I met sweet Olivia tonight when Mom and Dad brought her into the studio. She is one month old and adorable. I look forward to seeing her again, next time with her siblings.
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the dailypic 3289 yr9 002 Wingardium Leviosa
Harry’s first spell.
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the dailypic 3282 yr9 360 Medway Brownie Troop 62490
This evening I was visited by Brownie Troop 62490 of Medway. We talked about photography, they had many great questions, we took pictures with toys they brought in, and we got this group shot so they could join the We Are Medway Project. Thank you to their leaders for arranging the tour, it’s always fun to have guests at the studio.
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the dailypic 3262 yr9 340 We Are Medway Hits 100
“When will you be in the project?” Common question, and since I am trying to convince others (easier said than done) to sit in my studio and get their photo taken, I guess I need to practice what I preach. A few weeks back I decided when I get to #0100 I would like it to be me. I also decided I wanted #0099 to be Ben Bennett, it took some conversations, but he agreed to not only sit for the project but to take my photo. I have known Ben for a long time, as many in Medway do. In my book he is the Medway Photographer. When I bought my first business he was one of the first calls I made. I honestly think I called him the second day I was in business, June 8th, 1996, to ask him a question about passport pictures. He came up to the shop and we talked photo and had many visits after that. He photographed my engagement photos, my wedding, my kids, so it made sense he shoot this photo. I am honored to have him in the project and to have, what will most likely be the only photographer other than me, taking one of the photos. So if two photographers who are completely outside their comfort zone on the other side of the camera can have their picture taken, so can you. Think of it as being part of something that I hope will be looked back on decades from now, the more of us who are in it, the more powerful the message. I even have a chance for you to join in, this Saturday, September 8th, 9-1 at my studio. Stop by, 5 minutes, no cost, a quick survey is the hardest part and it is done. You can be part of Medway’s history. Click here for the event info
Check out the whole set so far.
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Tim Rice #0100
Date: September 5, 2018, Age: 44, Lifelong Medway Resident (minus a couple), Medway Business Owner: Current – Tim Rice Photo, Past – The Photo Shop One Hour Film Lab, Occupation: Photographer. “My parents moved to Medway after they were married and I was raised here. I bought a business in the shopping plaza developing film at 22 years old right out of college. I married a townie girl and fellow graduate of the MHS class of ‘91. We were married next to Lobisser’s cow farm in 1997 and have raised our family here. Two kids, one a MHS ’17 grad, one a future grad in ‘19. I have seen and documented many changes in this town, I embrace the change for at its core this is a strong community with people who are proud and passionate to be here. I have been a coach and director for Youth Baseball, currently am on the board for Medway Cable and Medway Christmas Parade and can be found at many events and around town taking photos. NOTE: Benny Bennett #0099 in this project, took my photo, just as he has many times prior, including my wedding. It seemed right he be the one to take it for me so I could be part of this collection.
Benny Bennett #0099
Date: September 5, 2018, Age: 73, Lifelong Medway Resident, Medway Business Owner: Bennett Photography, Occupation: Retired. “I became a part of the community, sometime over 70 years ago, when I was born here. My father served on the Medway Fire Department for many years. Both my parents worked in town for a lot of their lives. I graduated Medway High in 1963 and went on to work at General Motors. Back in the early 80s I developed a love of photography and videography. I learned techniques, the technology and video edit programs, which were very different at the time – eventually starting Bennett Photography. I shot weddings, families and reunion photos of people from the Medway community for more than 25 years. I’ve had a lifelong interest in cars, especially classics like my 1961 Pontiac Bonneville. I raised two daughters, Tracy and Pamela, in Medway and continue to live here with my wife Sandy.”
the dailypic 3235 yr9 313 Friends of Medway
A few weeks back one of my We Are Medway participants, Liam McDermott, suggested we take a photo of the admins of The Friends of Medway Facebook page for the project. Friends of Medway is one of those town Facebook pages, ‘lost dog, need a recommendation, have you seen what happened to, when is the road going to be finished’ type of pages. Like a modern day local water cooler with over 10K people hanging around it. Like it or not, these places are part of our fabric now, and since We Are Medway is just a history project waiting to get old, I think it made perfect sense to represent it somehow. And as I have had business owners in the studio, I believe the creator of Friends of Medway should be the one to represent it, Andrea Bosworth. Sadly and tragically, Andrea was taken last year far too early. I was approached last week by the Admins of her page saying they would be happy to be included in the project, as long as we could tie it to Andrea. I could not have agreed more. Tonight four out of the five admins joined me at the studio, and here we have entry #0077 Friends of Medway into the We Are Medway Project.
