Maryellen Stone, Photographer and Digital Artist
Maryellen Stone is a photographer and digital artist who explores the natural world, seeking color, light, movement, and all things unique and wonderful through whatever lens she has in her hand. She is grateful to be able to combine a love of animals and the outdoors with her photography and attempts to “make the world a little more beautiful”, (Miss Rumphius, Barbara Cooney). Maryellen was awarded "Artist of the Year" honors at the Cape Cod Art Center in 2024. This award is earned by participation in member exhibits, acceptances in juried exhibits and prizes awarded at the Cape Cod Art Center. Maryellen earned "Photographer of the Year", (Platinum class), honors for 2024 at the Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club. A longtime member of the Merrimack Valley Camera Club, Maryellen earned “Digital Photographer of the Year” honors for the 2022-2023 season. Her image, “Lioness II”, earned "Digital Image of the Year” honors for the 2023-2024 season. In 2022 she earned recognition as one of two top photographers in the Masters’ Class of the Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club.
Maryellen is a member of the Cape Cod Art Center, (juried artist in photography and digital art), the Cape Cod Art Center Camera Club, the North America Nature Photography Association, the Photographic Society of America, the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, the Plymouth Center for The Arts, the National Association of Digital Artists, and the Reading Art Association.
Maryellen's recent exhibits include a Solo Exhibit, (online only) for the Cape Cod Art Center, January, 2024, and the Flint Memorial Library in North Reading, MA, December, 2023.
Maryellen has completed the Massachusetts Audubon's Birders Certificate Program and volunteers at the Joppa Flats Education Center’s (MA Audubon), bird banding station. Maryellen is a former member of the Board of Directors of Eastern Massachusetts Hawk Watch and is an avid hawk watcher.
Maryellen presents a variety of instructional programs including, "Who Doesn't Love Flowers?", "Getting Started in Bird Photography”, "Enhancing Your Nature and Wildlife Images For Impact", and "Making Your Own Textures". She will be a presenter for the 9th Virtual Creative Photography Conference in February 2025.
A retired educator, Maryellen lives happily with her husband Bob, and their cat Lily north of Boston, MA, when they are not on Cape Cod photographing the natural world and whatever catches her eye.