Beach Lovers

Beach Lovers is an ongoing documentation of couples across NYC’s beaches, with a focus on the Rockaways, Fort Tilden and Jacob Riis, and to a lesser extent, Coney Island. These moments hold intimate gestures; some tender, rubbing sunscreen on a partner's back; others lustful, a deep kiss in the water. Being amongst the waves and sand emboldens couples to enjoy more affectionate freedom, their inhibitions less hidden than anywhere else observed in the city. Beach Lovers is about the public display of intimacy between couples from diverse backgrounds, a claiming of public space for private tenderness.