Exhibit features Falmouth photographer

Falmouth photographer Molly Johnston captured the ordinary and the extraordinary while on a trip to Nepal and Tibet last October.

The images are part of a new exhibit on display at Bank of Cape Cod’s Falmouth branch at 445 Main St. Appropriately titled “Ordinary and Extraordinary” her exhibit  tells a story of people at work in Nepal and Tibet.

The images feature the color, vibrancy and detail of the people, monasteries and places she photographed while on a two-week trip with a group of fellow photographers. The photographers, thanks to a local guide, were treated to a wide range of people and places – from villages, towns and cities to monks, priests, pilgrims and farmers.

“For me, it was a journey of discovery, not just in seeing far-away places, but as a photographer learning to approach and photograph people in a new and compelling
way,” Johnston said. “It was an amazing experience.”

She shares that experience through dozens of photographs in the exhibit. From these images you appreciate the challenging life of farmers, sense the simplicity of the monks and are humbled by the holy places she visited.

Johnston has lived in Falmouth for more than 10 years and has been a member of the Upper Cape Camera Club for the past three years. She has exhibited in several juried
shows at the Falmouth Art Center, and has taken photography classes at the Maine Media Workshops, working with noted photographers Sean Kernan, Peter
Tunley and Vincent Versace, as well as locally with Robert Manz and Douglas Greetham.

She is also a pilot and musician, performing on viola da gamba with local groups, including Ensemble Passacaglia and the Solstice singers. She also sings with the Falmouth
Chorale. Johnson is retired from a career in high tech and financial services at Fidelity Investments.

Her current work will be on display through April at the branch. An exhibit reception will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 5 p.m. The public is welcome to stop by to
see the exhibit during banking hours (8:30a.m. to 5 p.m.) and all are invited to the reception.

This is the fourth exhibit hosted at Bank of Cape Cod, but this is the first featuring an individual artist. When the Falmouth branch opened last May it was decided the
walls should be used as exhibit space to showcase the talent of artists and individuals in the community.

“We have displayed stunning photographs and exceptional art so far,” said Mark Skala, director of marketing and community relations at the bank. “The Falmouth Artists Guild and the Upper Cape Camera Club have been wonderful to work with and the exhibits are far beyond what we could have imagined.”

This is Johnston’s first solo show, and she said while she approached it with some trepidation, she is thrilled to be given the opportunity.

Bank of Cape Cod is a locally owned and managed commercial and community bank on Cape Cod with branches in Hyannis, Osterville and Falmouth, and everywhere online at bankofcapecod.com