Industrial Sunset. April 2025.

Marugame, Shikoku, Japan.

4/4/2025. Work progresses on my 16 Knots project.  I recently spent a couple weeks exploring the Seto Inland Sea region in Western Japan.  This gorgeous area is dotted with countless islands and is home to dozens of shipyards.  Imabari Shipbuilding operates several large yards throughout the region.  Pictured here is Imabari’s Marugame Yard, a location I’ve been wanting to see for quite some time.

As impressive as Japan’s shipbuilding industry is, it’s facing an uncertain future.  Competition and price undercutting from China have resulted in substantial marketshare decline for Japan and Korea.  This, combined with uncertainty in global trade and the world order have created substantial headwinds.

A Misty Evergreen. September, 2020.

Boston, Massachusetts.

9/3/2020. An exercise in patience. Weeks of waiting for the right conditions finally yielded the opportunity I’d been waiting for. Every week, one of these enormous vessels departs Qingdao, China, crosses the Pacific and arrives in Boston five weeks later, after making several stops along the route. The Ever Leading (pictured) was built in Geoje, South Korea and has been roaming the world’s oceans since 2012. The sea has always fascinated me and I have long associated ships with adventure and the unknown.