Vintage Beach Photography

Joni Sternbach's 'Abandoned Surfland' is Powerfully Moving

There is something extraordinarily beautiful about the 'Abandoned Surfland' photo series by Joni Sternbach. Artistically documenting Long Island surfers in Montauk’s Ditch Plains, Sternbach has created a vintage-treated collection that is almost too nostalgic for words. Thankfully, you can peruse the gallery to properly digest each powerful image.

Strangely enough, I would have never have thought surfing as such a powerful subject. Through photographer Joni Sternbach's eyes, however, it is, and 'Abandoned Surfland' is proof of that.

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SCORE
4.6 out of 10
GENDER
30% Men70% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Gen X
  • Millennial (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 80%
Activity 49%
Freshness 8%

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