Snowy day portrait session with musician Brian Tess from The Black Ties
With the first snowfall of 2025 along the Jersey coastline, my good friend Brian and I planned to take portraits to promote his band, The Black Ties. It was a cold January day (as most January days in New Jersey are), but with a loose plan we set off. On our way to Ocean Grove for the first anticipated location we stopped along the Bradley Beach boardwalk to capitalize on the uncommon occasion of a snow covered beach. Typically when we do get snow at the beach it doesn't act