When I first visited Cherry Grove in 1981, I knew I had found my safe haven and began a new style of image-making, documenting the amazing people who were part of this remarkable LGBTQIA+ community.
Some of my Cherry Grove images were featured on the New York Times Lens Blog and in the International New York Times, Paris edition.
My photography book, Mascara, Mirth & Mayhem: Independence Day on Fire Island (www.mascaramirth.com) is a collection of Invasion of the Pines photographs that were taken over four decades.
A few of my other Cherry Grove books include, in limited edition: An Enduring Spirit: 1980’s Cherry Grove; Cherry Grove in Living Color; Cherry Grove in Living Color II; and Gaiety in the Grove, which showcase photos from my many years in the Grove.
Visit my photographer website (www.susankravitz.com) to check out more of my work.
If you're an artist that would like to partner with the Cherry Grove Archives Collection to make your work part of our Archival presentations, please email our Chair Person Troy Files (contact@cgarchives.org).