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Film from the Beach

I don't shoot film too often, but it's been on my to-do list of things to incorporate more into my work for the upcoming year.  I keep my plastic Holga "toy" camera in the car, and sometimes I'll throw another film camera in my purse or my camera bag, although my medium format Mamiya 645 1000s is often a brick to pack. Black and white film was the go-to when I was in school, but nowadays I do...

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(Not) Surf // Winter Storm Toby

When everyone heard there was another nor'easter on the way, only a couple weeks after Winter Storm Riley which delivered both damaging winds and amazing surf, there was a rush to buy bread and milk and prepare for the worst. To say Toby underdelivered here in Rhode Island would be an understatement. We got light rains, some decent winds, but not the forecasted 12–18 inches of snow or double...

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Guadeloupe // Day 3–4

Day 3 – Adventure Ashore, Les des SaintesWe awoke in a breezy anchorage, nestled between the islands Terre-de-Haut and Îlet à Cabrit in the Les des Saintes island grouping in southwest Guadeloupe. The breeze was already picking up, but it was beautiful and sunny, soon reaching temperatures near 80° by noontime. As boats left harbor, we snagged a mooring in the Bourg des Saintes anchorage closer to...

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Sunrise at East Beach

Sunrise takes some serious motivation for me.  Luckily, in the wintertime the sun rises at 7am instead of 5am, so it's a little easier to crawl out of bed and go for a morning adventure.  I recently took such an adventure, and while I didn't quite make it to the beach in time for the morning pinks and purples, I launched my drone first thing to photograph the golden glow on the water.   The waves...

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Sunset Aerials

We're welcoming the new year with a new blog post full of aerials!  I know it's the middle of winter... and even though these are winter captures, hopefully you can be transported for just a second and imagine a warm and cozy summer sunset at the beach. Most of the winter thus far has been plagued with polar vortices, temperatures dipping into the single digits, strong winds, and frozen water. But...

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