Ice Breaking onboard the workboat 'J. Millard Tawes' is essential for Smith Island, Maryland during a freeze up. Captain Eddie Somers explains the importance of ice breaking for the island in this short video. I had a great opportunity in January 2018 to photograph the blizzard that resulted in a hard freeze on both Smith and Tangier Island.

This video is part of a series of short films that will parallel my book, 'Island Life', and upon publication of the book in 2020 will be turned into a 30 minute documentary. -

- Thanks to the following for help with the production of this film -
Captain Eddie Somers
Lee Daniels
Wardell Fennell
Ozzie Wilkinson
Stephen Edward Schat
Maryland Department of Natural Resource
Editing by Caroline Phillips