David Degner

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Smithsonian Magazine: The Old Man & The Tree

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Biography: I'm a New York and Boston photographer working on documentary and commercial photography . I feel it is essential to document this moment in the US while expanding my visual language to incorporate more video and experimental work.

Charlemont, Massachusetts - Jun...orest. (Photo by David Degner).

Charlemont, Massachusetts - June 12: Portrait of Robert Leverett against a moss covered rock on June 12, 2021 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Robert Leverett and his wife Monica Jakuc Leverett walk through the old growth forests in Mohawk Trail State Forest. (Photo by David Degner).

Smithsonian Magazine: The Old Man & The Tree

One benefit of old-growth fores...upport, whether animal, microbe

One benefit of old-growth forests is the variety of organisms they support, whether animal, microbe

Charlemont, Massachusetts - June 13: Robert Leverett measures a tall tree on June 13, 2021 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Robert Leverett and his wife Monica Jakuc Leverett walk through the old growth forests in Mohawk Trail State Forest. (Photo by David Degner).

Charlemont, Massachusetts - June 17: Robert Leverett backs into another tree to get a good angle for measuring a tall tree on June 17, 2021 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Robert Leverett and his wife Monica Jakuc Leverett walk through the old growth forests in Mohawk Trail State Forest. (Photo by David Degner).

Charlemont, Massachusetts - June 18: ShortDescription on June 18, 2021 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Robert Leverett and his wife Monica Jakuc Leverett walk through the old growth forests in Mohawk Trail State Forest. (Photo by David Degner).

Stockbridge, Massachusetts - Ju... Glen. (Photo by David Degner).

Stockbridge, Massachusetts - July 04: ShortDescription on July 04, 2021 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Trees and undergrowth in the old growth forests in Ice Glen. (Photo by David Degner).

Stockbridge, Massachusetts - July 28: ShortDescription on July 28, 2021 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Trees and undergrowth in the old growth forests in Ice Glen. (Photo by David Degner).

Waltham, Massachusetts - July 2...by David Degner/New York Times)

Waltham, Massachusetts - July 29: Portrait of Austin Barrett at Affinia Therapeutics on July 29, 2021 in Waltham, Massachusetts. (Photo by David Degner/New York Times)

Rowe, United States - July 29: ... other information let me know.

Rowe, United States - July 29: ShortDescription on July 29, 2021 in Rowe, Massachusetts United States. LongDescriptionForAllPhotos. (Photo by David Degner). First Photo These two photographs were taken from Kings Highway in two different spots. One is of the center of town facing north. You can see the buildings in the center of town. This was taken around 1900 judging from the buildings that are in it. The second is facing west. Again I'd put it around 1900 or so. The most distant mountain that you can see towards the left hand side is Greylock. If you were to walk to these areas today you would be in deep woods I dare say. If you need any other information let me know.

Charlemont, Massachusetts - Jul...Forest. (Photo by David Degner)

Charlemont, Massachusetts - July 29: Portraits of the Jake Swamp tree on July 29, 2021 in Charlemont, Massachusetts. The tallest tree in Massachusetts has a name: Jake Swamp. It's a 163.2-foot white pine in the Trees of Peace Grove in Mohawk Trail State Forest. (Photo by David Degner)

Stockbridge, Massachusetts - Au...round. (Photo by David Degner).

Stockbridge, Massachusetts - August 11: ShortDescription on August 11, 2021 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. An archeological dig by the Stockbridge-Munsee tribe, Williams College, and the City of Stockbridge beside Ice Glen was looking for and found evidence of colonial era habitation by Native Americans a few feet underground. (Photo by David Degner).

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Smithsonian Magazine: The Old Man & The Tree

david degner

Feb 2, 2022

Location: Boston

I loved working on this article. The story is deceptively simple, but to illustrate it I went on many hikes with Bob, returned to the sites alone, talked with local researchers, hung out with archeologists, fought with bureaucrats to get drone permissions…It was the type of story I […]

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