Around the Table at a Coffee Festival

A festival bag gives way to cups arranged along a brick-walled room. People lean towards the table, spoons in hand; the repeated rows make a busy gathering look briefly orderly.

In the frame

A canvas tote bag from a New York coffee festival

Brick warehouse venue entrance at a Brooklyn coffee festival

Rows of identical white cups on a coffee cupping table

These photographs record the shared attention around a coffee table rather than a verdict on the coffees themselves. Labels, water and the space between cups become part of the visual rhythm.

Details worth keeping

Tasting coffee with a cupping spoon at a festival table

Pouring hot water over coffee grounds during a cupping

A roaster booth on the floor of a coffee festival

From the same collection: The Quiet Work Before a Cup of Coffee, From Bean Storage to the Tasting Bench.