Between 1892 and 1930, American photographer Edith S. Watson
made repeated trips to outport Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador. Along the way
she explored, recorded, and compiled a treasure of vivid, dignified images of
lives at the turn of the century. They provide a record of life among people
who shine out of Edith’s captivation photographs as independent, resourceful,
and exceptional. Working the Rock is a collection of photographs from a woman
who was a photojournalist before that term existed, and about her life,
travels, and passion