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Monica in her backyard, Ridgewood, NY
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Denis's towel on the beach, Queens, NY
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Denis in the back of the car, Queens, NY
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Gabjia by the train tracks, Upstate New York
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Gabjia at the fair, Upstate New York
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Donuts at the coffee shop, Charlottesville, VA
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Denis and Collin outside Fanelli's, New York, NY
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The back of Denis's head, New York, NY
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The elevator at my parents hotel, New York, NY
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Michele with her bacteria, Montclaire, NJ
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Movie Theater, Brooklyn, NY
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Denis in Times Square, New York, NY
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Peter and my drink, New York, NY
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Jesse at UNO!versary, New York, NY
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The bear at Damien's job, New York, NY
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Denis in the blue light, Brooklyn, NY
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Funnel cake, Upstate New York
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Peter at a concert, Brooklyn, NY
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Collin at the downstairs Mongolian restaurant, New York, NY
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Denis digging, New York, NY
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Spliffs while camping, Hermit Island, ME
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Charlie picking tomatos, Upstate New York
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Shower stall, Hermit Island, ME
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Charlie swimming, Upstate New York
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Denis setting mouse traps, New York, NY
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Coming down the stairs, New York, NY
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Monica camping, Hermit Island, ME
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Peter, Collin, and Malcolm at the racetrack, Queens, NY
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Counting letters, Barrington, RI
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Disco ball on New Years, New York, NY
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Snow on my mom's coat, New York, NY
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Damien and Kally at the photobooth, Brooklyn, NY
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Peter at the racetrack, Queens, NY
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Denis eating popcorn, Brooklyn, NY
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Public Story
Pictures From An Island
Credits:
bonnie briant
Updated: 01/23/19
It's been a long time since I sat down and wrote about my pictures, wrote about anything in fact. I'd like to think I can blame it on the weather, but thats just a cheap scapegoat. I have done a lot of living, we all have.
It is the grass by the ocean, fogged by the clammy chill of the night in early fall.
It is us in the stairwell, breathless, laughing, wondering what happened to Peter, as we escape a drunken mess left in our wake.
I find myself in them, here and there, They reflect back onto me, and really what we end up with is not a portrait of the what (or who) is on either side of the camera, but of the relationship between us. We send signals back and forth; the periodic eye contact, making sure we are still both there; or the quiet comfort of some, allowing me closer.
It is a scary thing to put that out in writing, to admit that I am knowingly sharing the things I hold most intimate, but those things are also the safety net that I know is there below, the place I trust in.
It is Denis standing in the kitchen peeling an orange, he promised me if the peel remained unbroken I could make a wish.
It is the air between us and the moments afterwards.