A thousand words — no, ten thousand words — cannot compare with the brilliant photographs of Richard Benjamin. The former Providence Journal photographer turned freelancer is the author of several books of photographs of Rhode Island, each one a visual feast capturing the surpassing beauty of the state. I collaborated with him on one — a book on Providence that interweaves his photos of the city with my choice of historical quotations.It's always a joy to work with Dick, and over many years as colleagues at the Journal, I always felt that the two of us appreciated the Ocean State in a particular way: me in words and he in pictures, two parts of a whole.
Only a person who loves Rhode Island and knows it so well could make pictures like those you'll see below.In a phone call the other day, Dick told me he has a new book coming out soon, a book of photographs of Narragansett Bay. And he invited me to use his photos on this site, a wonderful and unexpected gift both for me and for my readers.
So, enjoy this first sampling of Dick's photos of the East Bay region, Sakonnet to Barrington.
And thank you, Dick.
