Seascape nominee

The existential experience of being alone on the sea is the theme of each of these seascapes. The pictures were shot from a sailboat during several expeditions into the vast island world of New York. The journeys of more than 3000 nautical miles were documented in the photographic and literary logbook “Archipelago New York” was published by Schiffer books in May 2018. “Facing the sea” is a collection of fine art photographs that compliment the documentary images in the book. Each image is a meditation about life and sense of place.

Thomas Halaczinsky is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, photographer and writer who divides his time between Brooklyn, NY and Greenport on Long Island's North Fork. Halaczinsky considers himself a visual storyteller, and his work focuses on the relationship between people and places. Since 2012, Thomas has been sailing regional waters and exploring the world of the numerous islands from Fishers Island Sound to New York Harbor - tracing European explorer Adriaen Block’s 1614 voyage through area waters. Halaczinsky’s new literary and photographic log of this 3,000 nautical-mile journey, “Archipelago New York”, was r published by Schiffer Books in May 2018.

The “Archipelago New York” photographic series received an honorable mention at the Tokyo International Foto Awards two years ago. Thomas has exhibited regionally and internationally including at Gallery "Im Hafen Rummelsburg" (Berlin, Germany); South Street Seaport Museum (NY, NY);; and Waterfront Museum (Brooklyn, NY), Gallery Alex Ferrone,, Cutchogue, V.S.O.P. Greenport among others.