Ancient Traditions in the Modern World Part 1
Last summer, I was invited to a local family’s farm to observe an ancient tradition of threshing while visiting Sifnos, a small Greek island in the Cyclades. Most older island homes have a threshing floor, however it’s common for folks to re-purpose the threshing floors as a patio. However, in this case, the folks on [...]
Queens County Farm Show
Took a little trip out to the Queens County Farm Annual Antique Auto Show. It’s chock full of American vintage and muscle cars with plenty of oldster characters. Interestingly, the Queens County Farm dates back to 1697 and is situated on New York City’s largest remaining bit of undisturbed farmland making for a very pleasant [...]
Abandoned Upstate
I ducked into an abandoned barn while visiting friends in the Hudson Valley. This place seemed on the verge of collapse and housed some interesting artifacts.
2011 Coney Island Mermaid Parade on film
The Mermaid Parade in Coney Island is to Brooklyn as Mardi Gras is to New Orleans, sorta. It’s a huge party featuring locals and visitors letting it all hang out. This year, I met up with some fellow Brooklyn photographers and we went behind-the-scenes to catch some special moments. I brought a couple film cameras [...]
Think Tank Airport Security V2.0 Camera Bag
Camera bags are so important to a photographer. And there’s never just one bag for everything. I’ve gone thru many bags over the years but a couple years ago I got turned on to Think Tank and frankly have not looked back. Last summer we visited my wife’s family’s vacation house on Sifnos, a small [...]
Backstage – MB New York Fashion Week Fall 2011
Shooting runway is quite a thrill – trying to eek out a tiny sliver of space in the photo pit, crouching for an hour surrounded by antsy photographers and the payoff being the 10-minute runway show. However, the real excitement happens backstage before the show. Models, hair, makeup, techs, photographers, reporters, writers, hangers-on, caterers, interns, [...]
Streetshots caught on film
A few weeks ago, I borrowed a friend’s Leica Minilux (point-and-shoot) film camera. Put in a roll of Ilford FP4 and hit the streets of NYC. Known for it’s great optics and fast lens, it was no surprise to see the nice, sharp and contrasty images I was able to make. I love street photography [...]
Kings County Jerky
I spent the afternoon with my friend Robert at his test kitchen for Kings County Jerky. They run the operation from their sun-soaked, immaculate, high-tech commercial kitchen located in an industrual loft building in East Williamsburg. Brooklyn. And when I say immaculate, this kitchen is literally spotless. Robert was preparing the beef and I grabbed [...]
Special Olympics Swimmers
I had a lot of fun attending a practice session with some local Special Olympics swimmers. These men and women were stoked to pose for portraits – and some of them really hammed it up. I look forward to working with them again! Some more background from their coach and my good friend, Carey Bertolet: [...]
charity auction – offering a print on flickr for Japan
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