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As seen on Tangier Island out in the Chesapeake Bay. The Virginia island is about 1.2 square miles of land and has a shrinking population of around 490. Each year the island loses feet of shoreline to erosion, subsidence of the soft soil it is built on, the lapping waves from the west as storms and large ship traffic take their toll and the rising levels of the bay waters. Depending on who's ongoing scientific study you believe in, the island has approximately 25-50 years of inhabitable years left. The Watermen who work the fishing boats and crab shacks around the island are a hard-working, brave bunch who in recent years been slapped with a cap on new commercial fishing licenses issued by the government most likely making them the last generation of Tangier Island's citizens who will ever call the bay water's their workplace.
Technical details:
Bronica SQ-A medium format film camera with a Bronica Zenzanon 65mm F4 PS lens.
Hoya yellow-green filter on lens.
Ilford HP5+ film shot at ISO 400.
Semi-stand development using Kodak HC-110 1+100 dilution for 1 hour with 30 seconds initial agitation with swizzle stick and three turns @ 30 minute mark. Paterson 3 reel tank.
Negative scanned with Epson 4990 on holders fitted with ANR glass.
Tangier Island is in the Chesapeake Bay. It is part of Virginia.
The island was discovered by John Smith in 1608. It was settled in the 1770's.
At one time, there were 1500 residents on the island. Today, there are about 400.
Because of sea level rise, approximately 67% of the island has disappeared since 1850. Its expected that within 50 years, the island will be gone.
On October 1, 2021, Judy and I took a ferry from Onancock, VA, to the island.
A house on the island.
"No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..." The Lyrics to King of the Road come to mind when thinking of Tangier. On an island with a year-round population of about 500, it's a laid back and tranquil pace of life with a unique dialect.
Tangier Rappahannock Cruises whisked us from Buzzard Point Marina to Tangier Island late in the morning of May 14, 2016. We rented a golf cart to get around the island since there are no vehicles. I used a Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 to track points along the route as best I could.
on my second afternoon wandering the Medina in Tangier i came across a groom and his family & friends taking part in a pre wedding ritual where the groom walked a young bull through the medina to much fanfare, music & dance. The bull was then slaughtered and people rubbed some of the bulls blood onto their bodies. I followed this procession for nearly an hour taking photos.
A small community that is only accessible by boat on the Chesapeake Bay, the island itself does not have any transportation other than golf carts and bicycles, and consists of families that have lived there for generations, and know no other way of life. Crabbing is the main occupation. They even have an accent all their own. The tourist trade helps support the families that live there, and I found the island quaint, a step back in time, and the people very friendly. We tooled around in a golf cart, and saw the entire island several times over by the time the return boat arrived. It makes one stop and pause.
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The Kasbah Museum is housed in Dar el-Makhzen, a former sultan's palace in Tangier. The museum features Moroccan pre-history and antiquity, such as bronzes and mosaics from the Roman sites of Lixus and Volubilis.
Tangier, Morocco
"No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..." The Lyrics to King of the Road come to mind when thinking of Tangier. On an island with a year-round population of about 500, it's a laid back and tranquil pace of life with a unique dialect.
Tangier Rappahannock Cruises whisked us from Buzzard Point Marina to Tangier Island late in the morning of May 14, 2016. We rented a golf cart to get around the island since there are no vehicles. I used a Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 to track points along the route as best I could.
"No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..." The Lyrics to King of the Road come to mind when thinking of Tangier. On an island with a year-round population of about 500, it's a laid back and tranquil pace of life with a unique dialect.
Tangier Rappahannock Cruises whisked us from Buzzard Point Marina to Tangier Island late in the morning of May 14, 2016. We rented a golf cart to get around the island since there are no vehicles. I used a Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 to track points along the route as best I could.
Henri Matisse Door in the Kasbah in Tangier, Morocco
It is said that the French Artist Henri Matisse featured this door in one of his paintings.
"No phone, no pool, no pets, I ain't got no cigarettes..." The Lyrics to King of the Road come to mind when thinking of Tangier. On an island with a year-round population of about 500, it's a laid back and tranquil pace of life with a unique dialect.
Tangier Rappahannock Cruises whisked us from Buzzard Point Marina to Tangier Island late in the morning of May 14, 2016. We rented a golf cart to get around the island since there are no vehicles. I used a Canon GPS Receiver GP-E2 to track points along the route as best I could.
Tangier Island is in the Chesapeake Bay. It is part of Virginia.
The island was discovered by John Smith in 1608. It was settled in the 1770's.
At one time, there were 1500 residents on the island. Today, there are about 400.
Because of sea level rise, approximately 67% of the island has disappeared since 1850. Its expected that within 50 years, the island will be gone.
On October 1, 2021, Judy and I took a ferry from Onancock, VA, to the island.
A view of downtown Tangier. We had a wonderful lunch at Lorraine's Seafood Restaurant. The cream of crab soup was outstanding! We actually went back for seconds.
Most residents get around on golf carts.
On extended golf carts, you can get a 15-minute (that's all the time you need!) tour of the island for $5.