This was a short project I have been working on to capture portraits of some of the climbers of Virginia Beach. Anyone who has been to Virginia Beach knows it’s a long way from any form of non-artificial climbing, which is why I found the thriving climbing scene to be so odd when I moved to the area in 2015. The local gym, Virginia Beach Rock Gym, is one of the oldest in the nation and seeps character from the high warehouse rafters. With the history of the gym comes a community of climbers that feels more like a family, even if you don’t know everyones names, you know who the regulars are.