jefferson hayman-the sea

Being from the East coast I think a lot about the ocean in the summer. Now that I am in New Mexico and the nearest ocean is a plane ride away (or a very long drive) it's probably the first summer of my whole life that I didn't get to the beach. I love the stillness of Jefferson's ocean photos and of course the amazing frames he finds and makes! Visit his website to read more about him and see more of his amazing work. 

jefferson hayman

Last weekend we walked into the Wessel + O'Connor Fine Art Gallery in Lambertville, NJ and discovered Jefferson Hayman. In this very quiet gallery we were completely alone (well besides the guy in the next room with his dog) surrounded by quiet, slightly creepy (this is a compliment coming from us Jefferson!) hauntingly beautiful, nostalgic photographs which are framed in either antique wood frames or frames that the artist makes himself. We thought at first that all the photos were antique as well because of their grainy tones and filtered light.  He has a way of capturing the calm in NYC, something that rarely, if ever exists. It was hard to pick my favorites, so here are a few NYC shots as well as some still-lifes and people. You can view even more at the gallery link above as well as on Jefferson's website. The show "Camera Works" is up until February 27th, 2011