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At the Water's Edge

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Point Reyes lighthouse, Point Reyes, California

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Point Reyes lighthouse, Point Reyes, California

Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Sailboat on Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, MAÂ

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Sailboat on Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, MAÂ

Fisherman and Lighthouse, Brant...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Fisherman and Lighthouse, Brant Point, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Fishermen at Brant Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Fishermen at Brant Point, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Fisherman, Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Fisherman, Nantucket Sound, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Fishermen. Bachelorette Party a...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Fishermen. Bachelorette Party and Lighthouse, Brant Point, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Boat in Harbor Alongside Old No...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Boat in Harbor Alongside Old North Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

At the Water's Edge

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Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead, MassachusettsÂ

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Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead, MassachusettsÂ

Water Taxi, Nantucket Harbor, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Water Taxi, Nantucket Harbor, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Water Taxi, Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Water Taxi, Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Large Sailboat Docked at Old No...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Large Sailboat Docked at Old North Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Old North Wharf, Nantucket, MA

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Old North Wharf, Nantucket, MA

Lobstermen and Boat, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Lobstermen and Boat, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Shops at Night on Old South Wha...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Shops at Night on Old South Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Docked Ships, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Docked Ships, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Fishing Boat, Newburtport, MassachusettsÂ

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Fishing Boat, Newburtport, MassachusettsÂ

Docking Cleat, Steamboat Wharf, Nantucket, MA

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Docking Cleat, Steamboat Wharf, Nantucket, MA

Dockside Bouys and Netting, New...yport, MassachusettsÂ

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Dockside Bouys and Netting, Newburyport Harbor, Newburyport, MassachusettsÂ

Lobstermen on the "Ell...;Acirc; Massachusetts,

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Lobstermen on the "Ellie B," Marblehead, Â Massachusetts,

Trawler, North River, Marshfield, MAÂ

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Trawler, North River, Marshfield, MAÂ

Fishing Boat in Scituate Harbor, Schituate, MA

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Fishing Boat in Scituate Harbor, Schituate, MA

Stonington Beach, Stonington, ConnecticutÂ

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Stonington Beach, Stonington, ConnecticutÂ

Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide ...ester, MassachusettsÂ

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Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #1, Glouchester, MassachusettsÂ

Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #3, Glouchester, MA

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Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #3, Glouchester, MA

Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide ...ester, MassachusettsÂ

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Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #2, Glouchester, MassachusettsÂ

View from Concession Stand, Jet...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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View from Concession Stand, Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Sandbar at Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Sandbar at Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Jetties Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts

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Jetties Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Kids on Boggie Boards, Jetties ...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Kids on Boggie Boards, Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

"Keep Off Rocks,&q...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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"Keep Off Rocks," Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

View of Brant Point from Fast F...ucket, MassachusettsÂ

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View of Brant Point from Fast Ferry, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Brant Point, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

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Brant Point, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Lighthouse Poiint Park, New Haven, ConnecticutÂ

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Lighthouse Poiint Park, New Haven, ConnecticutÂ

Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts

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Walden Pond, Concord, Massachusetts

Point Elizabeth Lighthouse, Point Elizabeth, Maine

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Point Elizabeth Lighthouse, Point Elizabeth, Maine

At the Water's Edge

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Thumbnail of Marblehead Harbor, Marblehead, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Water Taxi, Nantucket Harbor, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Water Taxi, Straight Wharf, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Large Sailboat Docked at Old Nor_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Old North Wharf, Nantucket, MA

Thumbnail of Lobstermen and Boat, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Shops at Night on Old South Whar_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Docked Ships, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Fishing Boat, Newburtport, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Docking Cleat, Steamboat Wharf, Nantucket, MA

Thumbnail of Dockside Bouys and Netting, Newb_ryport, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Lobstermen on the "Elli_p;Acirc; Massachusetts,

Thumbnail of Trawler, North River, Marshfield, MAÂ

Thumbnail of Fishing Boat in Scituate Harbor, Schituate, MA

Thumbnail of Stonington Beach, Stonington, ConnecticutÂ

Thumbnail of Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #_hester, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #3, Glouchester, MA

Thumbnail of Wingaersheek Beach at Low Tide #_hester, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of View from Concession Stand, Jett_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Sandbar at Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Jetties Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Thumbnail of Kids on Boggie Boards, Jetties B_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of "Keep Off Rocks,&qu_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of View of Brant Point from Fast Fe_tucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Brant Point, Nantucket, MassachusettsÂ

Thumbnail of Lighthouse Poiint Park, New Haven, ConnecticutÂ

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Thumbnail of Point Elizabeth Lighthouse, Point Elizabeth, Maine

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Public Project

At the Water's Edge

Copyright Peter Nohrnberg 2025

Updated Nov 2021

Topics Black and White, Documentary, Landscape, Travel, Vacation

These photographs were mostly taken at beaches, docks, and harbors around New England. Generically situated between landscape photography and photo journalism, they depict the overlapping human ecologies at the water's edge: a place of both work and play, of adult labors and childhood pleasures.

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