Winter is long in Vermont. Light is fleeting, and New England gradually transforms into a black-and-white palette all on its own. Despite being a color photographer at heart, each winter I find myself drawn to the monochrome nature of life at these northern latitudes. I photograph this slower season with a film camera that asks me to slow down with it.

Winter also reveals. Trees are laid bare. Again, we see the shapes of distant ridgelines. Drafts show us where the gaps are in the house. Snow accumulates until structures bend beneath its weight. The season exposes what is vulnerable and makes the work of maintaining a place impossible to ignore.

We stack wood, seal windows, shovel roofs, repair what breaks. Weather works on everything, and we work in response. These photographs are about that long season of endurance, when impermanence is made visible and tending to a place becomes inseparable from inhabiting it.

Tree branches covered in snow against a white, overcast sky.
Snow-covered house with boarded windows, surrounded by snow and tall pine trees in the background under a cloudy sky.
Snow-covered trees on a hillside in a winter landscape.
Snow-covered rooftops and trees with snow falling, creating a foggy winter scene.
A black and white photo of a snow-covered farm with barns and silos, surrounded by leafless trees, under a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of leafless trees seen through a window with dark curtains, with a house and roof visible in the background.
Close-up of snow with textured, wind-formed ridges and patterns.
Black and white photo of the front of a house with two doors, each with a window at the top, and exterior wall-mounted lights on either side of each door.
Sunlight coming through a window casting shadows on a bed sheet in a dimly lit room.
Ice-covered tree branches and rocks in a dark environment.
Black and white photograph of a mountain landscape with rolling hills and distant peaks under a cloudy sky.
An old wooden building partially buried under a large snowbank, with snow on the roof and a snow-covered landscape around it.
A black and white photo of a house with a metal roof, surrounded by leafless trees and under an overcast sky, with power lines overhead.
Black and white photo of a snow-covered farm with several buildings and leafless trees in the background.
A snowy roof of a house with a chimney, leafless tree branches, and a cloudy sky.
Snow-covered trees on a foggy, mountainous landscape.
A large leafless tree leaning against a dark weathered wooden barn on a snowy landscape.
Leafless trees covered in snow in a winter landscape.
Snow-covered houses and trees in a small town with hills in the background, under a cloudy sky.
A tree with a thick trunk and many leafless branches in a winter landscape, partially obscured by smaller branches.
Stacked logs of wood with rough bark, viewed from below against a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of a snow-covered farm with a large barn and smaller shed, surrounded by a wooden fence, with a snowy landscape and trees in the background.
A foggy winter landscape with trees and snow-covered ground.
Black and white photo of sunlight streaming through a window, illuminating dust particles in the air inside a dim room.
A black wooden barn leaning to the left in a snowy landscape with leafless trees, a white house in the background, and power lines, during winter.
Close-up black and white photograph of sand dunes with soft shadows
Front view of an old wooden house with boarded shutters on two windows and double wooden doors in the center, black and white photograph.
A person standing next to a large water bottle in a dimly lit room, with their silhouette cast on the wall.
Black and white photo of a landscape with snow-covered fields, bare trees on a distant hill, and a cloudy sky.
Black and white photo of a dense forest with leafless trees and a small wooden shed in the background.
A dimly lit dining room with a wooden table, two glasses, a window allowing natural light, and ceiling fan with a balloon tied to a ribbon hanging above the table.
Black and white photo of a weathered wooden barn with horizontal planks and a central wooden door, with some damage to the siding and a patch of grass and dirt in front.
Black and white image with a solid black section at the bottom and an evenly divided white section above.
Black and white photo of a winter landscape with leafless trees and a partially frozen river.
Blurred black and white photo of a window with sunlight streaming through the curtains.
A winter scene with snow-covered ground, leafless trees, and a fallen tree leaning across a frozen body of water.
Black and white photo of a snow-covered roof of a wooden building with a gray, overcast sky
A dirt path surrounded by tall, leafy trees on both sides, with some light peeking through the canopy in a forest scene.
A black and white photograph of a muddy, tire-tracked field with a line of leafless trees on a hillside to the right and a cloudy sky above.
Black and white photo of a house with a porch, with smoke billowing from the roof, suggesting a fire.
Close-up of frosted glass with intricate frost patterns and ice crystal formations.
Snow partially covering a corrugated metal roof with icicles hanging from the edge, against a cloudy sky.
Black-and-white photo of a metal filing cabinet with ornate handles. The drawer is slightly open, and the image is taken from an angle.
Blurred black and white image of a grid-like structure, possibly metal bars or a cage.
A cat looking out of a window in a weathered wooden building during winter, with snow on the ground.
A white house on a snowy hill with leafless trees and an overcast sky in the background.