Cape Cod Captured on the Leica M-TYP240

Cape Cod changes every day, shaped by the elements, these photographs capture some of the changing moments.

Travelling North out of Chatham you start to see some of my favourite places on the Cape. I spent the day here photographing the salt marches up in Nauset and also so of the less obvious places around Eastham and Nauset.

Black and white photograph of the grass dunes silhouetted against the bright sky in the fog

When the fog rolls in off the ocean everything changes, the light, the colours, the shapes and sounds. I love the contrast between light and dark here.

Black and White photograph of a still ocean out on Cockle Cove in South Chatham

The thing that changes the most is the ocean, some days it’s still and calm, other days it roars and crashes like a violent beast. In this photograph the fog drew over the ocean making it look very “sharky”.

Black and white photograph of four seagulls flying over the ocean out on Chatham Light Beach

Seagulls often pass across the ocean out on the Outer Cape. The ocean was still today.

Black and White photograph of a lone tree on the horizon up on the Outer Cape Cod

A calm summers day and a lone tree on the horizon punctuates the sky and catching my eye.

Black and white photograph of an old wooden bridge up along the Nauset trail up on Outer Cape Cod

The Cape is full of secret places that only give themselves up if you venture deep enough. Almost forgotten, this bridge spans an ancient pond with Lilly pads and bull frogs.

Black and white photograph of the twin Buddhas at Buddha Bob's at Eastham

These bathing Buddha’s look up into the sky, basking in the midday sun.

Black and white photograph of a Buddha head at Buddha Bob's at Eastham Cape Cod

Another secret place, hidden away behind a store in Eastham, the serenity and stillness was a lovely moment.

Black and white photograph of a sitting Buddha at Buddha Bob's Eastham Cape Cod.

This wise Buddha has been here as long as I can remember, it sits and welcomes all of those that pass.

Black and white photograph of twin buddhas looking up into the sky with the sun on their face at Eastham Cape Cod

Another photograph of the bathing Buddha’s.

Black and white photograph of the ocean out on Nauset Beach Cape Cod

Another day of fog out on the ocean, calm and still, the sounds and light shaped by the rolling fog.

Colour photograph of a bride spanning the salt marshes in the fog up on the Outer Cape

The calm salt marsh covered in the fog that has rolled in off the ocean. The moment was silent and still, just the wind blowing gently across your face and the light diffused by the fog.

Black and white photograph of the salt marches up in Nauset in the fog on the Outer Cape Cod

The salt marshes are wonderful to wander around with your camera, there is always something to soak up and capture. Here the fog diffused the scenery and light as the salt marshes lay still in its presence.

Black and white photograph of the grassy dunes in the fog along Chatham Light beach

The light becomes diffused by the fog and the textures of the grasses in the salt marshes are accentuated against the bright white sky.

Black and white photograph of the grassy dunes along South Chatham in the fog

Tall grass in the foggy salt marsh.

Black and white photograph of the grassy salt marshes on a foggy day in South Chatham Cape Cod

Life is barely visible through the fog and only the course texture of the grass breaks through its advancement.

Black and white photograph of a moody ocean with seaweed in the waves out on Cockle Cove South Chatham

The fog engulfs everything and all that can be heard is the gentle lapping of the waves as they break on the sandy beach.

Black and white photograph of a cabin in the sand dunes out on the Outer Cape Cod

Walking for a while we suddenly happen upon a small storage shed hidden away in the dunes.

Black and white photograph of four people leaning on a wooden picket fence and looking out to sea on National Sea Shore Cape Cod

His time is brief, so he snaps a shot of the ocean while three onlookers simply admire the view. Part of a series called “100 Strangers” that I am working on.

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