Gregg Martel's Gulf Coast

Gregg Martel's Mississippi Coast

4/7/2022

The Eyes Have It
showcasing local photographers

July sunrise over the bay

In this series of photo essays, the Shoofly Magazine showcases the work of local photographers. Their only instructions? Show us the coast through your lens.

This month we feature the work of photographer Gregg Martel, a member of the Shoofly Magazine team!

Gregg moved to Bay St. Louis in 2008 for an opportunity at Stennis Space Center, then retired here. He'd been living in a small fishing village on the Chesapeake Bay, Shadyside, Maryland, a place where he was also able to enjoy being near and out on the water.

Gregg's been shooting "since I was a kid," and as a youth, even had a black and white darkroom set up in his folk's house. These days he shoots with both a Cannon and his phone, which he admits "sometimes shoots better than my camera."

The best thing about retirement? The photographer has more time to devote to shooting images.

Morning mist at the Bay Saint Louis depot

Bald Eagle having breakfast on the beach

Climbing the duckpond oak

Fresh crawfish!

October morning sky

Oyster tonging on the Mississippi Sound

Fishing boats near Bayou Caddy

Summer sky over the Bay Saint Louis beachfront

Cedar Waxwings eating mahonia berries in the backyard

Bay reflections

Bald Eagle watching over the beach

Great Blue Heron

Summertime on the Bay

Winter sunset

Pelicans on the USGS tide gauge at the Merrill shell bank light

Summer beach scene in Bay Saint Louis

Sunset sky over the CSX railroad

Young Red-tailed Hawk

Backyard Barred Owl

Fisherman heading out at sunset

See more of Gregg Martel's work on his Flickr page!

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