Bob LaPree War Photography this Thursday

Nature Photography program this Sunday with Bob Lapree

The Joy of Nature Photography
with
Bob Lapree
Sunday June 8th 1-4pm
Join local photojournalist Bob LaPree for an afternoon workshop designed to give participants an appreciation of the skills that will help make their photos more successful and enjoyable to create. Bob will present a slide show of some of his favorite and instructive nature photos made over his 40+ year career and explain many of the techniques used to make them. The next hour of the workshop will be devoted to making pictures around the library grounds and on a guided photo walk for wild flowers on the nearby Houston trail and the Stevens Rail Trail. So be sure to bring your camera and comfortable shoes.  After the outing Bob will show how photo editing software works to bring out the best in the photo. Pictures made by participants can be worked on to demonstrate the techniques. The workshop will last about 3 hours and should give attendees an experience that can enhance their photo capabilities and enjoyment of the art.

Made Possible with Support of the Hopkinton Library Foundation

Photographing Nature with Bob LaPree October 6th

Photography Program!

Former Union Leader Photographer Bob LaPree will be presenting a slide show of some of his best nature photos with a commentary on how to get the most out of your digital camera when shooting pictures outdoors. 

Bring your camera and photos along!

Program presented with support from the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation

Sunday October 6th at 3pm

Library Community Room

Free and open to the public

Afghanistan in Photos Slide Show and Discussion - Sunday May 12th at 4pm

Currently in our Gallery
The Enduring People and Lands of Afghanistan
by local photographer Bob LaPree
Read more about the exhibit here
In addition to the exhibit of photographs Bob LaPree made of the Afghan people the Hopkinton Library will host a slide show and discussion of the long term project he undertook for the New Hampshire Union Leader to chronicle the experience of Charlie Company, 172nd Mountain Infantry, New Hampshire Army National Guard as it deployed to Afghanistan, some of its time in the war zone and its return to New Hampshire. The project was intended to emphasize in a personal way the New Hampshire people who undertake the burden of serving their country. 
Join us Sunday afternoon May 12th at 4pm in the Community Room for this special program.
Brought to you with support from the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation. 

New Gallery Exhibit: The Enduring People and Lands of Afghanistan

Our latest gallery exhibit features the amazing photography of local resident Bob LaPree.  Come check it out!

An influential village elder from the Bagram District

During October of 2010 I went on assignment for the New Hampshire Union Leader to cover the combat missions of our National Guard soldiers in Charlie Company of the 172^nd Mountain Infantry.  Part of the perspective I wanted to provide our readers was the interaction between our troops and the people who they are trying to protect. The Afghan culture is ancient and varied among its distinct regional and tribal characteristics. All societies change and evolve over time and circumstance.

  Much of Afghanistan  still follows the traditional ways. Traveling in the remote mountainous countryside that is unlike anything in America takes one back in time, sometimes seeming like the Middle Ages. The interaction between the modern and ancient is fascinating to observe. As a side project I decided to make portraits and candid photos of the many Afghanis I was able to meet. With much of the assignment involving covering the Guard conducting combat patrols and searches for weapons and insurgents the interaction with the local inhabitants was often tense. The courtesy of gesturing for permission to make a portrait most often produced a pleased expression and direct contact with photographer and ultimately the viewer. Throughout my 40 + years as a photojournalist I’ve felt these types of images provide the viewer with a strong empathy with the subject.

   This collection of images came out of a much larger exhibit that chronicled the 18 months of Charlie Company’s deployment to Afghanistan and its return home. Some of the captions refer to the storyline of the previous exhibit. It is a rare opportunity to share a distant and disappearing culture through the medium of photography and I am very pleased to share these images with you.

Bob LaPree April 2013