I became aware of Ocean Morisset through the Hudson Valley in Pictures Facebook group to which we both contribute – he frequently; me less so. He’s passionate about Peekskill (where he lives) and is an active member of the community.

So when I read somewhere (I don’t remember where) that there was an exhibition of his photographs at the Jefferson Valley Mall I decided to go and take a look.

An information board provides basic information about the exhibition and Ocean himself:

Ocean Morisset is a self-taught photographer specializing in Photojournalism and Documentary photography. A self described “humanitarian with a camera”, Ocean also explores Fine Art photography and engages with a wide range of subjects in life, though his passion remains in telling stories with images. Ocean’s choice of subject reveals his humanitarianism, as he has a keen eye for the unnoticed and under-appreciated aspects of life, and presents them in a way that the view takes hold of the image for their own self reflection.

One of Ocean’s projects on view here is from an ongoing series of Metro-North train commuters where he takes a candid approach to photography, capturing authentic moments as they unfold on the train. These moments turn what would be an otherwise “mundane” commute into an adventure in seeing and capturing images that tell the story of the everyday commuter.

Ocean Morisset is a widely exhibited photographer and currently resides in Peekskill, New York. You can view more of Ocean’s work at the following:

oceanmorisset.com
@oceanstide (Instagram)
facebook.com/oceanmorisset
oceanmorisset11@gmail.com

Only a small number (10) of photographs are presented (a couple of examples below).

I must say that this is not my favorite photographic genre and apart from a couple I didn’t really like the photographs all that much – but that’s probably just me (I rarely take pictures of people for a variety of reasons, which I explain in People Pictures).

However, I also took a look at his website and I encourage you to do so too. Some very interesting stuff there. I was particularly impressed by the still lifes (a genre I’m thinking of getting into), which I think are absolutely wonderful.