Gulf Coast shrimp boats docked in heavy morning fog Pascagoula Mississippi

Before dawn. The fleet sits quiet in the fog, waiting.

Working waterfront with shrimp boat and rusted fuel tank on Pascagoula Mississippi bayou

Everything here has a history. Most of it is rust.

Shrimp boat Drury Legacy heading out past US Navy warships at Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi

Two kinds of American work, sharing the same water.

Gulf Coast shrimp boat fleet docked at Biloxi small craft harbor Mississippi with rigging and outriggers

The William. The fleet. Still here.

Lucky One shrimp boat bow detail Pascagoula Mississippi Gulf Coast

Lucky One. The name does a lot of work down here.

Tugboat with American flag framed by palm trees on Pascagoula Mississippi waterfront

The Gulf doesn't stop working. Neither do the people on it.

Cypress swamp in rain with cypress knees and dark water just off I-55 in Louisiana.

Go far enough inland and the coast becomes something else entirely.

Disc golf basket in coastal pine forest with palmetto undergrowth Gulf Coast Mississippi

Somebody built this, somebody played here. The coast is full of small claims like that.

Colorful shotgun style beach houses on Dauphin Island Alabama Gulf Coast

You paint your house like that, you're not planning to leave.

Abandoned crab trap washed ashore on Gulf Coast Mississippi white sand beach

Washed up. Still yellow.

Charred driftwood with white sand patterns on Gulf Coast Mississippi beach

Found on the shore.

Intimate beach wedding ceremony at golden hour Ocean Springs Mississippi with Gulf Coast pier in background

They chose this shore to start something.

Jeep Wrangler hood reflecting sunset clouds at Ocean Springs Mississippi beach with the Biloxi Bridge in background

End of the day. Still here.