Monday, March 18, 2013

I spent the day in Newbury, VT and at Jay Peak Resort in nearby Jay, VT photographing for Jim Kenyon's story for the Valley News about the billions of dollars being poured in to the Northeast Kingdom region of Vermont by foreign investors who receive green cards in exchange for investments of $500,000.00. Jay Peak has been the first to receive funds from this project, and they've built a giant indoor water park to transform their ski mountain into a year-round resort. The town of Newbury, VT is the second recipient of this funding- the sleepy post-industrial town on the shores of Lake Memphremagog will soon see a new bio-research lab, new factories, and two hotels. The only lodging to speak of in Newbury at the moment is the 400 bed prison. I spent a few hours photographing business owners in Newbury who will be affected by the demolition of a block of stores to make way for a conference center. I then moved on to the Pump House Indoor Water Park at Jay Peak to photograph Bill Stenger, co-owner and CEO of Jay Peak, and the goings-on at the waterpark itself. 20130308-vn-nek-sp-334 20130308-vn-nek-sp-200 20130308-vn-nek-sp-031 20130308-vn-nek-sp-177 20130308-vn-nek-sp-217 20130308-vn-nek-sp-154

No comments: