Beach, Early Portraits

For decades I have been documenting communities of seasonal and year-round inhabitants on the island of Martha’s Vineyard. Many of my subjects over the years became dear friends. Many became repeat subjects spanning over decades.

Note: My first explorations of Aquinnah Beach started in 1988. Both the town and beach went by the name of Gay Head before 1997. By the end of 1997 the town changed its name to Aquinnah, Wampanoag for “Land Under the Hill.”

Virginia and Kelly, West Tisbury, MA, June 20, 1987

Susan, Aquinnah, MA, July 20, 2001

Carol and Nancy, Gay Head, MA, September 1, 1997

Ronald and Esther, Gay Head, MA, July 6, 1996

Brian and Bethany, Gay Head, MA, August 17, 1996

Joe and Doreen, Gay Head, MA, August 13, 1995

Donna, West Tisbury, MA, July 25, 1994

Tom and Elizabeth, Aquinnah, MA, July 24, 1998

Katrin, Edgartown, MA, October 1, 1989

Bill and Ronnie, Gay Head, MA, July 20, 1997

John, West Tisbury, MA, June 21, 1995

Gay Head, MA, July 2, 1993

Matt and Nicole, Gay Head, MA, August 19, 1996

Anne and Noel, Gay Head, MA, July 28, 1996

Rich and Nicole, Gay Head, MA, August 23,1995

Mother and Daughter, Gay Head, MA, August 2, 1994

Gay Head, MA August 7, 1992

Lauri and Pat, Gay Head, MA, August 22, 1995

Cleveland and Bernard, Gay Head, MA, June 23, 1997

Gay Head, MA, June 29, 1989

Sonja, Gay Head, MA, July 14, 1997

family, Aquinnah, MA, August 25, 2007

Kathryn, Nasalta and Ken, Gay Head, MA, July 27, 1995

Lucinda, Pauly, Jocelyn, and Catherine, Gay Head, MA, August 11, 1991

Gay Head, MA, June 19, 1993

Quansoo Beach, Chilmark, MA, August 17, 1988

Barry and Tary, Islander Ferry, August 14, 1999

Jan and Betsy, Gay Head, MA, July 21, 1997

Mother and Son, Gay Head, MA, August 11, 1993

Gay Head, MA, July 16, 1995

Sandra and Allen, Aquinnah, MA, August 15, 1998

Ted, Hurricane Felix Waves, Gay Head, MA, August 19, 1995

Michelle and Lee, Gay Head, MA, August 18, 1989

Gay Head, MA, August 8, 1989

Stephen, Pamela, Ted, and Jacob, Chappaquiddick, MA, August 10, 1992

Sharon, Daniel and Elsa, Gay Head, MA, June 28, 1994

Erin and Rich, Aquinnah, MA, August 25, 1999

Sheila 8 Months Pregnant, Gay Head, MA, August 2, 1990

Marian and Sara, Gay Head, MA, July 31, 1990

Covered in Clay, Gay Head, MA, June 20, 1995

Ed and Freinds, Gay Head, MA, July 14, 1997

Claudia and Justino, Gay Head, MA, August 10, 1990

Katrin and Stephen: Ferry Standby, Vineyard Haven, MA, August 22, 1992

Parking Lot attendants, Aquinnah, MA, September 5, 1999

Stephen DiRado, Gay Head, MA, August 1991 (credit Ron Jabara)

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