The Hook Book

Sometimes, you love a place so much, you just have to share it. After half a year of shutdown due to hurricane Sandy, we're celebrating the re-opening of New Jersey's Sandy Hook (Gateway National Recreation Area) through Chase Schiefer's photography and writing.

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Hey, your work is amazing! Keep up the good work. :)

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Thank you so much!

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Ocean Spray I was able to skip out of work slightly early this evening. Headed to the Hook and watched the sun sink behind a very distant thunderstorm. It appeared sunset wasn't going to be too interesting. But then, things started turning blazing pink. I went to my favorite spot (parking lot C) to photograph the waves crashing on the rocks that the Park Service has placed on the shoreline. This is a great location for evening and morning low-light photography. If you can time it right you can capture gold here.  A large wave came in, I hit the button on my camera's remote, the shutter slammed shut and I froze this moment in time. Forever. I actually had to pull my camera away from the incoming wave at the last second. It was the closest call I've had to saltwater destroying my equipment.  I love the Hook.  

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An End to a New Day Sandy Hook, NJ These are the first photographs I’ve taken from Sandy Hook in well over half a year. It felt great to be back out there. Like I was officially home. A few black-crowned night herons emerged from their day time roosts. A spectacular cloud of offshore fog snaked along the shoreline. 

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An End to a New Day Sandy Hook, NJ These are the first photographs I've taken from Sandy Hook in well over half a year. It felt great to be back out there. Like I was officially home. A few black-crowned night herons emerged from their day time roosts. A spectacular cloud of offshore fog snaked along the shoreline. 

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Exactly one year ago today, I captured this photograph bay-side on Sandy Hook. It's a textbook Jersey shore photograph. Water, something old, a stellar sunset, crashing waves, radiating warmth, all of the elements a photographer could want are present. It has been half a year since Sandy Hook opened its gates to the hoards of beach-goers, surfers, tourists, locals, birdwatchers, photographers, cyclists, joggers, fisherman, dog-walkers and nature lovers that frequent this special spit of land.  I have frequented The Hook (as us locals know it) since childhood. I've always loved it. It's become a part of me. My springs and summers in New Jersey would be cold and incomplete without it. I need it. So, join me in celebration of the re-opneing of The Hook after hurricane Sandy. Hundreds of volunteers and park officials have worked diligently to bring it back to us, to you. Cheers! Watch this blog for some brand new photographs and writing featuring the hook from Chase Schiefer. www.chaseschieferphotography.com   #NJ #Jersey #SandyHook #Jerseystrong #NJSandy #Jerseyshore