From the archives — In the 1970′s I was a volunteer deckhand, folksinger, and event organizer on sloop Clearwater. This photograph was made during one of many short sails on the Hudson River and New York Harbor. Here, three crew members tighten up the jib in a stiff breeze. The 106 foot long Clearwater can still be seen sailing its home waters from April to November of each year. This photograph is available as a custom fine art print and as a licensed stock image for commercial use. Click the image to see an enlarged view.

Breaststroker Dima Stelmah of the Burbank Y Bluefins

From a shoot at the Burbank Y, Reading, Massachusetts today.

© Paul Mozell

Cape Ann’s jagged coast and its fishing and sailing heritage, continue to inspire my camera and my soul. Recently, I’ve been exploring boat-building shops, looking for examples of traditional handiwork. Marine architect and boatbuilder Harold Burnham is currently building the pinky schooner Ardelle. When the beautiful red oak and locust boat is launched this summer Burnham will operate it as a charter out of the Gloucester Maritime Historical Center. Harold Burnham is the eleventh generation of his family to build boats in Essex, Massachusetts. Click here to learn more about the project.

The Ardelle will be launched in the Essex River early this summer.

I grew up in New York City and in my teens and twenties I loved the diverse and ever-changing  street performers scene in Central Park. Then, I photographed musicians with a twin-lens Rolliflex and today I worked with a digital Nikon. Regardless of the photographic format the music still thrives and jumps off the page.

This timeless view of the John W. Weeks Bridge caught my eye today during a heavy March rain. Seen from the Boston bank of the Charles River, the bridge is the only river crossing  exclusively for pedestrians. The conversion to black & white seemed to fit the image well.