It is difficult to find a beach without any evidence of intrusion made by man. In these images what would normally be a lovely beachscape is now obstructed by a pipe, a jetty, a building, or even an old sunken ship; forgotten entities slowly decaying in the sea. Yet the photographs are still beautiful, as if these objects have been a part of the scenery since the beginning of time.

So now we are forced to ask ourselves some questions: What is nature? What is beauty? Must we stress absolute preservation? Or can we ultimately accept the gradual integration of humankind's mark in the environment?

Shot with a Hasselblad 500CM

*****Also included in the project but has been previously posted are the photos titled "Cape May, NJ 5:13 PM" and "Cape May, NJ 5:05 PM".********