My photograph of a Manhattan doorman saluting front line workers of the pandemic with a spoon and pan is now on exhibit at the International Center of Photography, 79 Essex Street, New York. I am proud and honored to have my work shown together with so many amazing photographers from all over the world. The exhibit is online at icpconcerned.icp.org
More of the most memorable faces I have seen in New York in this pandemic year. Somehow, people express their essence even while wearing a mask.
Looking back over 2020 so far, these are some of the faces that have stayed in my mind the most after many months of photographing New Yorkers.
Memorials to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sprang up all over New York City, including at her alma mater Columbia University.
People left flowers and notes for Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the statue of Alma Mater on the Columbia University campus
The iconic statue of Alma Mater on the steps of Low Library, Columbia University with a sign saying “When There Are Nine.” That was Justice Ginsburg’s answer to a question about when there would be enough women on the Supreme Court.
The law library at the Columbia University School of Law, where Ruth Bader Ginsburg graduated first in her class
In spite of the heat wave, New Yorkers were thrilled to return to the Bronx Zoo after it had been closed since March due to the pandemic. They say the animals noticed the absence of people, and the zoo staff was definitely happy to see the public again and thanked visitors repeatedly. We heard sea lions barking, peacocks screaming, and strangest of all, the loud groans of a giant tortoise that sounded like the dragon Fafner in the Wagner opera Siegfried.
A tiger resting in the heat
Young giraffes
The peacocks were shameless beggars
An Aldabra giant tortoise from the Seychelles, about four feet long (shell only)
Two Aldabra tortoises producing the next generation
The City of New York painted a mural running the length of the block on Fifth Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets, in front of Trump Tower and facing it, reading Black Lives Matter. The mural has become the an attraction for people taking photographs and selfies. On Sunday, July 12 the block was closed to traffic and pedestrians.
Although it’s hard to see the words from street level, a steady stream of people came to take photographs on s sunny Sunday afternoon.
A woman climbed on a concrete bollard for a better angle.
A woman from Brooklyn who sells homemade masks made of kente cloth used the mural as a branding opportunity .
A group of about 30 Trump supporters held a rally.
Hedy from Brooklyn arrived early to the rally and texted her troops.
Trump Tower security man in a surgical mask (left), Secret Service agent in a mask with the presidential seal worn under the nose (right). Multiple Secret Service agents have tested positive for Covid.
A man from Westchester County north of New York City drove to the city to see the mural with his wife.
Some of the corporations and businesses that would like you to know how they support popular movements. Will they take any concrete action?
Chase Bank, Times Square
The New Victory Theater, 42nd Street near Times Square
Louis Vuitton on Fifth Avenue, across the street from Trump Tower
Coca Cola, Times Square
Protesters in Harlem, June 14. Almost all wore masks.
In the absence of a public memorial for the 18, 611 New Yorkers* who have died of Covid-19, these flags fly at half staff on Fifth Avenue. Photo taken on Independence Day, July 4, 2020.
Flags fly at half staff on Fifth Avenue, New York on Independence Day 2020
*Source: www1.nyc.gov, updated July 7, 2020
On the holiday celebrating the Declaration of Independence of the United States, New York City remained largely in lockdown against the coronavirus pandemic. Public celebrations were cancelled and the famous Macy’s fireworks display was held in undisclosed locations. Protests against racism continued.
Rockefeller Center, July 4. All the statues at Rockefeller Center are wearing masks as a reminder.
The statue of Prometheus at Rockefeller Center
Atlas at Rockefeller Center. Real men wear masks.
Protesters leaving Columbus Circle on their way to Trump Tower, July 4.
July 4: A protest on Fifth Avenue calling for Trump and Pence to resign.
