By Corey Sandler
We have arrived at the final month of this awful year.
Here’s an indisputable, nonpartisan hope for 2021: health and safety, serenity and comity, science above silliness…and at some point a return to travel.
In my still-abundant spare time, I have been harvesting skies from the many thousands of photos I have taken around the world in the past few decades. And I’ve been adding new ones from here in New England; socially distanced through the lenses of my camera.
When it comes to photography, I am at heart a traditionalist. I search for great scenes, incorporate a strong composition, and always hunt for dramatic lighting.
But these days, my travels are essentially confined to early morning expeditions into the near-deserted city or observations of the harbor and the ocean from our aerie high above Boston’s Seaport.
And so I have taken to creating images that are a composite: a scene from one place with a sky from another. Here are some of the fantastical results: travel to two places at once without leaving my home.
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BARCELONA-May2017-SKY-REPL-1048-684x1024.jpg)
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/DEVILS-ISLAND-Dec2017-4781-SKY-REPL-1024x684.jpg)
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BUENOS-AIRES-Nov2017-4197-SKY-REPL1-1024x684.jpg)
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/COMPOSTELLA-SPAIN-Sept2015-2885-SKY-REPL-1024x743.jpg)
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ARRECIFE-Mar2014-9771-SKY-REPL-HDR-1024x684.jpg)
![](https://blog.sandlerbooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/HALIFAX-WOLFVILLE-Sep2018-7981-SKY-REPL-1024x684.jpg)
All photos copyright 2020 by Corey Sandler, all rights reserved. Contact me to obtain rights to use any image.