The Forests of Southern New England
2002-2005
In 2002 I was commissioned by the Southern New England Forest Consortium Inc. to photograph the forests of Southern New England, evidencing their history over the past one hundred years. My focus was to document and interpret the forest’s continuous struggle to evolve, and its give-and-take relationship with humans and nature. The project explores various themes, such as forest diversity, Native American life, the Colonial Period, and the remnants of the Industrial Revolution.
The photographs are in color.

1 American Beech, Rhode Island

2 Abandoned home, Rhode Island

3 Balanced rock Exeter, Rhode Island

4 Barbwire and tree, Massachusetts

5 Beaver dam, Connecticut

7 Bitterroot in the Spring, Rhode Island

8 Cedar swamp, Connecticut

9 Cemetery, Scituate, Rhode Island

10 Cut logs, Connecticut

11 Cut tree with leaves, Rhode Island

12 Dogwood in Spring, Rhode Island

13 Dry damn, Connecticut

14 Ferns, Rhode Island

15 Forest floor, Scituate reservoir, Rhode Island

16 Granite outcropping, Massachusetts

17 Grinding wheel, Scituate, Rhode Island

18 In grown sign, Rhode Island

19 Indian Matata, Massachusetts

20 Indian shelter, Rhode Island

21 Large White Oak barn, Newport, Rhode Island

22 Moon rise, Mohawk Trail, Massachusetts

23 Old growth, Mt. Greylock, Massachusetts

24 Making maple syrup, Rhode Island

25 Maple tree leaves

26 Mushroomer

27 Old growth forest, Portsmouth, Rhode Island

28 Sawmill, Connecticut

29 Saw blades, Connecticut

30 Old mill, Scituate, Rhode Island

31 Old water pipe, Scituate, Rhode Island

32 Pitch Pine, Scituate, Rhode Island

33 Spring thaw, Connecticut

34 Summer afternoon, Scituate, Rhode Island,

35 Tent Caterpillar, Scituate Reservoir, Rhode Island

36 Shaggy Hickory, Rhode Island

37 Summer ritual, Rhode Island

38 Swamp Maples, Rhode Island

39 Western Massachusetts

40 White Oaks, Connecticut

41 White Oaks by moonlight, Connecticut

42 Tree cutter, Rhode Island

43 Turkeys, Rhode Island

44 Vernal pool, Rhode Island

6 Wilber Woods,Little Compton,Rhode Island

6 Native American Metate, Massachusetts