At low tide on Wellfleet’s Herring River, International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) volunteer Patty Walsh stands beside a stranded common dolphin, counting each breath while her team works to move another into a waiting rescue vehicle. Scenes like this have become heartbreakingly familiar on Cape Cod, which sees more live dolphin strandings than anywhere else in the world.
Stories
These documentary projects span geographies, cultures, and themes—from environmental crises to identity, tradition, and resilience. Each story grows from a place of deep curiosity and respect, shaped through collaboration with the people and communities photographed. Whether created on Cape Cod or across the globe, these visual narratives reflect an effort to listen closely, honor lived experience, and explore what it means to live, survive, and find meaning in complex circumstances. Click on any image to see more photographs and the full story.
Invisible Threads: Portraits and Stories of our Global Neighbors
The Devadasi System: India’s Sacred Servitude Turned Exploitation
The Last of the Hawaiian Cowboys
Trans(formation): Exlploring Gender Identity on Cape Cod
Stranded: The Fight to Save Cape Cod’s Dolphins
Rise Above: Exploring the Many Faces of Breast Cancer on Cape Cod
After the Gold: Life on an Abandoned Goldmine
Uncommon Journeys: Travel Images
Cape Town's Water Crisis
Elegy in Ashes