So ~ What is a Photo Essay? Wikipedia says: A photo essay is a set or series of photographs that are intended to tell a story or evoke a series of emotions in the viewer. OK, so last week I wanted to get in a long walk on the boardwalk in Ocean City, Md. I did not know how far exactly my objective of walking from one end to the other was but it turned out to be four miles. I did not want to carry my big camera gear for an unknown, health walk, so I took my iPhone and restricted myself to shooting with the INMACUS Wide Angle attachment and Camera+ only. I do this sometimes with my big camera forcing myself to "see" only through one fixed focal length lens and make images. It is a great exercise in creativity.
As I began my walk it was obvious to me that the story I would tell through the images I made that day was one of a resort town after the season. As I walked I poked the lens of the iPhone through wrought iron bars that restricted access to pool areas closed for the season. I could never have done that with my big camera, I was able to get shots because of the lens attachment and the size of my iPhone. The pool series evolved:
Further on the boardwalk there were more signs of a past summer season.
All the images here were processed with Snapseed and converted to monchrome in Snapseed.
Broken signs, empty signs, became a series...
The normally crowded boardwalk had the infrequent bicyclist or kids on skateboards and the usually crowded to overflowing parking lots of the old motels were absolutely empty.
And so until next year when the crowds, the summer sun, and I return the resort town will look like this.
NEWS........
Next summer I will be presenting on iPhone Photography at the NECC Conference in Amherst, Mass. July Friday 15, Saturday 16, and Sunday 17. If you live in the area or are a part of the Council, I hope to see you there.