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Date: August 9, 2018, Medway Resident, Andrea Bosworth passed away in 2017 at 38 as the result of a tragic accident. Andrea was a mother of three, a teacher at Nipmuc Regional High School, a triathlete, and creator of the Facebook page Friends of Medway. Friends of Medway has grown from being a little corner of the internet for Andrea and her friends to (as the description states) “A place for residents or friends of Medway, MA to connect, share experiences, make recommendations, ask questions, etc. It’s a place where together we can help make our town and our community stronger.” I would challenge it is much, much more. Love it or not, it is part of the fabric that makes up the town, and part of Andrea’s legacy. Since her passing, the reigns of the page have been handed off to some of her relatives and close friends, who watch over the page and honor her wishes: “I want to keep it a friendly place.” Some of those hands are in this photo, holding her up for this picture. Courtney Weed, Stephanie Prentice, Rich Eustis, Michael Callahan, not pictured Meghan Taylor.
the dailypic 3222 yr9 300 ‘The Machine’ Jesse Green is Medway
We Are Medway #0067 is ‘The Machine’ Jesse Green, renaissance man with a chain saw. Chainsaw Sculptor, Motivational Speaker, Author, TV Star, Band Leader and Medway Resident. He stopped by the studio with the largest chainsaw I have ever seen for a quick photo. You can check out his and the other 66 (or so) We Are Medway participants here. If you want to join the project, all the info is on that page under FAQs, or just contact me the more the better!
Jesse’s Bio for the project:
Date: July27, 2018, Age: 41, Medway Resident since 2008, Medway Business Owner: Chainsaw Sculptor/ Band Leader/ Motivational Speaker/ TV Personality. “Originally from Holliston, my wife and I settled in Medway in 2008. We shot our TV show, AMERICAN CHAINSAW here, which was seen worldwide in Fall primetime on The National Geographic Channel and can still be seen on all streaming services. Our daughter was born here. I have a forthcoming trilogy book series called CHAINSAWS, CHEESEBURGERS AND ROCK N’ ROLL, THE MOST EPIC STORY EVER TOLD that takes place in Medway. I front one of Boston’s most sought-after cover bands, Fevah Dream. I’m a motivational speaker. And everywhere I go I tell everybody that Medway, MA is the center of all the known universe… BECAUSE IT IS!!! (Check out my work at: TheMachineJesseGreen.com) Rock on, 02053!”
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the dailypic 3213 yr9 291 All About Gleek
Gleek had the bucket, without the bucket, let’s face it the twins are worthless. At least Zan, he would be water on the ground, sitting there as a puddle doing nothing while Jayna flew away. #teamgleek
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the dailypic 3196 yr9 2628 We Are Medway Kickoff
Photos #0002-0014 joined The We Are Medway Project today. Talking to everyone, meeting new people, reconnecting with others, it was all so great. I have been putting this off for so long – now I can not wait to add more people to it. Thank you, Lauren, Marcia, Susan, Andrew, Susan, Mr. and Mrs. Rojee, Brian, Jerry, Christopher and Tina for coming out in the heat and talking Medway. To read full bios of each and follow the official project page, click here: http://timricephoto.com/wearemedway
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the dailypic 3194 yr9 2626 We Are Medway – Betty Ann
This is Betty Ann Balboni, my neighbor, my friend, and an incredible woman. I have known Betty for close to 30 years, and today she honored me by joining me in my studio for the launching of a new project. For those who may not realize, I was raised in Medway, Massachusetts, a town in which I still live and am raising my family. I am proud of this town, proud to be part of this community. I do what I can to share this pride through my photos. In 1999 I had this thought, what if I took pictures of the people that lived here? I was going to get a van (I know how creepy that might sound now) and load it with printing equipment. I had just sold my One-hour Film Lab; I thought I could take the show on the road. Go to houses, take photos, run out to the van and make prints… I would call it Tim Rice Photo. I would put one of these photos from each family in a book, and they would eventually put it in the Medway Public Library next to Francis Donovan’s book about Medway that fascinated me as a kid.
