I had no idea about this iconic photograph, but thanks to Paulie B and his Walkie Talkie video series I discovered it today. Wow.
Tag: NYC
WHY TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS?
“This is not a hobby, this is my life,” Kazu Nakajima
The Walkie Talkie videos with Paulie B are amazing. As my curiosity about photography has ramped up, I’m devouring stuff like this, just taking it all in.
And I’ve thought this – what if I’m a photographer in my 50s?
I mean, I’m an absolute novice with any and all of it.
Internet marketing stuff? Email newsletters? Editorial planning and all that? Sure. I got 20+ years of doing that.
But what does a year being serious about photography look like? A dedicated practice? A system?
JAMES AND KARLA MURRAY PHOTOGRAPHY
I’m about a million years late to this amazing work, but I’m so glad I discovered it via a website (Waxy), and they have a website!
SETH AND ALISHA
UPDATE 2/4/2024: Taken by my pal Bill Meis, at a restaurant in Manhattan somewhere. I’m guessing that one on 14th street, which was near the office at Alisha worked at.
This is a street in Brooklyn that I ride on my way to Queens. It’s quiet. It’s lonely. It’s still.
Ahead lie miles of quiet, lonely and still roads. I’m stoked.
THE BIKE
In case you’re wondering what sort of bike I will be riding during my adventures, it is a NYCBikes single speed with flat bars. Right now I’m not planning on adding any extra bags or a seat-post rack. This is mostly because I don’t have a lot of stuff, but once I start hauling my laptop and the rest of my possessions (which isn’t a lot) that could change.
I wonder if doing this adventure on a single speed is a mistake, then I remember I’ve done some serious rides on this bike already. I’ve done 75 miles a few times, and a handful of 50 milers. Even the ride to Nyack, NY and back. I realize I won’t be doing these rides in record setting time, but I’ll get there.
BY THE RIVER
This is the view from the West Side of Manhattan, looking over to New Jersey. In just a week or so I will be biking there, via the George Washingston Bridge (I’m not going to cheat by taking the PATH train). After a month with a friend I will be riding the width of NJ into Pennsylvania. I’m giving myself two days to do this. I really want to give myself time to take photos and actually take in the scenery as I travel.
SETH FIXES BIKES
UPDATE 2/4/2024: From my pal Bill’s Flickr feed; me helping my pal Sarah with something on her bike when we rode down to Coney Island.
BABY ON STREET
From Flickr:
Spotted this baby when walking home one day through Bed-Stuy. Poor little baby Jesus surrounded by garbage and noisy cars.
BIKE LANE
From Flickr:
Walked over the Williamsburg bridge this afternoon, after my appointment at the Apple store (don’t worry, everything is fine). It had rained earlier in the day, which leaves all the brick buildings cleaned and bright looking.
That tall building off in the distance is the
Chase (?)Citibank bank office building in Queens, the lone “skyscraper” in that borough.