Inspired members of our island communities shared favorite photographs of Land Bank preserves for the first annual Eye of the Beholder – a Photography Exhibit celebrating the citizen’s Land Bank of San Juan County. Participants came from Orcas, Lopez and San Juan Islands.

The photos cover a variety of scales and subjects, from stunning vistas to textures and patterns of individual plants and substrates. Among these, students from Greg Ewert’s photography class on Lopez Island captured unique perspectives of Watmough Bight and Hummel Lake Preserves, including images of pond lilies and sea shore life. Tori Benz-Hillstrom of Friday Harbor says she was “drawn to the beauty of the little things that make our frequent walks at Limekiln Preserve so wonderful.”

Works will be displayed at the Lopez Farmers Market (July 11th), Orcas Library Fair (August 8th) and San Juan County Fair (August 9-12), and on the Land Bank website. All participants will receive a mounted print of their work.