This year both Alaska and Hawaii celebrate their 50th Anniversary of statehood. I started work two years ago on a lengthy long term project documenting these states along the distant shores of the Pacific Ocean. You can see this work in progress
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Jared and Glen, Big Beach, Maui, Hawaii 2007
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Tonya, Kodiak Island, Alaska 2008