Tyler BlodgettPhotography · Film · Story

Esopus, Ulster County, New York · Hudson Valley

Shaupeneak Ride & Run

18 photographs

Runner and dog race off along the boardwalk into the leaves.
Stride for stride, they disappear down the trail.
A still portrait of Chev in front of a marsh pond, fall colour on the far bank.
He holds the camera's gaze beside the water, sunlight spotting his shirt.
A wide grin beside a trail-marked tree.
He bounds down the rocky trail through the turning leaves.
Chev runs a rocky woodland trail through yellow fall leaves, striped socks flashing.
Sun flares through the trees as he runs straight at the lens.
He comes down the stone steps through a forest gone gold.
A leap down the steps, backlit by the low autumn sun.
He takes the steps two at a time, arms swinging.
One arm thrown high, he springs off the stone steps.
He stands at the end of a narrow boardwalk, the woods blazing around him.
A still moment after the run, the fall colors soft behind him.
Close and direct: Chev looks into the lens, the forest soft and golden behind him.
Two friends sit on a mossy log with their white dog, arms around each other.
A muddy trail shoe planted on the boardwalk, striped socks above it.