The Rock—

Black-and-white photograph, taken through tall dune grass, of the same rock resting far off on the flats where the beach meets the water.

Black-and-white photograph of a single boulder’s barnacle- and rockweed-covered face against a wide, calm tidal flat, a distant house visible on the far shore.

Black-and-white photograph, seen through a screen of beach grass, of open sand dotted with dried wrack and a distant patch of debris.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder from behind at low tide, a small fishing boat silhouetted far out on the horizon.

Black-and-white photograph of the isolated boulder alone on a snow-and-ice-covered tidal flat, its surface split by a vertical crack.

Black-and-white photograph, wide, of the rounded boulder rising alone on rippled sand, a distant vessel visible along the horizon.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s barnacle-crusted face, the sand rippled by wind into wave-like ridges below it.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s vertical crack splitting its rockweed-covered face, calm water and a distant shoreline beyond.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder standing alone on rippled sand, its rounded top catching the light against a plain sky.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s weathered, cracked surface with lichen patches, sand and its own long shadow spreading below.

Black-and-white photograph of two sections of the boulder split by a deep vertical crack, calm water and open flats visible beyond.

Black-and-white photograph, close up, of feathers and dry grass scattered on rippled sand beside the boulder’s base.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s rounded silhouette against the sky, its barnacle-covered lower half meeting rippled sand.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder split by its long vertical crack, calm water and sand stretching to the horizon.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s barnacle-crusted face and vertical fissure, its shadow falling across rippled sand toward the camera.

Black-and-white photograph of the split boulder standing alone on an open tidal flat, gentle sand ripples spreading around its base.

Black-and-white close-up photograph of lichen-speckled rock and its dark central crack, rippled sand meeting the boulder’s barnacled base.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s split profile against the sky, calm water and marsh grass visible along the shoreline.

Black-and-white photograph, aerial-feeling, of the boulder viewed from ground level against wide, striped tidal flats reflecting a hazy sky.

Black-and-white photograph, close up, of scattered feathers, dry grass stubble, and beach debris pressed into rippled sand beside the rock.

Black-and-white photograph of the full boulder, cracked and barnacle-crusted, resting on rippled sand with a coastline visible in the far distance.

Black-and-white photograph of a lone seagull standing atop the boulder as it rests in calm water offshore, grass marsh in the foreground.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s barnacle-covered shoulder catching low sunlight beside a rocky outcrop, calm water beyond.

Black-and-white photograph of the split boulder glowing in low evening light, wide tidal flats stretching into the distance.

Black-and-white photograph of the split boulder’s two halves side by side, rippled sand and open water surrounding its base.

Black-and-white photograph of a single gull perched atop the boulder as it sits offshore in calm water, marsh grass framing the foreground.

Black-and-white photograph, close-up, of a corner of the boulder’s barnacled crust catching the light, open water and flats beyond.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder standing at the water’s edge, sand ripples in the foreground giving way to distant flats.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder under a cloud-streaked sky, its rounded profile catching soft evening light on the flats.

Black-and-white photograph of the boulder’s barnacle-covered lower half against rippled sand, evening light softening its silhouette.

Black-and-white photograph at sunset of open sand ripples and a distant sliver of the boulder’s crack, the sun a bright point on the horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of the boulder sitting far offshore on the tidal flats, a shoreline of houses and trees stretching along the horizon.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a rock jetty stretching into the water at dusk, a small fishing boat idling beside it and beachgoers gathered along the shore.

Black-and-white panoramic photograph of a rock jetty stretching into the water at dusk, a small fishing boat idling beside it and beachgoers gathered along the shore.

Black-and-white self-portrait of Peter de Lory standing beside the rock on the sand, holding his Hasselblad camera, the tidal flats stretching behind him.