11 am to 4 pm), when you can meet ...