Chris Lewis is an award winning publication designer/photographer
and is proprietor of Cut River Design.
He has art directed several magazines including
Cape Cod & Islands HOME and is currently creative director for South Shore Living magazine
and Chatham Magazine .
In 2005, one of his photos taken at the BBG Shark Tournament went international
landing in thousands of publications, periodicals and television networks around the world including
CBS nighltly news, CNN, NBC, ABC and Outdoor Life magazine.
Our Town: The Series
The South Shore is steeped in history and the land is diverse.
This coastal region ranges from farmland to marsh, and ponds to sea.
The South Shore landscape is changing at an alarming rate.
Main street on the South Shore is giving way to condos,
franchise eateries and coffee shops. Much of what we recall as town charm
and local color is gone. I was saddened to see the Handy house
on Webster Street raised.
Our Town—The Marshfield Series, documents some of what I consider unique and beautiful.
The buildings and structures portrayed are well worn and all have stories of their own.
Rust, peeling paint, and weathered wood are elements than can only be replicated with time
spent in the elements that makes this region so unique.
Our Town is a collection of images we may see on a daily basis and only realize the beauty
and charm when they are absent from our view. I have a real appreciation for old structures.
My dad owned two—150 year old Victorian tenement houses in Boston. At 8 years old, I was hanging off
40 foot ladders scraping and painting the elaborate eaves, and negotiating my footing across the
slate roofs. Painting the cupola meant the job was complete. The houses were full of treasures
beginning with the dirt floor basements and cobweb filled attics.
About the Photos:
The prints are produced digitally comprised of as many as 80 images
to create the photos in large format. Each takes approximately 2 weeks to complete.
By assembling several close up shots of various portions of a building, it allows the building to be viewed
straight on with very little perspective, as if drawn by an architect or a child.
I feel it's the only way to present the subjects to be viewed in all their glory.
Most of the images are 2 feet by 3 feet including a 2" white border.
They are also offered at 16" x 24".
If you have any questions concerning format,
or pricing for unframed prints,
please contact me at:
Thank you, Chris
