“Pictures need to evoke a personal reaction with the viewer,” says Will Tenney, a book designer by trade. “I try to make my pictures call up a taste, a sound, a memory, or even to suggest a story or pose a puzzle. I believe photographs should go beyond the factual depiction of a scene or an object -- there should be a connection between the viewer and the image.”

Although he acquired his love of photography from his parents, both photographers in the San Francisco Bay Area, Tenney got his formal training in design and photography at the Rhode Island School of Design. He has lived in Medford since 1994 with his wife, book designer Susan Gerould, and their two cats.

He loves to travel, and always takes a camera. In addition to images of nature, he has produced images of Cuba, France, Italy, and many parts of the United States, including his own back yard.

Tenney’s work has been shown in the West Medford Open Studio event for several years, the Doc Kountze festival, and at the Gallery @ The Chelsea City in Chelsea. His work has appeared in many educational textbooks, and some of his images of France were recently featured in the Boston Globe Sunday Travel section.