Category Archives: Documentary photography
Nothing beats a summer afternoon at the boardwalk, followed by a cool down in the ocean. It was a day smack dab in the middle of a heat wave, but with a cool breeze + ice cream, it was the perfect summer day. We started out at Gillian’s Wonderland Pier for a few rides before…
If this pandemic has been good for one thing, it has forced people to be home and explore alternative ways to complete work projects, keep making art, and generating a living. For musicians, especially, the world of performing came to a grinding halt with little opportunity to collaborate with other artists due to travel restrictions….
I started following Mother Gypsea on Instagram about a year ago after seeing a mutual friend of ours share a post of hers and her #nobadwaves platform of community and positivity in our town of Ocean City, where she shares her laid back beach life with her four (amazing!) kids. Later, I learned that her…
Summer 2021 is officially in full swing in Ocean City, NJ, with a kind of energy that feels like a celebration of sorts, catching up on all the things we missed during the pandemic. I have a “summer bucket list” in my notes, of all the things we’d like to check off before labor day…
Photo by Jess Haverkamp of My Family in Photos As the resident photographer at home, on vacations, and in larger family gatherings, I noticed there was something (or rather, someone) missing in my photos: ME. When I look at my collection of personal images, I see my own voice and perspective, and I photograph my…
