An Evening of Photography and Reflection with Sean Palfrey

Tuesday, April 28 6:30—7:30 PM

Hermann Foundation Meeting Room

Join us for an evening with Sean Palfrey as he presents his new series of photography books—Home, Wander, Imagine, Dance, and Promise. This collection showcases his creative vision through a beautiful suite of images drawn from his extensive photographic archive.

Sean will introduce his work, travels, and books before inviting the audience to reflect on and discuss a series of photographs, sharing his own images and written “musings” along the way.

Sean Palfrey, MD, has been creating and exhibiting color photography in Massachusetts and across the United States for over 45 years. In addition to his work as a photographer, he is a pediatrician, professor of medicine and public health, and former dean who has traveled extensively in support of health services following natural disasters.

Working first with a medium format Pentax 6x7 and later with Nikon digital cameras, Palfrey developed a distinctive approach using single and multiple exposures—all created in-camera, without digital manipulation. As part of the program, audiences will be invited to consider: which images are multiple exposures?

Palfrey is currently publishing a series of books that pair his photographs with short written reflections—“musings”—inspired by the images. Five of the six planned volumes are now available in bookstores and online.