2008 Woodie Awards
Owner of Blink Gallery Brings Travel Experience to Newport
Justine Axelsson
Issue date: 5/3/05 Section: Entertainment
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Alexander (Sandy) Nesbitt spent his childhood in Newport and after high school he attended the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. He went to college for a degree in engineering and physics, but switched his major to sculpture before he decided on photography.
What started out as a minor interest and some photo classes soon became his niche. Nesbitt has traveled around the world including most of Eastern and Southern Africa, a large number of countries in the Middle East, and all European countries excluding Spain and Portugal. He has also been to Cuba, Mexico, Syria, and all over the Caribbean. Nesbitt was awarded the "Travel Photographer of the Year Award" for his photography taken abroad.
In June 2001, Nesbitt moved into a new studio/gallery on Thames Street, which he called Blink Gallery. The gallery boasts "fresh and contemporary photography," taken by Nesbitt and occasionally featuring the work of other artists.
Blink Gallery is the home to most of Nesbitt's work and many prints that are available in sizes ranging from 5 X 7 to 16 X 24, and his pictures sell from $32 to $465.
In his free time, Nesbitt is a world travel addict. He also enjoys kite-boarding, which is a popular Newport sport, dancing, and teaching his mom, a wood block artist, his skills in photography.
As a photographer, Nesbitt emphasizes the importance of authentic photographs that leave a lot to the imagination and give viewers a glimpse into the world of his subjects, many of which are people engulfed in their various cultures.
Nesbitt feels that the meaning and content of his photographs is not fully understood by the Newport crowd, so to appeal to their taste he uses local scenery in many of his photographs as well.
Q. Where do you take most of your photographs, locally or abroad?
A. "Slightly more of my work comes from foreign travel. I feel that my better stuff comes from overseas but the people here don't really get it. I get more requests for Newport pictures; however, I am much more productive when I go away, and there are no interruptions."