Contact Information: lindaroywalls@gmail.com/ 410-758-7335

View photos at "SeeWorthy," Linda's image and vintage gallery located at 308 Park Row in Chestertown, MD."


Photographying Nature makes my heart sing! Linda Roy Walls is an Eastern Shore of Maryland photographer specializing in subjects on canvas metal, and wood featuring natural life and light. Linda focuses on weather, wildlife, and water and admits an added fascination for photographing local people, especially those who “live in the moment and look like it.” Her desire for chronicaling local wildlife, landscapes and people is greatest on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, where Linda's roots are deeply planted. Linda was born in Talbot County, Maryland and grew up on the Eastern Shore like many of her ancestors, but traveled to other states and countries due to having a father who was a career officer in the United States Army. An important aspect of Linda’s visual art form is the local back story that typically accompanies each photo.

Linda developed her early interest in photography while serving as editor and photographer for her high school and college newspapers in the 70’s. Later she majored in photojournalism at the University of Maryland, but then switched her study concentration to psychology when she attended Washington College in Chestertown.

Linda has exhibited at Maryland venues to include the Ward Museum, the Waterfowl Festival, Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Heron Point in Chestertown, RiverArts in Chestertown, the Members Best Show in Centreville, Dorchester Center for the Arts, and Adkins Arboretum. Selected images on canvas and metal are now on display at Linda's gallery (SeeWorthy) located at 308 Park Row in Chestertown, Maryland. The gallery is typically open 4-5 days per week, but hours have varied due to the COVID pandemic. It is always best to call first (410-758-7335) to check about hours. Viewing appointments can be arranged in advance.

Linda was selected in both 2009 and 2010 as one of the few, among hundreds of photographers entered, to be awarded recognition for her photography in the 2009 Maryland Photo Contest sponsored by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Linda was also selected as one of the 2010, 2011 and 2015 finalists in the Adkins Arboretum Annual Art Show. In the October/November 2010 issue of Lava Magazine (The Ironman Triathlon), one of Linda's Choptank River photos was used in a full-page Eagle Man ad. Then - On January 3, 2011, Linda's photo titled "Ahead of the Pack" was selected as the photo of the day on Smithsonian Magazine's website. Linda was chosen as an exhibitor for the prestigious Waterfowl Festival of Easton, Maryland in November 2011. In September 2012 Linda was honored to learn that her photo titled "Foot Warmer" was featured as the cover of the Tidewater Times magazine. In February of 2014, Linda participated in the Dorchester Center for the Arts Members' Art Show and her single entry titled "Shutter Release" earned the People's Choice award. In the same month, Linda learned that the National Wildlife Federation chose one of her osprey photos titled "If Looks Could Kill" as a featured image in their blog about Sea Hawks, corresponding to the Superbowl and the Seattle Seahawks team. In 2016 Linda earned two prestigious awards. First, her photo of a European Goldfinch was named the "People's Choice" award for North America, by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Then in November, Linda's photo of an elderly Eastern Shore woman, titled "Beauty and the Bunny" earned First Place in the Queen Anne's County Centre for the Arts "About Face" showcase of faces of the Eastern Shore. Public radio, WHCP, chose Linda's photos for their annual calendar in 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Linda has completed five photo art books since 2010. The Content Canines" is a photo story book featuring four golden retrievers living near Centreville, MD. "Ode to Ed" is a 200 page book honoring the amazing life of Linda's father, an accomplished bluegrass musician, who passed away from agent orange related-leukemia in September of 2011, as a result if exposure duruing his three combattours of Viet Nam. Linda is working on several new books including a collection of photo essays called "Mill Pond Moments," a portrait project featuring 100 humble Eastern Shore citizens over the age of 70 titled "Honoring Our Elders."

Linda may be contacted directly via email at lindaroywalls@gmail.com. She encourages those who view her photographs to leave comments.