Joshua Jensen-Nagle | Photo Essay in NUVO Magazine

Ocean Breezes - Archival Inkjet Print Facemounted to Plexiglass, Various Sizes, 2021

Joshua Jensen-Nagle's Endless Summer

The beaches of Italy, Australia, Portugal, and Brazil, captured from above.

Written by John Clegg | Artwork by Joshua Jensen-Nagle

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Nothing says summer like a day at the beach. But while sun-kissed skin, sand-caked toes, and waterlogged ears may serve as temporary reminders of halcyon days spent by the sea, memories soon fade, like summer slips into fall. Luckily, through the photography of Toronto’s Joshua Jensen-Nagle, summer never ends.

Sicily Bathers I - Archival Inkjet Print Facemounted to Plexiglass, Various Sizes, 2015

In Endless Summer, the beaches of Italy, Australia, Portugal, Brazil, and more are captured from above, lending a different perspective on the human drama of bright summer days. With people wading through crystalline water, lounging beneath umbrellas, or building sandcastles, Jensen-Nagle’s photos capture beaches teeming with life. In each scene, a human warmth hotter than the sun’s rays radiates. Unlike the icy cold currents of a beach during winter, these photographs are always worth jumping into, because no matter the season, the water’s fine.

Chasing the Journey - Archival Inkjet Print Facemounted to Plexiglass, Various Sizes, 2024

Sunbathers of Copacabana III - Archival Inkjet Print Facemounted to Plexiglass, Various Sizes, 2016

Everywhere We Go - Archival Inkjet Print Facemounted to Plexiglass, Various Sizes, 2018