Growing up in Brooklyn, my first introduction to the upper eastside was The High School of Art & Design. That area was (and still is), a different world - an experience to say the least. A distinctive urban sprawl full of architectural brilliance and cultural transference. The ebb and flow of human lives, a shifting visual, work of art, changing daily. Affluence, middle class, working class and lower economic aspects of the American dream, congregate at various times. Scenes created unintentionally, Kubrickian, simple, under currents of social complexity. Transatlantic modernism, across 110th Street, presented straight, no tricks, as Stieglitz would say and James Van Der Zee may well have agreed. And so, I hope you’ll enjoy this photo-essay and find something agreeable that's memorable.
Having lived in New York City since 1987, urban life has transformed my perceptions while creating a foundation for my art. Photography as an art-form cuts through and presents an idea; perception is reality. My photography deals with composition, framing, patterns, balance, and the beauty of natural light. Within a primarily linear, industrialized, increasingly techno-centric society, I capture aspects of its spirit. The unintended aspects of our postmodern life permeate much of the photographs creating a seemingly alternate reality. All the photographs feature here were taken while working for a courier service in Manhattan (Downtown Delivery Service).
Rear Window - self-portrait 2016
#1. East 60th & 2nd Ave.
#2. Fast times on 1st Ave.
#3. 1st Ave & 59th Street. Everything in its right place….
#4. East 59th Street. Everyday People.
#5. East 59th Street bridge. Synchronicity
#6. 3rd Ave & 59th Street.
#7. 3rd Ave & 59th Street. Modern urban contrast.
#8. 5th Ave & East 59th Street. The new universal posture.
#9. 5th Ave & east 59th Street. Classical.
#10. 5th Ave, between east 58th & 59th Street. Casual Style
#11. 5th Ave, between east 58th & 59th Street. A break from Bergdorf.
#12. East 68th Street, Hunter Collage. Nonchalant.
#13. Armory building, between Park Ave & Lexington Ave. Unintentional urban art.
#14. Armory building, between Park Ave & Lexington Ave. Shadows from the sun.
#15. Near Park Ave. Sidewalk drama…
#16. Park Ave. A glamor girl.
#17. Madison Ave. A momentary group.
#18. 5th Ave, A local pastime.
#19. 5th Ave. Silent interaction.
#20. 5th Ave. The casual/posh local.
#21. Looking towards the westside from 5th Ave. The two towers.
#22. 5th Ave. The past is always present.
#23. 5th Ave. A Brooklyn squad, uptown.
#24. 5th Ave. Joined together by chance.
#25. Central Park, behind the Met. A day at the park.
#26. Central Park. Just another day.
#27. Central Park. The needle of the 7th.
#28. Between 5th Ave & Madison Ave. The unintentional boys club.
#29. 5th Ave at the Engineers Gate. A Wes Anderson moment.
#30. 5th Ave. Candid camera.
#31. Central Park. Two for good luck.
#32. Central Park. Catch-up.
#33. Central Park. Nature Lovers.
#34. Central Park. Momentary contrast.
#35. Central Park. Life in the fast lane.
#36. Central Park. The Three Sisters.
#37. Central Park. Just another boy’s club.
#38. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir, Central Park.
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