An exhibition of photographs by renowned photographer Roland Rose opened on Wednesday at the Central Bank Art Gallery.
The focus of the exhibition is photographs Rose has taken over the decades of Bahamian children. In addition, a retrospective of his work will be featured showing the great range and historical importance of Rose's work.
Roland Rose (born 1937, Italy) has been called The Bahamas' "Dean of Photography". He came to the country in 1946, taking up photography as a hobby at the age of 12. In 1951, he joined the Bahamas Development Board as a professional photographer. This later became the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism, and Rose's photographs of people and scenes of The Bahamas were instrumental in attracting many visitors to the islands. After chronicling the country's history for decades, Rose started holding solo exhibitions of photography in 1996. His first exhibition was at the Marlborough Gallery in Nassau and then consecutive exhibitions at The Central Bank of The Bahamas from 1996-2002. He was the recipient of a Cacique Award in 1996.

o Source: Smith and Benjamin's Bahamian Art & Culture.

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