Love on the Rocks: Jetty Rocks
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Love on the Rocks: Jetty Rocks

Textures, patterns, and details are easy to overlook. On the beaches of Cape May, New Jersey, even jetty rocks half buried in the sand can become something else when you stop to look.

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Backs to the Beach
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Backs to the Beach

While photographing vacationing families in Rehoboth Beach, I found myself capturing the moments happening around me. Those outtakes became a small collection of candid beach photographs.

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The Silence of Emptiness
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The Silence of Emptiness

Westerly looks exactly as it always has, but something is missing. This longer-form work of fiction follows a late-night walk with my camera through empty streets, familiar places, and a silence that grows more unsettling with every step.

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Cape May | Where It Began
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Cape May | Where It Began

Creative slumps rarely end all at once. Sometimes they begin with a single walk, a camera, and a willingness to look again. These photographs mark the moment I started finding my way back.

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The Grafton Peace Pagoda
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The Grafton Peace Pagoda

Spring weather, changing light, and an afternoon spent exploring led me to one of the more memorable places I have visited in upstate New York. This is the story of discovering the Grafton Peace Pagoda.

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The American Experiment
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The American Experiment

As America marks its 250th anniversary, I find myself reflecting on another milestone, the Bicentennial of 1976. Through childhood memories, Abraham Lincoln, and the enduring promise of the American experiment, this essay explores how every generation is called to meet the challenges of its own time.

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