Boston Photographer
[UPDATED] SOUTH END/ROXBURY — Bill Brett was stopped along Mass. Avenue near Washington Street the other night at dusk when he took this photograph of the old Alexandra Hotel, a gothic style building that people have watched for years wondering how it will be redeveloped. The Boston Globe’s Dan Adams wrote about a new sale in a story that was published on Aug. 1, 2017. The Boston Globe reported on this building’s status in 2015…
I just wanted to take a moment to remember Tom “Red” Martin, who could claim multiple titles including philanthropist and friend to many. Tom died recently and the Boston Globe ran a wonderful obituary, which you can read via this link. He was 79. Tom was featured in my fifth book, “Boston: Irish.” (My photo is in this post.) From Boston College hockey star to founder of Cramer Productions, Red loomed large on the local…
HINGHAM — My photos from the 2017 Food Fest, held at the Launch in Hingham, benefitted Father Bill’s & MainSpring. It is always one of the best events on the South Shore each summer. — Bill
NANTUCKET, Mass — 350 guests attended “The Crystal Ball,” Nantucket Magazine’s 15th anniversary bash, which raised money to support the Nantucket Historical Association. The event was held at the Whaling Museum. Among those who attended were, Nantucket Magazine’s Publisher Bruce Percelay and his wife, Elisabeth, New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend, Linda Holliday, and TV host Jenny Johnson. All photos by Bill Brett.
BOSTON — At the Book Expo in New York earlier this year, I got a chance to (briefly) meet former Dallas Police chief David O. Brown, whose “Called to Rise,” is now out from Ballantine Books. The New York Times published a piece today by Elizabeth Hinton about Brown’s book (which he wrote with Michelle Burford) and two other books that look at confronting and reforming racist policing. For me, Brown’s story is an important…
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