South Street Seaport - Not just for tourists anymore
June 25, 2012
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South Street Seaport. For many locals, the name conjures up images of tourist traps, bad food, and street hawkers. One of those places that we probably visited on a high school field trip, but never returned to once we began living in the city.
I was of the same mind, until I recently had a chance to revisit the area in preparation for joining the...
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The Mind's Eye - Part II - The San Remo
May 23, 2012
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A while back, I told you about a project I’m working on with my friend Kevin, a former photographer who lost his sight in adulthood. Kevin and I spent a chilly – nay, frigid – December morning walking the Brooklyn Bridge, his memories of the iconic structure guiding his art direction of my photographs.
After sending Kevin several of my favorite im...
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Paparazzi
May 17, 2012
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Joining the ranks of the paparazzi is pretty far down the list of career ambitions for me, but in the past few weeks, I've had the opportunity to join that much-maligned group on the edge of the red carpet and in the streets, on the hunt for celebrity shots.
While I've been active in event and portrait photography for years, the celebrity photo sc...
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Planes, Trains, No Automobiles
May 11, 2012
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I spend a lot of time travelling - daily by train to and from New York City, and sometimes by plane across the U.S. From the grandeur of the Beaux Arts masterpiece that is Grand Central Terminal, to the sleek modernity of Chicago's O'Hare airport, the start and end points of these trips offer great opportunities for photography.
And the journey it...
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From Pixels to Paper: Making a Photobook from your Instagram Images
May 04, 2012
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One of the less positive consequences of the rise of digital photography has been the lack of correlation between the volume of photos being made and the prints of those images. The increased accessibility and affordability of photography, through point-and-shoot and camera phones, has made casual shooters out of most folks, but often the hundreds...
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