Member Spotlight on: Joseph Squillante, ASMP Life Member

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Hudson River Museum Presents Lens on the Hudson: Photographs by Joseph Squillante

From the official press release:

“The Hudson River Museum is proud to present Lens on the
Hudson: Photographs by Joseph Squillante, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of
photographer Joseph Squillante capturing the Hudson River’s magnificence, producing
thousands of evocative photographs that offer a lens into the past and present of this historic
waterway. The exhibition will be on view from May 9–October 19, 2025.

This exhibition highlights Squillante’s intersection with the environmental movements that
gained momentum along the river in the 1970s and continue today. As protests escalated
against industrial development that scarred the shoreline and polluted the waters of the
Hudson River, he grounded his work in visual storytelling—illustrating both the river’s
splendor and the efforts to protect it. He has sailed aboard the Clearwater sloop,
photographed singer-activist Pete Seeger, documented the PCB dredging operations, and
chronicled eagle banding and monitoring programs that contributed to the species’
resurgence in the mid-Hudson Valley.”


Related event: Artist Talk: Through the Lens of Joseph Squillante
Saturday, June 21, 2pm
Join photographer Joseph Squillante for an intimate walk through Lens on the Hudson:
Photographs by Joseph Squillante. With passion, humor, and insight, Joseph shares the
stories behind the photographs—moments of discovery, beauty, and awakening captured
over decades along the river’s banks, reflecting on the river’s enduring power as both muse
and mirror. You are invited to see with new eyes, to feel the heartbeat of the Hudson, and to
recognize our shared responsibility to protect it.

Hours and Admission: The Hudson River Museum is open to the public Wednesday–
Friday, from 12–5pm, and Saturday–Sunday, from 11am–5pm. On Free First Fridays, the
Museum is open and free of charge on the first Friday of the month, from 5–8pm. Learn more
and purchase tickets at hrm.org/visit.