asburyclown

weather forecast : 12-15 inches of snow this weekend.

 

remnants of my past captured in silence forever...i was born of the ocean with a flowing consciousness and crashing waves by my side for the first 18 years of my life...though i no longer reside there, it will always reside within me.

 

they tore down the amusement palace from 1888 a few months ago and i am overcome with sadness and longing upon this discovery...asbury park was my favorite place to photograph and i spent hours there walking and thinking and breathing salty air and feeling more alive than some people do in a lifetime..my ghost town of beautiful decay is being torn down piece by piece and rebuilt...it was one of the few remaining parts of new jersey untouched by strip malls and rapid suburban development is finally reaching it and covering a rich history that you could feel in the air. at first it felt like my entire past had been wrenched from me but now i am just glad that i have personal documentation of its beauty to couple with my memories and emotions and when i look at them i am home again.

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