Grand Central Terminal
Man in Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central is a great place to shoot, especially when the light is right. I’ve taken hundreds of shots here and this is one of my favorites. The man walking away from the light, the motion blur - it just works. This was taken in December of 2007 - before everyone had their faces buried in phones. It was taken using a film rangefinder and today I got around to doing a high-res scan (much better than the scan I got from the lab).
Urban Fog
Urban Fog from the Canadian Wildfires
No, that’s not fog. Smoke from the Canadian wildfires is giving New York City en eerie glow. Today is the worst air quality in recorded history in NYC. In any conditions, New York is still so photogenic. The color version looks very dystopian (many have said today looked like a scene from Blade Runner). The black and white version looks more dream=like to me.
Urban Canyon
Behind the Buildings, Garment District
I recently added this to the Urban Landscapes gallery. Years ago, I worked in an office located in the Garment District. This photo was taken on a balcony facing the back of the buildings. Shot on 35mm film using an ultra wide lens.
Iconic View from DUMBO
Manhattan Bridge from DUMBO, Brooklyn
This view has become one of the most photographed in New York, so not having any people in the scene is pretty rare. I took this shot years ago before it became the Instagram spot it is today. Shot on Kodak Portra 400VC color film which I then converted digitally to black and white (which I feel gives it more of a dramatic feel). The color version is in my Urban Landscapes gallery.
