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Polaroid 110B with custom Instax Wide Back | Rodenstock Ysarex lens 127mm f/4.7 | Instax Wide 800 @ 640
The UNICEF Snowflake at the intersection of 57th Street and Fifth Avenue that has been a fixture for the holidays since 1984, 23 feet in diameter, 28 feet tall approximately 3,300 lbs, captured from Tiffany’s. Another image of my wonderful experience with NYC Photographers Meetup group for their annual New York Holiday Photowalk accompanied by my damsel. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot #nycprimeshot @nybucketlist @iloveny #omd #olympusphotography #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43photography #micro43 #nycphotographers @unicef
Who’s buried in Grants Tomb used to be the Bugs Bunny joke long ago, but in reality the name says it. Ulysses S Grant, the 18th United States President, Commanding General of the victorious Union Army and his beloved wife Julia Dent Grant are buried at the tomb in two red Montello Granite Sarcophagi next to each other in the crypt portion of the memorial. Though originally from Point Pleasant Ohio, he lived in St Louis Missouri after meeting & marrying his wife but would ultimately call New York City on 66th Street his final home before he succumbed to throat cancer in 1885. It is the largest mausoleum in North America truly a tribute to the gratitude the of the citizens of the United States for the man that ended the bloodiest conflict in American history. The design of John Duncan who won a design competition by the Grant Monument Association in 1890. Julia attended the dedication of Grant’s monumental tomb in 1897 and was interred there in her own Sarcophagi when she passed in 1902. Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FZ50 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot @nybucketlist @panasonic @lumix #lumixfz50 @nationalparkservice @grantstombnps
Fritz Koenig’s Sphere which for those of us who frequented the original World Trade Center in New York City New York, sat in the Austin J. Tobin Plaza between World Trade Center 6 & World Trade Center 7 aka the Twin Towers prior to the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It was the largest bronze statue of modern times at 25 feet in height and it survived the horrible collapse of both towers pretty much as it appears in this image. When Koenig’s Sphere arrived (Koenig hailed from Germany) and placed right in Austin J. Toben Plaza in 1971, World Trade Center 7 was not even complete yet. It symbolized world peace through trade and commerce. When the World Trade Center collapsed as a result of our own commercial airliners being used as projectiles, the Sphere survived like a beacon in the rubble of hope. It was dismantled carefully and taken to John F. Kennedy Airport where all of the remains of the World Trade Center were taken. In 2002 it was reassembled and placed in Battery Park where it was rededicated with an eternal flame. In summer of 2017 it was moved to Liberty Park overlooking the 9/11 memorial after much debate that wasn’t resolved until after Koenig’s death in 2017. That is where this image was taken. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot @wtc @nybucketlist #worldtradecenter #omd #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography
Looking south from the pedestrian walkway on the at the time 110 year old Manhattan Bridge at the southern end of the Island of Manhattan with the waters of the East River particularly green that day, iconic structures such as the Brooklyn Bridge, One World Trade Center, the Manhattan Municipal Building’s spire and the purple supports Franklin D. Roosevelt East River Drive. iPhone 7. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @apple #iphone7 @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot @nybucketlist
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Let Hair Down, a.k.a. Kanami Kusajima, one of the most amazing artists you will ever see in Washington Square Park, where I once called home and where I got my start learning photography many, many years ago. Honestly, she is one of the most fun and engaging performers I've seen in a long time. Her dedication to her craft and the joy she exudes during her seemingly daily dance performances in all extremes of weather (she recently performed in a snow storm!) and performing and advocacy in the face of stern opposition is a role model for all artists.
I have since moved away from my city, but visit as often as possible and I noticed that somethings have changed in the park over the years. It feels safer and cleaner! That's a plus, but it appears to have come at the price of the park losing a lot of the vibrancy and character it was once known for and the type of park I remember from the early 2000s. It's relatively more sterile, if you will. On the relatively warm, late December day that this set of photos was taken, it was kind of hard to find many artists, buskers, and street performers.
I mentioned "stern opposition" because if you take the time to follow Let Hair Down's socials and go down the research rabbit hole it will lead you, her experiences in NYC confirms that something has changed in, not only my beloved Washington Square Park over the course of the last 15-20 or so years, but cities everywhere: artists, buskers, and street performers being pushed out for many reasons, intentional or unintentional, such as through local ordinances, being priced out, etc. It's a problem everywhere, but Washington Square Park is one of the most visible and iconic cultural landmarks where this is happening. It cannot afford to lose its artists. So no matter if it's New York City, San Francisco, or wherever you live, please support your local artists!
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