Photographer, author to speak at Rotary Club
The Nashville Rotary Club will welcome Rick Albertson as the featured speaker at the club’s Oct. 17 meeting at 7:45 a.m. at The Seasons Lodge in the Fireplace Lounge, 560 State Road 46 E.
Albertson will discuss the stories behind the photos, a presentation featuring an intimate, behind the scenes look into the lives of eight of the hundreds of people Rick has photographed for large nonprofit organizations in Asia and Africa. Rick’s camera focuses in on these difficult lives lived in difficult places in order to give us a unique, eye-opening, soul-stirring glance into worlds so very different from our own.
Fifteen years and hundreds of flashbacks later, Rick gained a seasoned understanding of much of what he experienced. Difficult lives? Yes, but really not so very different from our own. Rick challenges you to come and find out why.
Rick is a retired freelance documentary photographer. During the latter half of his career, Rick photographed assignments in Asia, Africa, Central and North America for large nonprofit organizations. Since retiring he has pursued creative personal projects including street photography in Baja Sur, Mexico, and a solo motorcycle trip across America — documented in his book, “There and Back”. His coffee table book, “Documentary Portraits: Retrospective”, has recently been released, along with “Columns: Media from Afar”, and zines: “Alone, I’m Still Here, Baja Portraits, Pueblo Mágica”.
Close to Brown County, he documented the life stories of 32 Brown County craftsmen, artists, and descendants of original settlers as well as some more recent arrivals in his book, “Brown County Folks,” which includes photographs of spectacular Brown County fall scenery. Perhaps his most meaningful book is, “Lost to Lewy: Nancy’s Nine Years” sharing the intimate struggle his wife, Nancy, endured with this dreaded dementia.
Rick Albertson covered worldwide assignments for large nonprofit organizations. He was born in Hammond and studied at Indiana University in Bloomington where he met his wife and started a family and developed an affinity for Brown County. Though he now lives in Southern California overlooking the Angeles National Forest of the San Gabriel Mountains in a home he designed himself, he recently purchased a home on Greasy Creek Road. He has two sons – Andrew, the founder of Foreign Policy for America in D.C., and David, a professor at the University of Southern California.
Members of the community, especially those interested in exploring opportunities to participate in projects and to be of service to our community are invited to attend. You may also join us via Zoom using a link obtained by visiting www.RotaryClubofBrownCounty.org and clicking on the “Contact us” URL.
Brown County Bluebird Club
The Brown County Bluebird Club is offering cedar bluebird nest boxes for sale for only $15 each or two for $25. To order or with questions about bluebirds, please call Dan Sparks at (812) 200-5700.
Pioneer Women’s Club News
The 2025 raffle quilt is a Carpenter’s Star. It is currently on display in Howard Hughes Hall at the Brown County History Center. Quilt chances are on sale now.
The Pioneer Women’s Club functions as a complementary group within the Brown County Historical Society. They meet each Wednesday at the Brown County History Center, 90 E. Gould Street from 9 a.m. until noon. Interested women are encouraged to call (812) 988-2899 and leave their contact information. A member will be in contact to answer any questions and extend an invitation to visit the Club. PWC membership dues is $10 a year.
