Fire Island July 4th

Fire Island, July 4th Parade, 1994

Fire Island is is a barrier island just off the south shore of Long Island. They say it is approx. 30 miles long and between 520 and 1300 feet wide...and has maybe 500 permanent residents...

The island is reachable in the summer by ferry which means no cars allowed....perfect place for kids....

On July 4th every year there is a parade. Kids dress in costumes, make elaborate floats using wagons and bike.....and march through Ocean Beach, one of the hamlets that dot this island...

Today's image is my look at the judging/viewing stand for the parade....

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Dreams

'...Sometimes I dream of a last becoming a child'

Fire Island - July 4th

Another image from the 'Childhood and other Neighborhoods' sequence.

Each year on Fire Island there is a parade on July 4th. The children who spend their summers on Fire Island organize costumes and floats to parade around this small island - there are judges who award ribbons for the best float, costume, etc. This parade marks the official start of the Fire Island summer - no child wants to miss this parade.

This capture was made in 1994 on film with a Pentax 6x7 camera. I keep thinking Robert Frank might have loved the Fire Island July 4th parade. 

Website is almost ready - I am thinking it goes live in about two weeks - for me it will be nice to see these images in sequence on the same page.I will provide a link when the site is ready.

All the best - happy weekend

PS: This is my daughter Emilie - 8 years old.

New image at the top of the blog is from last weekend at Radio City Music Hall in NY.

Fire Island - July 4th

Not much to say about this image other then it is July 4th on Fire Island. Every year  the local children put together floats and costumes to parade around Ocean Beach for the day - one of the early highlights of the summer season for the kids. This is the judge's area where they award ribbons to the best costume, float, etc....

There are no cars allowed on Fire Island - it is only accessible by Ferry from the mainland.

This image is part of  the Childhood Dreams sequence and will be posted on my website, sometime in the New Year. .