Beach Umbrella

Photographs of discarded beach umbrellas at Rockaway Beach, New York, captured over four Mondays in July and August 2020. Positioned against the sun, shot from beneath, and cropped to the point of near abstraction, the umbrellas fill each image from edge to edge with vibrant color. Also includes photographs of sunflowers from a public school garden in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, and images from a fashion story with model Maryel Sousa.