Tilghman Island
Tilghman, MD
The last working skipjack fleet in America calls Tilghman Island home - a remote Chesapeake watermen's community where wooden sailing vessels still dredge oysters from the bay in the traditional manner.
Photography Guide
- Best Time
- sunrise
- Crowds
- Quiet
- Shot Types
- maritimeportraitwide
- Best Seasons
- fallwinterspring
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