Christine Hochkeppel

Picture Stories: Cape Cod After Dark

This photo essay explores the sleepy arm of Cape Cod after dusk and attempts to buck the notion that there’s nothing going on when the sun goes down. The loose theme of capturing the region in twilight allowed me to compose several different slice of life images that fit under one simple umbrella. My goal was to provide a window into the unique lives of Cape Codders and to showcase how they can be so disparate and parallel at the same time from a visual standpoint.  

  • 8:15 p.m. -- Chris Carey of Pembroke fishes for stripers on the Scusset Beach jetty on Tuesday, August 19, 2014. He said he would stay out there until 4 or 5 a.m. {quote}The excitement of actually catching a fish. You don't know how big it's gonna be or how good it is until you catch it and pull it in,{quote} he said of why he stay outs all night. {quote}You've got to put your time in. I've taken a nap before and gotten chowed by mosquitoes, a little breeze helps.{quote} He added that he smokes cigarettes to keep the pests away since he doesn't like bug spray.
  • 10:50 p.m. -- Cherilyn Ylieret, 30, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. stands at the bar with her drink at Pufferbellies night club for Mix Up and Dashout Ragashanti with Wally British on Saturday, August 30, 2014.
  • 10:03 p.m. -- Dragalicious Karaoke host Dana Danzel dances with Juliana Oliveira of South Yarmouth while singing the pop song {quote}Everybody Talks{quote} at Embargo on Wendesday, August 27, 2014.
  • 9:03 p.m. -- Framed by a reel projector on the right, Cape Cod Cinema projectionist Dan Neal reads a book while showing the Woody Allen film {quote}Magic in the Moonlight{quote} with a digital projector on Wednesday, August 27, 2014.
  • 9:25 p.m. -- Michael Parretti, owner of the Escape Inn, mans the front desk on Monday, August 25, 2014. He starts his day at 6:30 a.m. preparing continental breakfast with his wife, Holly, and ends it at 10 p.m. when he shuts of the television in the lobby. {quote}We meet people from all over the world,{quote} he said of the guests who have stayed with them their past four seasons.
  • 8:05 p.m. -- Cape Cod National Seashore interpretive park ranger Valerie Bell tells a story from the Nauset tribe around a bonfire at Nauset Light beach on Wednesday, August 20, 2014. The Salt Pond Visitor Center holds a campfire every Wednesday evening in July and August. Individuals can also inquire about obtaining permits to have their own bonfires.
  • 8:27 p.m. -- Frank Hunter of Nantucket, far right, checks out the vinyl selection at Spinnaker Records with The Clash, Big Brother and the Holding Company and The Specials already cradled under his arm on Monday, August 25, 2014.  He is a guitarist in the band Cranberry Alarm Clock.
  • 7:44 p.m. -- Justin Labdon of Adventure Chatham leads a twilight stand-up paddle boarding {quote}glow{quote} tour in Pleasant Bay on Thursday, September 4, 2014.  The paddlers are equipped with LED lights kits that light up the bottom of the boards.
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