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Mark D Phillips has photographed and reported on the Gowanus Canal for 35 years. Best known for his 9/11 image, Satan in the Smoke, he discovered the waterway in 1989 and immediately fell in love with the area.

Take a journey along the 1.8 mile Gowanus Canal through his images.

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History

Gowanus History

A tour boat comes up the Gowanus Canal approaching the Carroll Street bridge in 1998. ©Mark D Phillips

Gowanus Apocalyptic

End Times, New Construction at the Gowanus Canal is turning it into downtown Brooklyn. ©Mark D Phillips

Gowanus End Game

As of November 2020, the Superfund cleanup was fully underway and recreational boating was banned. ©Mark D Phillips

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@ethelwalker @thecoffeespot860 Rainbow over the chapel at Ethel Walker School in Simsbury
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@ethelwalker @thecoffeespot860 Rainbow over the chapel at Ethel Walker School in Simsbury
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Texas… everything is bigger in Texas @secondrodeobrewing
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Texas… everything is bigger in Texas @secondrodeobrewing
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@usalpinemasters @midatlanticmasters @nems_racing @goremountain @usskiteam Day 1 of alpine combined at the 2025 A Racer’s Edge Masters National Championships at Gore Mountain, NY. Galleries on sbi.smugmug.com
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@usalpinemasters @midatlanticmasters @nems_racing @goremountain @usskiteam Day 1 of alpine combined at the 2025 A Racer’s Edge Masters National Championships at Gore Mountain, NY. Galleries on sbi.smugmug.com
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@usalpinemasters @midatlanticmasters @nems_racing @goremountain Excited to be photographing the event! Enjoy this recap of the season
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@usalpinemasters @midatlanticmasters @nems_racing @goremountain Excited to be photographing the event! Enjoy this recap of the season
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@midatlanticmasters @westmountain taking on #thecure in a top to bottom GS. Too steep for me but great pictures of those who call it fun
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@midatlanticmasters @westmountain taking on #thecure in a top to bottom GS. Too steep for me but great pictures of those who call it fun
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@midatlanticmasters @westmountain Super G starting on #thecure, running through #gnarwallrace and finishing on #raceface. It was so cold and windy but fun! Images up on sbi.smugmug.com
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@midatlanticmasters @westmountain Super G starting on #thecure, running through #gnarwallrace and finishing on #raceface. It was so cold and windy but fun! Images up on sbi.smugmug.com
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#okra in the snow in Connecticut #naturephotography #stilllife
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#okra in the snow in Connecticut #naturephotography #stilllife
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#snow #timelapse #canadiangeese #simsburyct #snowday okra plant has survived since summer, geese having fun in a snow covered field
#snow #timelapse #canadiangeese #simsburyct #snowday okra plant has survived since summer, geese having fun in a snow covered field
#snow #timelapse #canadiangeese #simsburyct #snowday okra plant has survived since summer, geese having fun in a snow covered field
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#snow #timelapse #canadiangeese #simsburyct #snowday okra plant has survived since summer, geese having fun in a snow covered field
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Weird #snow attempt with #okra plant that has stayed in this state since the end of growing season. #timelapse #simsburyct
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Weird #snow attempt with #okra plant that has stayed in this state since the end of growing season. #timelapse #simsburyct
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Fun at College of Holy Cross vs Canisius ice hockey focusing on goaltender Thomas Gale. The water bottle played a big part of the game. Holy Cross won the game.#goholycross #goaltenders check video on southbrooklyn.com
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Fun at College of Holy Cross vs Canisius ice hockey focusing on goaltender Thomas Gale. The water bottle played a big part of the game. Holy Cross won the game.#goholycross #goaltenders check video on southbrooklyn.com
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And the snow comes down… Simsbury CT
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And the snow comes down… Simsbury CT
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Jesse Stevenson goes rut flying during the @midatlanticmasters 2X GS at @willardmountainskiarea, which really became a thing as skis went airborne for Paul Fowser (5), Liam Moya (176), and Justin Lorino (83). Just another day flying down a mountain......
Jesse Stevenson goes rut flying during the @midatlanticmasters 2X GS at @willardmountainskiarea, which really became a thing as skis went airborne for Paul Fowser (5), Liam Moya (176), and Justin Lorino (83). Just another day flying down a mountain......
Jesse Stevenson goes rut flying during the @midatlanticmasters 2X GS at @willardmountainskiarea, which really became a thing as skis went airborne for Paul Fowser (5), Liam Moya (176), and Justin Lorino (83). Just another day flying down a mountain......
Jesse Stevenson goes rut flying during the @midatlanticmasters 2X GS at @willardmountainskiarea, which really became a thing as skis went airborne for Paul Fowser (5), Liam Moya (176), and Justin Lorino (83). Just another day flying down a mountain......
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Jesse Stevenson goes rut flying during the @midatlanticmasters 2X GS at @willardmountainskiarea, which really became a thing as skis went airborne for Paul Fowser (5), Liam Moya (176), and Justin Lorino (83). Just another day flying down a mountain......
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Steve Zilli reaches to the gate during the @midatlanticmasters night slalom @willardmountainskiarea
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Steve Zilli reaches to the gate during the @midatlanticmasters night slalom @willardmountainskiarea
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Mark D Phillips has photographed and reported on the Gowanus Canal for 35 years. Best known for his 9/11 image, Satan in the Smoke, he discovered the waterway in 1989.

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