Home Winds began as a commission to photograph the trees on the Michel family farm in Gladstone, NJ. I visited the farm six times in 2013-2014 and ended up making a far more extensive record of the trees and views than any of us had originally planned. Ultimately, at the instigation of Katie Michel, the project turned into a collaborative book and song with Heather Woods Broderick celebrating the concepts of home and land conservation. The book is bundled with a 7” vinyl of Heather’s music and both were released on April 28, 2017 in conjunction with the opening of a show of the photographs at Planthouse Gallery in Chelsea.
Benjamin Swett 