Andrew de Lory has been a photo-journalist and artist for over 60 years and continues to create inspired images and stories. The idea that “No people are uninteresting,” in Yevtushenko’s 1961 poem People, has influenced his life’s work.  The collection photographs in Portraits—Local and Global reflect encounters—some planned others haphazard—with ordinary and well-known people in several countries since 1963, from Prince Charles on a Polo pony to a homeless person on a bench.

     De Lory’s first assignment was the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. He studied photography and film in San Francisco and London, followed by serving as non-combatant photo-journalist in the U.S. Army at West Point and in Vietnam. Returning from the war, he attended the College of Journalism in London. He was House Photographer for 5 years at DK Publishing, illustrating non-fiction titles, including many photo instruction books. In 1976 he was invited Artist In Residence at Mishkenot Sha’ananim in Jerusalem.

     Andrew’s early mentors in art were Vernon Smith and Jim Owens, an art teacher at Nauset Regional High School. Jim generously tutored privately, inspiring a lifetime endeavor in photography. Other mentors were influential photographers Minor White, Arnold Newman and Andre Kertesz. In writing and example, John Hay taught Andrew a reverence for Nature and all living things.

 The portrait show will hang through May, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All are welcome.