First Crack of Dawn–Bar Harbor

“In September 2018, I was diagnosed with stage III male breast cancer, and I completed treatment in June of the following year. In February 2021, I was diagnosed with stage IV male breast cancer. Since my cancer journey has started, I have continued making my art and have focused on living in the moment and enjoying each day.

“In August of 2021, I visited Bar Harbor, ME. This photo collage is made up of thirty-seven photos taken over three mornings; each day I woke up before dawn to capture the first East Coast location to see the sunrise. One morning it was raining, one morning it was foggy, and one morning the sun came out. I wrote a note to myself: ‘Live in the moment, put in the work, it is all worth it to get to this place and beyond.’ “