Daintree by Liesl Pfeffer

Daintree National Park
Queensland, Australia
November 2016

Twelve hundred square kilometres of rainforest in far north Queensland. I spent a few days in and around Cape Tribulation, walking the boardwalks over mangroves and driving slowly hoping to spot the blue neck of a cassowary in the trees. 

Moon Jelly fish by Liesl Pfeffer

Moon jellyfish
Bribie Island, Australia
November 2016

The moon jellyfish swims with limited motion, drifting with the current to find food. Consequently (and sadly), they easily become trapped in the current of the waves and become beached, where they die. 

Wassaic by Liesl Pfeffer

Wassaic, New York
July 2016

Photographs from a good day last summer. First, swimming in a secret swimming hole at the end of a dirt road, then talking and laughing on the front porch with my dear friend Giada while a rainstorm poured down around us. 

Greenpoint yards by Liesl Pfeffer

Yards
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
July 2016

Eight or nine months have gone by since I took these pictures. I remember it was a hot day and I was sad and anxious—sad from the recent ending of a long term relationship and anxious about my rapidly approaching departure from New York. I went for a walk around my neighbourhood with my camera, to look at things outside myself. It seems appropriate that I ended up making a portrait of these sad plants and sad yards.

Vermont Studio Center by Liesl Pfeffer

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Vermont Studio Center
Johnson, VT
August 2016

I spent August in Johnston, Vermont at the Vermont Studio Center artist residency. While I was there I had my own private darkroom in the basement of Wolf Khan barn. I shot these black and white 35mm photographs on my Canon AE-1 Program and hand processed the film in my darkroom. It was rather wonderful.   

Steamboat Natchez by Liesl Pfeffer

Steamboat Natchez
New Orleans, Louisiana
July 2016

The Natchez is a paddlesteam boat on the Mississippi River. It's a little corny, but the view is pretty interesting and the old nautical decor onboard is not without charm. The first picture is not the Natchez, but is a similar looking boat also offering tours on the Mississippi. The last photo shows some damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.