SOMERSET, BERMUDA. A 12lb. Amberjack fish caught by the woman at right sits in a plastic bucket on the Mangrove Bay Wharf in Somerset Parish, Bermuda on Tuesday, September 18, 2012. © www.chetgordon.com
Finally had some time off this year and took the opportunity to return for a week’s visit to my favorite location on the planet, Bermuda. Chased the good light all over the island, including before sunrise and just after the golden hour (above) at sunset when I could. Even managed a few images with the Apple iPhone (right). Here’s a brief take on my images made last week. A cab driver even called me an”Onion” as in a ‘Bermuda onion…” since I’ve been to the island nation 10 times, and counting… ~cg.
Chet Gordon resides in the lower Hudson Valley region of New York. A photojournalist for more than 25 years, he recently worked as Westchester Magazine's first photo editor, and previously was a staff photographer at four NYC metro area newspapers. He was also a photo editor at the NY Daily News for 5 years. His work has appeared in The New York Times, International Herald-Tribune, USA Today, MailOnline (UK), Army Times, Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Popular Photography magazines, among others. He is a career member of the National Press Photographer’s Association (NPPA), and a former board member of the NY Press Photographer’s Association (NYPPA). He served honorably as a U.S. Marine in the mid-1980's, including 2+ years stationed on Okinawa, Japan, and throughout Southeast Asia. A longtime volunteer and travel enthusiast, he accompanies several humanitarian aid clients on their international disaster relief and medical missions. Since 1997, he's worked in several African countries, the Middle East, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, as well as Afghanistan, Haiti, the Russian Federation, and Thailand. He routinely mentors young photographers looking to break into the industry and vacations in Bermuda and Kenya.
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