ROCKPORT — From June 1 through June 27, the Rockport Public Library will host a show of photography by local photographer Jim Dugan entitled "Rowing in Eden." The exhibit will feature images of fourteen watercraft on Penobscot Bay, “striking seascapes which capture the indelible magic of sailing along the Midcoast in the summer,” said the Library, in a news release.

The public is invited to meet Dugan at his artist's reception on Saturday, June 22, from 3 to 5 p.m., in the lower level of the Rockport Public Library.

“My nautical photographs celebrate the timeless nature of the vessels and the hard work, dedication, and passion of the crews and owners,” says Dugan, in the RPL news release.

Dugan knows a thing or two about crews, having worked aboard schooners in various capacities for the past twenty-five years.

Jim Dugan came to Maine in 1989 to study photography at the Maine Photographic Workshops (now the Maine Media Workshops). He stuck around, working first as a photographer’s assistant, then as a print and website designer. Design work for the schooner Mary Day led to trips aboard and a few stints filling in as deck crew and galley hand. Dugan now teaches photography for a week every summer aboard the schooner Mary Day, where he has also served as relief crew and sails a few times every summer. Learn more about Dugan’s photography at JimDugan.com.