THE COLLECTION
ONE ARCHIVE. ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
Everything as it's posted — essays, songs, paintings, photographs, film, letters from the archive. Filter by room, or scroll for the newest first.
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Experience Behind the Lens - Photography Studio
From the Brooklyn Bridge at night to the Golden Gate wrapped in fog, Behind the Lens: Photography Studio is Tim Cooney's travel and landscape photography collection at SunTurtle Studios.
Step into Valley of the Moon - Painting Studio
Step into Valley of the Moon, the painting studio collection from Tim Cooney and SunTurtle Studios. Painted everywhere from a plein air easel in Yosemite to the golden hills of Petaluma, these original acrylic paintings bring together bold colour, coastal light, and a playful sense of place.
Explore Behind the Lens - Nature Studio
From fire-red Petaluma sunsets to misty Vermont mornings on the water, Behind the Lens - Nature Studio gathers Tim Cooney's nature photography into one quiet, colourful gallery.
Twenty-Five Years — Ground Zero, the Pentagon, and a Field in Sandwich
Twenty-five years on. My daughter lives near Ground Zero now. The two fighter pilots on alert at Otis that morning, Captain Gerald DeConto at the Pentagon, and the field at Sandwich High School that carries his name.
How I Spent My Summer — Digging Into The Archive
Eight weeks ago I started opening the archive one day at a time. Tens of thousands of strangers found their way in, and some of them stayed.
Last Light on the Ridge — A Minute With Nature
A buck on the ridge in the last light of the day. No narration, no music. Just a minute of the Valley of the Moon doing what it does every evening whether anyone films it or not.
What’s in a Polaroid - Behind the Lens
Ten shots per cartridge taught me more about photography than anything since. What's the one photograph in your family that everyone knows without being told where it came from?
When Stars Collide - From The Journeyman Soundtrack
Thirty-eight years between that train and this song. I've never been able to decide whether that's a long time or exactly how long it needed to be.
Ted Williams at Fenway, 1939–1942 — My Grandfather's Home Movie
My grandfather brought a movie camera to Fenway Park. No press pass, no crew — just a man in the stands who thought this was worth recording.
The Journeyman Project
If you’re new here—whether you found me through the Journeyman Vol I: The Search soundtrack, YouTube, Substack, or a friend’s forward—welcome. I’m glad you made it to SunTurtle Studios, the home port for everything The Journeyman: the book, the music, the paintings, the photographs, and the long, messy road that led to all of it.
You're My Safe Harbor
A cinematic, heart-driven ballad — a love story forged in storms, healed in truth, and reclaimed across decades.
Folk Singer
A playful origin story: three years old, a guitar, and one simple truth — “I'm a folk singer, that's who I am.”
Step into Valley of the Moon, the painting studio collection from Tim Cooney and SunTurtle Studios. Painted everywhere from a plein air easel in Yosemite to the golden hills of Petaluma, these original acrylic paintings bring together bold colour, coastal light, and a playful sense of place.