A couple months back I had the opportunity to photograph Thomas Parham for University of Mary Washington Alumni Magazine. He is the director of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources Tidewater Ecosystems Assessment office. Basically he's in charge of making sure the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay is healthy and helping the public understand and care about the health of the watershed. The Chesapeake Bay watershed encompasses 64,000 square miles and portions of 6 states, it's no small task.
When I started to plan for the shoot, the natural inclination was to find a spot where we could get Thomas near the water. Sandy Point State Park, next to the Bay Bridge was a natural spot. We met up at dawn and unfortunately we didn't get that gorgeous golden light to erupt behind the bridge. Instead, it was a foggy, rainy morning. But with that, you get that nice blue, soft light. So we made do. Here is the picture that ran, along with a couple outtakes. He was totally up for it and patient as we spent a couple hours walking around the park, chatting about the watershed and photography.
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| In this one, I decided to "create" some sunlight, as he stood on the beach next to a fence and vegetation. |
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| On the rocks with the historic lighthouse in the background |
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