A threatened way of life

“The Barrett Family, Addison, Maine,’’ in photographer Cheryl Clegg’s show “The Endangered Lobstermen,’’ at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Mass., through May 30.

The gallery explains that:

Clegg was struck by the ‘‘red-listing’’ of Maine lobsters —the classification of the lobsters as endangered. She considered how the classification is “a direct threat to the way of life’’ of The Pine Tree State’s lobstering communities, and so she began to photograph the families in these communities to show the people “at risk of losing their livelihood and way of life, capturing the strength, resilience, and uncertainty of the people behind the industry.’’

Even better with heat

“On Fire”‍ ‍(photograph), by Sharon Schindler, in the group show “Winter Solstice,’’ at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Mass.

— Image courtesy of Griffin Museum of Photography

The museum says the show aims to beat back the winter blues (seasonal affective disorder?) by “lighting up the museum with images, ideas, and boundless creativity, celebrating the works of our photo community in all of its splendor.”

‘Finally waking up’

Work by Timothy Hunsoo Lee in his show, through June 29, at the Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, Mass.

— Image courtesy Timothy Hunsoo Lee and Sabrina Amrani Gallery

The Korean-American artist says:

“My practice, and the breadth of my interests, tells a fragmented story constantly reassembling itself – a story of how a boy grew into his body and into his home. A story about migrating, and the rituals and labors of that journey. A story about feeling the politicized, fetishized, and abstracted body so deeply long before learning the vocabulary to describe it. A story about dreaming and finally waking up."