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Salt Hours

Eight pictures from the hour when a place is almost empty. A pier, a ferry, a kitchen table, the last bus home. Made between 2024 and 2026.

A person in a dark coat walking to the end of a wooden pier in morning fog — 01 The Long PierEarly

A woman in a dark wool coat standing on a stone quay, hair lifted by the wind — 02 Wind on the QuayMorning

A young man in a beanie reading on a ferry bench, with the sea behind him — 03 CrossingAfternoon

Sunlight across concrete stairs, with a potted plant on the landing and the sea beyond — 04 LandingFour o’clock

An empty turquoise diner booth with a glass of water and a menu in late sun — 05 Booth by the WindowLate sun

A line of wooden posts across tidal flats at dusk, reflected in shallow water — 06 Posts at Low WaterDusk

Hands arranging white flowers and eucalyptus on a worn wooden table — 07 Tuesday FlowersKitchen

Rain on a bus window at night, with streetlights blurred beyond the glass — 08 Last BusNight

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