These images are a selection of the work that I have done on a Maine pond over the last 4 years, ranging from the first appearance of lily leaves in early May to lilies frozen just below the surface in late November. I call these macro (close-in) shots “pond glyphs,” since the decaying leaves show tracks reminiscent of ancient writing.
William Betcher is a psychiatrist in private practice in the Boston area and a fine art photographer. His photographic work has been exhibited at the Griffin Museum, Catamount Art, the Danforth Art Museum, PhotoPlace Gallery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Mass Audubon Habitat, and at other places. He published a book of landscape photography, “Anthem: For a Warm Little Pond,” which was included in the Griffin Museum’s Photobook exhibition in 2016, and he is the author of four nonfiction books. He received an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an MD from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD in clinical psychology from Boston University