Well, here I am just shy of 20 years later, there is no van, but there is a Tim Rice Photo. I do go to people’s houses, or they come to my Medway Studio. I do have enough photos of the town to fill a book, not of the people. During the 300th parade in 2013 I was allowed to sit on the VFW float and take photos, I took pictures of the people lined up and down Main and Holliston St. all watching the parade. I called the set: We Are Medway. I have continued the process by joining the Santa Parade each year in November and doing the same. I love it, and I hear from so many people who can’t wait to try to find themselves in the set of photos, but that original idea still lingered. So here we are, July 1, 2018 – I am introducing The We Are Medway Project.
In an attempt to describe it today I called it a living yearbook of a town. I want to take Medway’s photo, one person at a time. Medway Residents, people who work here, have businesses here, officials, teachers, past and present. It sounds huge, and it might be, it might not be… it is a work in progress, with only a few guidelines. The photo is black and white, and the picture is taken at my studio with the background that accompanies Betty Ann above, I am not charging to take the photo, I also am not paying. This is a volunteer initiative. I am inviting you to be part of the project. I have a webpage and more planned, maybe even one day a book if demand is enough. Last, included with your photo is a brief bio, name, age, occupation and how you ARE Medway. Betty Ann’s is below:
- Name: Betty Ann Balboni
- Age: 89
- Medway Resident for 45 years
- Medway Business Owner: Medway Auction Gallery, Auctioneer, Retired
- Medway Fact: Betty Ann took over her father’s auction house, Lou’s Country Auction/Medway Auction Gallery located on Village St. (Now Galante’s Restaurant) after her father passed in 1971 – Betty Ann was one of very few, if not the only, female auctioneers in the state at the time.
So this is my new project, I am looking for volunteers, I am also looking for nominations. I have a list of people who I would love to be part of this project, being resident of the town for over 40 years myself, I know of so many special people who it just makes perfect sense should be part of this project, but I am also looking for the people I do not know. Please be patient as this starts up, I am unsure what to expect, and I still do have those weddings, events, senior photos, family portraits and more to book – cheap plug. As requests come in, I will start to make a list and prioritize it as I can.
Thank you to Betty Ann for being the first, I asked her less than 24 hours ago if she would do this, without hesitation, she was ready to help out. Her session consisted of 6 shots maybe 5 minutes of camera time. I want these to be simple, and real. These are to represent who we are… We Are Medway (corny I know, but it felt right). Contact me if you want more info, to volunteer, or even if you just know someone I should get in front of the camera. Thank you for reading.
Follow the project here: http://timricephoto.zenfolio.com/wearemedway
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the dailypic 3171 yr9 249 Hawkeye
The Hawkeye.
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the dailypic 3165 yr9 243 Argus at 10 Weeks
Argus is ten weeks old today, two weeks as part of the family. He is taller than he was, he is heavier than he was. Picture a furry ham on feet waddling around, tripping face first now and then. He is a klutz, he smiles all the time, he loves Josie, he is way more adventurous than she is. He is obsessed with getting under things, which is funny since by the time I finish this sentence he will not fit under anything. He wears a Tile Tracker on his collar (square that helps you find things) since I list him in the backyard once, still have no idea where he was, he just appeared, but now I can make him play music to find him. I am pretty sure you can see him grow if you watch long enough.
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the dailypic 3164 yr9 242 Chewie Cares
This is the cross over I want, no I demand to see. It would be epic. For those who do not agree with me, I have some Chewieless Care Bears below.
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