Red Hook: Between Land and Sea

I started photographing residents of Red Hook, Brooklyn with a large format film camera late in the summer of 2011. I had just moved nearby, had no plans for a summer vacation, and wanted to explore this Brooklyn peninsula. It is a neighborhood unlike any other I know.

In each case, I was a stranger to my subject before approaching him or her in the street.

This is an on-going project.

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Jose
Conover Street
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Pastor Enrique
Iglesia de Evangelizacion
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Matt
Conover Street
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Miki
Pioneer Street
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Trevor
Wolcott Street
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Rawle
Coffey Street
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Oliver
Red Hook Recreational Area
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Al
Coffey Park
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Ashanti
Van Brunt Street
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Robert
Kane Street
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Takeisha
Van Brunt Street
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John
Union Street
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Tyler
President Street
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Jamale, Thaddeus, and Bevin
Centre Street and Court Street
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Maxx and Karla
Richards Street
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Kim and Steve
West 9th Street
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Reggie and Jayne
Lorraine Street
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Nicolette and Justin
Columbia Street
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Rudy and Mildred
Van Brunt Street
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Luenda and Anthony
Columbia Street
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Juan and Esperanza
Bay Street
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Par
Van Brunt Street
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Big D
Conover Street
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Coffey Street
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Carmelo
Hamilton Avenue
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Freddy
Halleck Street
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Madeleine
Clinton Street
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Elizabeth
Louis Valentino Jr. Park
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David
The Lehigh Valley Barge No. 79
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Charles
Fairway Market
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Jose
Van Brunt Pier
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James
King Street