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FDNY Memorial Day 2014
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The probies (probationary firefighters) FDNY Chaplain Rabbi Joseph Potasnik Mayor De Blasio with the mother of a fallen firefighter Today is the New York City Fire Department’s Memorial Day, held every year at the Firemens Monument on Riverside Drive to honor … Continue reading
10 Best Photos of 2013
In 2013 I ventured into Brooklyn and Queens to do street photography. The first photograph of the abandoned trolley car was shown at the Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition show in … Continue reading
12 Best iPhone Photos of 2013
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Leaving a meeting in Midtown. Trying on clothes in a store. Getting stuck in a traffic jam. Crossing the street in the morning sunlight. Shopping for holiday presents. The most mundane of activities made for the most spontaneous photographs of … Continue reading
Contemplation in Times Square
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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
Hiding in Plain Sight
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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.
Buddhist Temple, Mott Street
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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
Brooklyn Flea
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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
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