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Documenting ‘Sconset Bluff

Dirck and I returned to the bluff tonight to document the changes. The house at 97 Baxter Rd. is being moved. Previous shots from this locale are Here and Here. Bluff House can’t be far behind as houses on both sides of it have now been moved. The jute bags have been extended from Twin [...]


Sconset Bluff Erosion Conditions – September 2010

We had not visited the Sconset Bluff much during the summer, so we decided to take some reference photos of the bluff at the end of September before the return of winter’s nor’easters.  Going below the bank before sunrise to catch the gentle light of morning, we were surprised to find additional destruction less from [...]


‘Sconset Bluff Loses Another Home

Eastmost, the century-old home at 85 Baxter Rd. is being moved to a safer place in Monomoy. This beautiful home has overlooked the Atlantic ocean with it’s place on the bluff since 1908.


Published in N Magazine

N Magazine has a nice feature using our Sconset Bluff erosion photographs. We’re on pages 10, 11, and 12 and our photograph is used on the index page. Thanks to the N Magazine staff for doing such a great job!


Update on Swept Away

The bluff house, Swept Away, is being moved now. Last week we had noticed more undercutting close to the house and tonight, we found the patio had finally fallen. It is being moved back 20 feet to allow for a little more time at this location.A house was lost on Smith’s Point due to the [...]


Special Offer – Folio of our Latest Project

We have a new fine art folio of our project, Questions of Privilege, about Nantucket’s ‘Sconset Bluff. The folio includes photographs of the southern end of the bluff which retains its gentle slopes and the northern end which has been ravaged by erosion this year. This project was photographed from October 18, 2009 to March [...]


‘Sconset Bluff Erosion Seen From ‘Sconset Beach

Saturday, I returned to ‘Sconset beach. It was a beautiful sunny day. I waited for a period of low tide to make it safe to venture into this area of the beach as there is no way to quickly exit. I haven’t been down in this part of the beach for 9 days and I [...]


Below the Bluff on Sconset Beach

We spent a few hours on Sconset Beach last evening when low tides allowed us access. You have to be as careful below the bluff as you are on top as there are large, unstable areas that are poised to fall.


Evening on Sconset Beach

I went to the bluff again tonight. It was a beautiful evening with a light breeze, warm temperatures and a huge, orange sun low on the horizon. The water was clean – free of the sand and dirt that has been stirred up lately. I saw a whale blow a large burst of spray in [...]


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