These Hamptons

In over 180 vivid color photos, this beautiful book provides a photographic exploration of the lifestyles and landscape of Long Island’s famed East End. This collection, a work of art and a documentary, epitomizes the diversity and eclectic nature of this historic locale. The varied methods of capture
film or digital, time-lapse or infrared
produce imagery that evokes a sense of nostalgia and provides a greater understanding of the Hamptons as a whole. The hamlets and villages depicted include Amagansett, Bridgehampton, East Hampton, East Marion, Greenport, Montauk, Napeague, Noyack, The Quogues, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Shelter Island, Southampton, Springs, Water Mill, and Westhampton. The revered past and unique history of the Hamptons carries through to the present-day East End. Rich with art and culture, still picturesque and diverse, the Hamptons are ever changing and evolving. Looking ahead, this book will become a resource of historical record, as it chronicles the contemporary community in a beautiful and truthful way.
AUTHOR: Phillip Andrew Lehans is an artist and photographer with a background in fine art and photojournalism. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst in 2002, and is a 2005 graduate of the Hallmark Institute of Photography.