Upstate : Wandering the Roadway of Upstate New York

Each summer for the past 12 years I have returned to my native upstate New York to wander along the roadways and photograph the towns and villages where my ancestors had lived. This area of northern New York is rich in history and once had thriving dairy and lumber industries, supported by a transportation network of canals and rivers. This has all changed and the area struggles to reinvent itself and survive. In this work, I photograph the relics of a time past, a history at risk of being erased, and the unique and sometimes poignant sense of place.