Name: "Sturgeon Bay Dock"

Captured: October, 22 2006

Biography: My family and I have been traveling to Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin for the past four years. In October we pack up and stay in a cabin near the beautiful waters of Lake Michigan. Wisconsin is like a second home to me, and I feel drawn to the land and water. The weather at this time of the year is often very melancholy and that mood compliments black and white photography. I am never without my camera while I am there, and this day was no exception. After dining with my family near dusk at a Sturgeon Bay restaurant; I wandered down onto some docks to gaze into the water. Everything was very grey, and there was a silky mist barely visible hanging in the air. The docks looked like silver landing strips surrounded by polished black marble on either side. It’s moments like these that make me wish I could stop time and I am glad to be alone. As I witnessed the magic of this moment, everyone else was shut away inside where it is warm. In trading warmth for a full soul, at the close of this day mine was full to the brim as I stood on the “Sturgeon Bay Dock”.