Whether you live here now, or have not been back in decades, Compo Beach is in your soul.
We think of Compo as never changing.
That’s true.
Yet every day — every hour — is also different. The light, the colors, the scenery are never the same.
Lynn Untermeyer Miller is one of our favorite photographers.
The other day (okay, to be fair: it was the “06880” party), the 1971 Staples High School graduate took her camera to Compo.
The results are timeless. They’re precious.
And they remind us, once again, that wherever we go, our beach is our home.
(All photos/Lynn Untermeyer Miller)
The best of Westport
Utterly TIMELESS
Lynn—Westport’s modern-day combination of what Berenice Abbott and Ruth Orkin were to NYC decades ago.
Beautiful!
She is an amazing artist and photographer, and a very fun person to know and be with always catching the moment❤️🩷🩵💙
What a lovely way to start the day and see Lynn’s beautiful photos…thanks Lynn!
Dorothy Fox
You are absolutely right about “Compo is in your soul”….it is, has been and will continue to be in mine for many, many years. Lots of wonderful memories from Compo.
Lynn Miller is a town treasure. Thank you, Lynn, for capturing our town with your keen eye and artist’s heart.
Award winning!
beautiful photos Lynn!
great photos Lynn!
Lynn is a treasure of Westport. She captures the beauty of the town for what it is now, what it was and what it will be.
Well said!
Lynn is such a talent! Love her photos….thanks for sharing !
My parents owned the house on the corner of Sound View Drive and Westport Avenue from 1956 till around 1982. I was four years old when we moved in. Compo Beach is in my DNA. Every day images of it appear in my mind. I long to go back to my original home, so beautifully portrayed in Lynn’s striking photos. Thank you Lynn! If there’s ever a coffee table book of your Compo Beach photos, please let me know!
Lynn was a CIT when I was a senior counselor at Camp Mahackeno. I don’t want to specify timeframe because it would blow a lot of minds. She was cute, fun and talented in many respects. Still is. Lynn has an affinity for Westport and its people that few can match. A coffee table book of her work would be a treasured addition to my home in Cincinnati. Please consider it Lynn.
“…Compo Beach is in your soul…” wow, yes, such a very true statement! These pictures are just right, very evocative of the spirit of Compo.
As a kid and young adult in Westport, I didn’t know how good we had it with Compo… A beach with grass and trees! A beach you can just pull up and park and you’re steps from the water! A beach with outdoor showers available for all! A beach with food available right there!
It really is a lovely thing. I’m not even much of a beach person, but I drove through it nearly daily once I got my license…I do love that place 🙂
There was a CompoBeach song they taught us at Beach School..I believe the last line was Oh Compo we love you… does anyone else remember this? It was from the Mrs Wallup and the Deguese sisters days
Lynn is surely a treasure just like her photos!
Lynnie is a Westport Icon!