M/V Westward Venture Photos
This page gives the Westward Venture its own space, with shipboard scenes, crew photographs, and the ports tied to that ship's later years.
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M/V Westward Venture — July 2006 to December 2006
The Westward Venture section shows a different rhythm of shipboard life, with long watches, crew snapshots, and port calls across Europe. These are some of my favorite photographs because they capture both the work and the personality of the people around me.
Sunset and cloud cover off the Westward Venture, one of the better views from that ship.
A joking crew shot that says a lot about shipboard humor.
One of those half-serious, half-funny moments that made life aboard what it was.
Mike Thomas working a compass correction at sea.
Another crew moment with the kind of rough humor sailors understand immediately.
At the controls again, settling into the rhythm of another watch.
Caught at the wrong moment, which is probably why I kept the picture.
A candid Westward Venture shot with the sort of nickname-and-joking energy ships always seemed to produce.
Chief Mate Morgan in the middle of ship's work.
Chief Mate Tim getting a position, another routine task that mattered.
One of those shipboard portraits where everybody wanted to look tougher than they probably were.
Me shooting the sun with a sextant, doing it the old way.