A Collection of Stories
Shot at my great aunt’s house in Brooklyn, New York, in October of 2015. The underlying story is about my Aunt Mary; age 91 and the matriarch of our family, who is suffering from Dementia. Despite her illness, I viewed our conversations and interactions together to be slower, but still intact as it once was a year ago – five years ago – ten years ago. I’ve included photographs that show objects from her home and her surrounding spaces to give the viewer a sense of location, time, culture, and lifestyle. The sequence starts out with light and bright images and moves toward darker ones; a metaphor for her days. Aunt Mary’s mornings are sunny and clear, yet as the day moves on, she becomes cloudy and confused.
Aunt Mary
This photographic story is comprised of photographs I took of my husband, James West, and father-in-law, Blake West. These two men have worked together on and off as deep-sea fishermen for several decades in Bermuda. Their ability to work together both on the water and on land makes them a unique and well-respected father/son fishing duo. While making a living off of the ocean, they maintain a conservative approach towards fishing. In attempts to understand the minds of their fish, Blake and James move as the fish do. Father and Son are up well before the morning light to assess the weather and seek out blue water. My photographs offer a “behind the scenes” look at Blake’s and James’ day-to-day life.
Like Father, Like Son
Fiander Family Fishing
My family - the Fianders - are from Bocabec, New Brunswick in Canada; not too far from the seaside town of St. Andrews. Dating back several generations, the Fianders have been involved in the fishing industry. I had the opportunity to go seine fishing with my cousin, Dick Fiander and his crew.
This method of fishing is outlawed in the USA.
