Monthly Program

Jeffey Anzevino

Presents:

30 Years of Tugboats along the Hudson River

After being away for 20 years, Jeffrey Anzevino returned to his native Hudson Valley in 1991. Back “home,” he spent nearly half his life working with the environmental organization Scenic Hudson to connect people to the Hudson River. Upon moving back to the Hudson with his little Sunfish sailboat and Nikkormat camera, he rediscovered his childhood love of maritime commerce. At the mercy of wind and tide, Jeff began stalking any interesting vessel transiting the Hudson between Poughkeepsie’s twin bridges. Later, he transitioned to a slightly larger sailboat equipped with a motor and switched from film to digital photography.  

As the creator of Scenic Hudson’s Hudson River Access Plan, Jeff has amassed intimate knowledge of the river, its shoreline, parks, bridges, and secret places from which to photograph maritime traffic. Specializing in tugboats, his archive dates back to the 1990s and includes tugs from nearly every company, featuring every shape, color and size, and shot in every imaginable weather condition. Since 2008, these photos have made their way into calendars sold to companies and the intrepid people who work on these mighty vessels.  

Jeff earned a BA in Geography from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. Besides photography and sailing, he keeps busy bicycling, hiking, gardening, cooking, riding his Vespa, and playing his ukuleles and resonator guitars.

Ride–and sail–along with Jeff as he explains the art and science he’s used to photograph tugboats over the past three decades.

J. Jeffrey Anzevino (he/him/his)

Director of Land Use Advocacy

Scenic Hudson, Inc.

Office: 845-473-4440 x221
Fax: 845-473-2648
Direct: 845-332-6566
janzevino@scenichudson.org