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July 14, 2024

My Photo Essay of Life by the Ocean in Maine

Whether connecting to a moment of celebration or a daily activity, the enormity of the ocean and adjoining shoreline dwarfs our existence. Here’s my collection of photos from the southern Maine coast that explores our relationship with this ‘waterworld.’

If you live by the ocean shore or vacation there, it’s inevitable that patterns of life will be drawn to this unknowable force.

My family and I recently spent some vacation time in Cape Porpoise and Portland, Maine, and I had the opportunity to practice my photography by the water. I looked for examples of daily life and how people had modified their activities to reflect their proximity to the ocean.

Whether through work or play, people had, of course, adapted their existence to fully join with their ‘waterworld.’

Here are some of the aqua-influenced activities I spotted. (And please allow me some creative license with my wording, as I’m having a bit of fun with my titling nomenclature.)

Walking the Dog

Going for a Neighborhood Walk with your Friends

Taking a Long Bike Ride

Learning the Ropes

Parking the Car

Talking by the Water Cooler

Commuting to Work

Experiencing the Enormity

Action!
I tried to focus on the action of these moments to help visualize this little photo essay from our time by the Maine shore. Hope you enjoyed it!

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September 20, 2020

Why More Beach Time Helps Me Stay Centered

If you live near the beach, I recommend visiting it more often. Not so much for the sun or swimming, but to simply soak up the larger space. Here’s why…

It’s been six months already. Can you believe it? It feels like forever. And yet, these months are just a blip in a much larger timeline. That’s been easy to forget when my world has largely been compressed into the safe but limited square footage of our home.

When I do get out, I’ve found it helps to remind myself to look about… really look around. That has recentered my perspective and helps me feel more comfortable enduring this marathon COVID-19 experience.

The Value of Beach Time during COVID-19
My family and I have intentionally spent more time at our local beach over these past months. Beyond the expected and soothing qualities of that primal environment, the beach is a clear reminder that much of the world carries on as it has for countless millennia.

Warm or cold. Rain or shine, it’s helpful to be in that space (and of course, while practicing social distancing).

That sense of a larger continuity may not provide complete consolation, but it’s a good reminder that we’re all players in a much longer game.

At the beach… you can feel the greater normal. And that helps me stay centered.

This group of visual moments is a reminder that even though many pieces of our day-to-day lives have evaporated, other basics are still firmly in place.

Slow and steady.

Feeling the Rush
In so many ways, we’re all rushing.

  • Eager to read more news of a vaccine
  • Hoping to get back to normal soon
  • Wanting to reduce all of the stress

Rushing to find a way back.

But of course, we can’t go back. Not really. Too much has already changed.

So, it’s actually all about finding a way forward… to something somewhat different and perhaps better.

That’s all we’ve got. And you can’t rush it.

Set your Pace
We’ll get there. But it’s like a marathon. You’ve got to pace yourself.

And spending a little more time at the beach regardless of the season and perhaps taking a few photos and timelapse videos are good ways to help stay balanced throughout all the disruption.

It’s worked for me, and I highly recommend it.

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