WINDHAM — Photographer Dennis Welsh is drawn to images of vulnerability. He’s spent time on the Texas border with Mexico, photographing families waiting to legally enter the U.S.
He says he saw and photographed people “full of grace, humility and patience.” FOCUS ON THE FARM: HORSES, HEALING, AND HOPE WHAT : Photographs taken by photographers at the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals farm in Windham over the past year will be auctioned to help support the organization. WHEN : 4 p.
m. Sept. 8 WHERE : Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals, 279 River Road, Windham.
HOW MUCH : $50 INFO : msspa.org So when he was asked to participate in a fundraising photo project for the Maine State Society for the Protection of Animals’ horse farm in Windham, he felt compelled to accept. As soon as he set foot on the 124-acre farm and saw the horses, some visibly still suffering from the effects of neglect or abuse, he knew he had to be a part of it.
“What does it say about us if we can’t take care of those in need, people or animals, those who are most vulnerable?” said Welsh, 59, while standing outside a barn at the farm. “That’s why I came here to do this.” Welsh is one of the 25 photographers who were invited to come to the farm over the past year – some came several times – to take photos of the horses, barns, pastures or whatever caught their eye.
Each will donate photos to be auctioned off at a fundraising event at the farm for the nonpr.