photographer Declan Fox

photographer
Declan Fox

WE WERE STILL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WHEN I started getting excited for Mahoosuc Notch. I wanted to take more photos of “Inc” and “Sponge,” my hiking partners, but as we approached the end of our thru-hikes I was running out of time. The dramatic boulders of Mahoosuc would be one of my last opportunities to photograph my Trail family on an iconic section of the A.T. The morning was cool and damp when we entered the Notch. My plan was to get out in front of my friends so I could frame up and catch them in action. This immediately fell apart when they enthusiastically charged into the daunting slabs at full speed. As a testament to his impressive pace, Sponge was immortalized in my camera as a series of motion blurs. But, with a combination of frantic scurrying over slick rock and pleading for a few seconds head start, I managed to perch myself on a promising vantage point. When Inc emerged into the light, time stopped for an instant. I fired off a few frames, stowed the camera, and we continued on to Katahdin.”
~ Declan “Photon” Fox