Welcome the Rain
By Steve Bennett | October 17, 2020
I’ve been hoping for rain for two reasons. First and foremost, Massachusetts, like much of New England, has been in the midst of a significant drought for the past four months. While this has led to lots of welcome outdoor days, the effects of the drought are evident—so many distressed trees in the parks and on the streets.
Second, and certainly trivial by comparison, I’ve been wanting to photograph masked people under their umbrellas—I’m startled every time I see masks in a new context. (I’m thinking about winter garb, too.)
This past Monday the atmosphere cooperated with a nice steady rain that started the previous night and continued throughout the day. It was just a drop in the bucket in terms of denting the drought, but everything helps. And there were umbrellas and masks galore. Here’s a sampling:
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Steve Bennett is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based visual artist. He began taking photographs more than 40 years ago, in the age of film, and transitioned to digital photography in the late 90s. Today, in addition to taking and making traditional street, macro, and landscape photographs, he creates photo-based abstract composites designed to take viewers on fanciful flights of the imagination through virtual realms. His work has been displayed in numerous juried exhibitions, and at Google’s Kendall Square, Cambridge offices as well as various technology, biotech, and financial service companies in the Boston area.