Fishing Port of Menemsha in July
Fishing nets get daily attention paid to them to keep them in ship shape.
Fishing nets get daily attention paid to them to keep them in ship shape.
There's still some towel real estate available on Menemsha Beach.
There's still some towel real estate available on Menemsha Beach.
Pull up a crate and drop a line in the water.
Pull up a crate and drop a line in the water.
Lobsters straight from the boat to the market.
Lobsters straight from the boat to the market.
Conch fisherman Wes Brighton unloads his catch.
Conch fisherman Wes Brighton unloads his catch.
Kids crowd the shallows of Menemsha Harbor in search of crabs.
Kids crowd the shallows of Menemsha Harbor in search of crabs.
Will Diamond aboard the fishing boat Martha Elizabeth.
Will Diamond aboard the fishing boat Martha Elizabeth.
A working fishing village with front-row seats for sunsets, Menemsha exerts an inexorable pull on lifelong Islanders and weekend visitors alike, a seemingly timeless place where vintage post card imagery coexists with gritty, wet reality.