Tag Archives: street photography
New York Faces, 2023
We’re glad it’s over, grasping at hope that 2024 will be better in New York and the world. Here are some faces of New York City in 2023. October 12: 5 days after the Hamas attack on Israel, Jewish students … Continue reading
Two Protests at Columbia University
On Thursday, October 12 starting at 6 AM, the entire Columbia University campus was closed to anyone not presenting a Columbia ID at the gates following the invasion of Israel by Hamas and the announcement of protests. In the afternoon … Continue reading
Faces of Protest
Ukrainians gathered in Times Square on March 5 to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine and to call for a no fly zone over Ukraine to protect civilian lives. Supported by Russians, Georgians, Kazakhs, and others from former Soviet republics, … Continue reading
Lunar New Year Parade 2022
Chinatown, New York The Lunar New Year Parade marking the Year of the Tiger took place again after the suspension in 2021 due to the pandemic. A smaller and more subdued event this year, it was still welcomed as another … Continue reading
December 31, 2021
New iPhone, same pandemic. New York City on the second pandemic New Year’s Eve
2021: a selective review
We are about to end the second year of the pandemic. We started the year with new vaccines, a gradual return to work, and grounds for optimism. As the year unfolded, Covid case rates went down in New York City … Continue reading
Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The beloved annual tradition returned this year after a suspension in 2019 due to the pandemic. It was a joy to see people enjoying themselves in the streets again.
Halloween 2021
Canceled in 2021, Halloween celebrations are back again in New York City this year. In these scenes on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, you could almost forget the pandemic.
Late Afternoon Light, Central Park West
In early June, the summer solstice approaches and the sun casts the most beautiful light of the year.
New York Faces 2020
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.
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