hangout

biker, father, 6 train

having lunch

In New York you can have lunch anywhere.

three men in blue

I'm forcing myself out of the office at lunch and I'm enjoying getting some snaps again. As many street photographers may tell you, the hardest part is to choose and edit the photos and then put them up. I've got a lot of things that I feel have potential and just lack the time to do anything with them. I enjoyed these three guys very much. They were engaged in a pretty animated conversation.

Superman in Dingos

This guy is often hawking perfume in Herald Square. I'll try to get a better shot of him in the future, but I was late getting to the subway. I have had absolutely no spare time lately, and it's only going to get less. Announcements forthcoming...

counting aluminum sheep

You'd be tired too if you gathered as many cans as this guy did. I'll keep up a little longer with the shots near my office, since I didn't do too good with my "one a day goal".

reflexion

In an attempt to get myself back on track, I'm going to set a theme for this week. All photos this week (one each day) will be taken within a 5 block radius of my office in mid-town. Let's see how this goes.

herding

fastidious

This guy was carefully cleaning little bits of something off the road.

good hair day

waiting for street meat

Not a great shot, maybe, but I enjoyed popping the camera into the back window of this food cart and getting this shot.

three wheeler

Taken at 5th and 34th.

novel romance

"I wonder", thought Greg, "If I continue staring blankly at the pages of this very thick and impressive looking novel - will she ever notice me?"

can lady

I need to be truthful. I stalked this woman for about 5 minutes to get these photos. She has been collecting cans in my neighborhood since I moved here, and she is extremely industrious, often pushing carts so laden that I have visions of nature videos where ants are lifting 20 times their body weight. I'm not implying that she looks like an ant, but I am implying that you can stalk my camera phone in the long droughts between pictures I put on this site.

you talkin' to me or you talkin' to the broccoli?

Taken in my neighborhood. I attracted some attention when composing this one.

clinging cat

There is a reason for this cat's aggressive grasp. He easily weighed 30 lbs.
Now part of the File Magazine Collection.

street fair can

People walk by a can filled to brimming with roasting ears at one of many street fairs in New York City. This was on the upper west side.

washington square

rocky phone call

Taken in Central Park this winter.

kingsbridge stairs and graffiti

As promised, a comparison graffiti photo from my neighborhood. I decided today while having some fun taking photos at a street fair that I need to take more photos of people, so we'll see how that goes.

push cart

Taken on Broadway somewhere between the 231st and 238th subway stops.

silhouettes and bling

Taken on Canal Street. Earlier that night I had gotten screamed at for taking pictures of pastries in a bakery. I think they must have thought I was stealing their secrets.

smokin'

This guy was letting the world pass him by while he enjoyed a stogie in Chinatown.

waiting for what?

I'll be going out of town for a few days, but I spent a few minutes last night going through the massive quantities of my potentially award winning photos and found some gritty black and white gems to delight and impress you. I will post them one by one with deliciously tantalizing slowness, thereby achieving maximum suspense.

for shame

I was happy to see that this man of principle stopped to clean up after his dog, despite the fact Fido had made his deposit in the very busy westbound lane of 14th St. Please note the appropriate canine look of shame.

bad dad

My Dad may be the nicest human being on earth. Of course, after seeing this picture you might thing he is a hit man. His accidental grimness was the result of me testing my auto-focus in dim lighting. We were in the Bryant Park D train platform at the time.

cell phony

This isn't an artistic photo, but there is a storyette attached. This guy brushed by me in Herald Square and was shouting a steady stream of obscenities, accusations, and threats into his cell phone. Then I realized he didn't have a cell phone.

5th ave couple

I shot this at lunch about a month ago. About an hour later this same lady walked in front of a shot I was taking and stopped and backed up so I could finish. Even though NYC is big, you do see the same people over and over again, especially on the subways.

taxi driver / music connoisseur

This guy started talking to me about music in the East 50's and didn't stop until he dropped me at my apartment and I paid my fare. He recommended Clifford Brown, and I bought a CD the following week.
Nikon D80

david blaine's latest stunt

I don't know much about what happened, but you can probably find more things here. I just happened to be in the neighborhood.
Nikon D80

crowded sidewalk

You can get alot of exercize on your lunch hour pushing through the crowd.
Nikon D80

hong kong veggies

I loved walking around Hong Kong's many street markets. The farmer's market was our favorite.
Sony Cybershot DSC-P31.

mom and trish

 

engrish sampring

These are a few shots from my trip to Japan. I didn't have time to take many photos, and then there was the problem with the batteries that take 13 hours to charge, so... all my Tokyo shots have a decidedly snapshotty feel to them.


This is the first thing I saw at baggage claim. The second thing I should have seen was my luggage, but I didn't for about 36 hours.


This store is tough but friendly!


That's what I call a niche market.


Click on this so you can read the poetic description of a gambling joint.

dad

Happy Father's Day, Dad! I love you!!!!!!!!!!

mom and dad's feet

Taken when visiting the Van Cortland House in 2004.

perpetual handshake

This standing lady was shaking the seated ladies hand as long as I had them in eyeshot. That must have been some deal they struck. They look thrilled.

germ factories

Somebody partied too hard in Palm Beach!

my hair

This is what my hair looks like when I'm in a convertible.

untitled

I don't know why I like this picture so much.

shopper

Taken on Mulberry Street.

shoe repairman

I always love going into this shoe repair shop. It's like traveling back in time. The guy on the right is always there and isn't nearly as gruff as he first appears. Yes, it's a little blurry, but I could always say that I did that on purpose to emphasis the activity, right? It looks better large, so click on it!

matt the photographer

This is Matt who, ironically, is a professional photographer. He has a website at http://www.photo-nyc.com

fall in nyc

Sandy (left) walking down the Central Park Mall.

theory

This guy was "reading" gibberish loudly out of a book beside what appeared to be a dumpster full of all his possessions. He had removed his shoes before beginning, of course. If his theory was that acting strange would get me to take his picture, he was right!

wigs

I've always loved this photo, while Sandy thinks it's creepy. I was happy a couple months ago when we walked by the place and I remembered where it was. Now I forget again, but I think it's on 14th.

between 5 ave. & mad

I'd say he was between mad and angry.

bouquet special

Off of 8th Ave. in the 40's.

old lady

I've always liked this one. Calm and centered within so much action and confusion.

totary rost

dead tired

On a late night subway ride on the 1. 

ivan during ivan

tired dog

Taken on the Brooklyn Promendade.

mom and trish