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Cecely Sterling-Maisel

Photographs of my travels and everyday moments.

Boston, Massachusetts, 2026

Selected work

All photographs

A small figure in white crossing a shallow reflecting pool, framed by the deep shadow of a concrete colonnade.

A child running through tall arcs of backlit fountain spray against a dark background.

Three people and a dog walking across wet sand in warm sea fog, their reflections mirrored beneath them.

A long breakwater curving out into dense fog until the horizon disappears entirely.

A figure descending a pale curved staircase, a grid of window shadow falling across the wall behind.

Children running through arcing jets of fountain water, a domed church behind them in warm evening light.

Black and white ferry deck with empty chairs and long shadows thrown by low sun and standing figures.

A man with a suitcase climbing a wide stone staircase toward a sunlit baroque facade, seen through a stone arch.

Two women in sun hats leaning on a stone balustrade looking toward Castel Sant'Angelo at golden hour.

Blue sky and green trees reflected in rippling water, breaking into bands of ochre and black.

A raven standing on bare slickrock at dusk with Delicate Arch and the La Sal Mountains behind it.

A wide arch seen from beneath framing blue sky, with a tiny figure standing on the rock below it.

A figure standing in the opening of Turret Arch with the sun blazing through behind them.

One small green tree growing from a pale rock ledge in front of a whole amphitheatre of hoodoos.

A woman driving with one hand on the wheel, a wildfire burning across the valley beyond the windscreen.

Series

Four swimmers in a green canyon pool below a waterfall, a lone figure standing on the rim far above.

Water in the Desert

12 photographs · 2026

A raven standing on bare slickrock at dusk with Delicate Arch and the La Sal Mountains behind it.

Arches, Summer 2026

21 photographs · 2026

A pine leaning across a narrow orange slot in the canyon wall, a single cloud in the blue above.

Bryce Canyon and Escalante, 2026

17 photographs · 2026

A woman driving with one hand on the wheel, a wildfire burning across the valley beyond the windscreen.

Smoke

6 photographs · 2026

Three people and a dog walking across wet sand in warm sea fog, their reflections mirrored beneath them.

Fog and Figures

4 photographs · 2026

A figure descending a pale curved staircase, a grid of window shadow falling across the wall behind.

Light and Shadow

8 photographs · 2026

Children running through arcing jets of fountain water, a domed church behind them in warm evening light.

Boston, Summer 2026

9 photographs · 2026

A leopard standing on a dead tree stump in low golden light, its mouth open.

Southern Africa, 2025

6 photographs · 2025

A man with a suitcase climbing a wide stone staircase toward a sunlit baroque facade, seen through a stone arch.

Rome, 2022

5 photographs · 2022

A baby sitting on the floor between the legs of wooden chairs and tables, looking up and laughing.

People

9 photographs · 2026

Two people walk hand in hand along a redwood trail through a single shaft of sunlight in deep forest shade.

California, 2026

3 photographs · 2026

Blue sky and green trees reflected in rippling water, breaking into bands of ochre and black.

Abstracts

9 photographs · 2026