Weekly Rentals - Tiffany and Jenna

West Yarmouth, MA - Tiffany Rose walks her one year old daughter Jenna Marie Rose in front of the motel on a cold spring day.

I have been slow to update the blog here for various reasons.  Primarily because I have been busy with work.    Which is great, but I need to be better about putting at least one or two photos a week up here.  Cause I know you are all waiting for my updates.  Right?

Anyway speaking of updates I am posting more from the Weekly Rentals project I have been working on.  To make a long story short the town and the motel owner have come to an amicable solution with regards to the residents.  The owner promised to update the building so that it will qualify for long term stays.  The town said they had no interest in evicting residents and held a housing workshop to try in an attempt to help the motel residents find something more stable.  Life goes on at the motel for now.

I met Tiffany and her daughter on one of the my first visits to the motel.  She would often hang out in the management office during the day and chat with the manager Deb.  She has lived in the motel since October 2010 and is only able to remain because Deb has offered her reduced rent.  When I last chatted with Tiffany she was pregnant again and still not working and told me that if she is forced out of the West Yarmouth Lodgings then her only other option would be a shelter.

West Yarmouth, MA - Tiffany Rose (L) and her one year old daughter Jenna Marie Rose chats with manager Deborah Bellows. Tiffany, has been living in the motel since October 2010 and is only able to afford to stay because Bellows reduced her rent.

West Yarmouth, MA - Tiffany Rose (L) tries to calm her one year old daughter Jenna Marie Rose who was upset because her mother took away a bottle that she was playing with. Tiffany, who is pregnant and has been living in the motel since October 2010 has only been able to afford to live in the motel because the manager has reduced her rent.  If she is forced to relocate she says her only other option would  be a shelter.

West Yarmouth, MA - One year old daughter Jenna Marie Rose pushes on the door of her grandmothers car as her mother Tiffany Rose cleans out the car after borrowing it.  Tiffany and her daughter have been living in the motel since October 2010.

Congrats grads

I normally shoot a lot of high school graduations come late spring, but this year I only had one.  As a general rule, for me at least, the best images are at the beginning and the end.  The middle, when they ask way too many people to speak for way too long is usually not really worth shooting.  People are just sitting there, baking in the sun as the speaker promises to be quick and 15 minutes later is still thanking the school board members and then prepares to make their actual speech (Oh! The Places You'll Go anyone?).

Okay I admit it, I have never been one to enjoy graduations.  I never thought I would be going to them for work, but I've looked back at some of the previous HS graduations I have covered and they usually produce good emotional and interesting images.  Here are just a few from that last one.


Blog Photos - Images by Matthew Healey