The weirs, smokehouses and abandoned outport fishing communities are all symbols of a time before – a recent time when our oceans were bountiful and full of fish.
A tangible element of time is embedded in this work as the images were made with long exposures, incorporating the passing of time directly into the image.
I worked with historic photographic processes for this project for their inherent beauty and because they suited the subject.
These images were made the same way they would have been when the fish were plentiful and the smokehouses were the heart of the community.
Abandoned Outport, Grand Bruit, Newfoundland, Silver Gelatin Photograph, 14 x 14
Another World, Newfoundland, Silver Gelatin Photograph, 14 x 14
Fish Shed, Twillingate, Newfoundland- Silver Gelatin Print
Fish Sheds, Twillingate, Newfoundland- Silver Gelatin Print
God Bless Our Home, Newfoundland, Silver Gelatin Photograph, 14 x 14
Intruder, Fishing Weir, Grand Manan, NB – Silver Gelatin Print from 8 x 10 Glass Negative
McCurdy Smokehouse in Fog- Silver Gelatin Print
McCurdy Smokehouses, Lubec, Maine. – Silver Gelatin Print
Round Harbor, Newfoundland – Silver Gelatin Print
Smokehouse Study II
Smokehouse III, Seal Cove, Grand Manan, NB – Tintype 8 x 10
Smokehouse Study III
Smokehouse IV, Seal Cove Grand Manan, NB – Silver Gelatin Print from 8_ x 10 Glass Negative
Smokehouse, Seal Cove Grand Manan, NB – Silver Gelatin Print from 8 x 10 Glass Negative
Survivor, Newfoundland, Silver Gelatin Photograph, 14 x 14
Waiting- Silver Gelatin Print
McCurdy Smokehouse Lubec Maine 2016
Smokehouse Series Trescott Maine XXIII
