Leann Shamash is a Newton-based photographer who has extensively exhibited around New England. She'll discuss and show her work including pieces from her recent collection “The Beauty of Aging: Portraits and Advice of People in their 90s” and “Nine Women: Nine Stories During Covid.” She hopes to visually follow the words of Abraham Joshua Heschel, that all objects, however mundane or small, can cause wonder and radical amazement. Her subjects are varied, with the objective of finding the spark of life in the most mundane objects.  Leann’s work in the field of Jewish education has helped to lend a spiritual lens to her photography.  Her work has been shown at the Newton and Brewster Ladies’ Library, New England Biolabs, Zullo Gallery, Brickbottom Gallery, Bromfield Gallery, Lawrence Memorial Hospital the Indalo Gallery. She has participated in Newton Open Studios and her work has twice been featured in Art Bingo from the Art Connection.  Leann was interviewed by Newton Cable Television on her work “Seasonal Bouquets: Wild and Cultivated.”