Sun Rising: At 19, local photographer Walter Dorsett is looking to the future.

NORTH EAST — There’s a clear, late-August evening unfolding over the river, but Walter Dorsett, who’s photographed every sunset for nearly a year now, knows better than to be too sure: “Looks like it’s going to be pretty good,” he says. “There might be some red. Those thin clouds there should hold the color, but it’s hard to say.”

During this Aug. 25 sunset shoot at the North East River Yacht Club, Dorsett seems either distracted by or highly focused on things I can’t see. His eyes, a stern brown, jolt from pier to pier, boat to boat, then back again into the sky. He rarely makes eye contact, and when he does, it’s for short, concentrated bursts. He’s keenly aware that his next great photo, the one that might be the jewel of tonight’s Facebook post, could come at any moment.

Well, if only the sun would cooperate.

Though he speaks about it all the time, Dorsett isn’t one to make small talk about the weather. When he mentions the sun, or a cloud formation, or the likelihood of a lightning bolt hitting nearby (he has an app on his phone for that), he means business. This obsessive attention to detail is a big part of why he’s become Cecil County’s favorite photographer at the improbable age of 19. His Facebook page, “Walter Dorsett Photography,” has reeled in more than 13,000 followers — most of them in the last nine months or so — and it’s surging. It’s become common in any given week for his posts to reach hundreds of thousands of people. His Facebook page, “Walter Dorsett Photography,” has reeled in more than 13,000 followers — most of them in the last nine months or so — and it’s surging. It’s become common in any given week for his posts to reach hundreds of thousands of people.'>>>

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