Simply irresistible… This is what the iPhone was created for.
The San Gennaro Festa was hugely disappointing and hardly Italian any more, arepas being more abundant than zeppole. But I love an Italian marching band. This gentleman from Hoboken has played in the Red Mike Festival Band for 40 … Continue reading
How well do you know New York? The first St. Patrick’s Cathedral isn’t the one on Fifth Avenue, it’s St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on Mulberry Street in Little Italy. Not many Italians live in the neighborhood now, but they return … Continue reading
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As the year comes to a close I will be posting street photographs I’ve made during 2013. This year my intent was to show the motion and randomness of the streets of New York without necessarily aiming for photographic … Continue reading
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It was a given that they wouldn’t have wanted me to take their picture, though it was unclear what kind of transactions were taking place on this block of Broadway below Herald Square. I have ways.
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Recently I stopped in the Buddhist Temple that occupies a storefront on Mott Street in Chinatown, hard by the cheap restaurants and souvenir stands. I have been photographing images of the Buddha in different contexts but was surprised that I … Continue reading
Don Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuniga, reimagined on a Brooklyn door, tagged with graffiti.
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I love a flea market. This one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is the epitome of upscale cool and features hip artisanal everything-you-can-imagine: Oriental rugs, handmade jewelry, vintage clothing, baseball cards, unspeakable junk, prices you might not want to inquire about. The … Continue reading
It was the day after Halloween. When I got on the train he was working on his makeup. He looks guarded and suspicious, but he thinks I’m just playing with my iPhone like everyone else. Close readers of my blog … Continue reading
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Last night, under cover of darkness, the owner of the warehouse that served as New York City’s unofficial museum of graffiti for years brought in a team of painters who covered all of the art with whitewash. The artists awoke … Continue reading
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