Showing posts with label NYC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NYC. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 14, 2009

a visual tour...Downtown NYC...

Prologue :
1. Sometimes I don't mind looking like a tourist to photograph the hidden beauty in our city, though I tend to be discreet-- like taking silent snapshots of inspiration everywhere I go..a challenge in finding things that interest me or spark something...

2. I don't normally title my photos in any artistic way-- partially because I don't really consider myself a photographer as much as I am just some one who takes pictures...but I do like stories, and sometimes they can be told in very little words...hope you like my little visual journey wandering around New York with my lovely Patti (and later sweet Pam)...

Paradox
(loved looking up and seeing this ornate and classic building juxtaposed with the modern...construction, advertisements...change happening everywhere and this building is testimony.)



Look Up...
...this building is so rich in color and aesthetically inspiring, and when you look closer...
And speaking of looking closer....Take a Peek...
As a New Yorker I am accustomed to construction everywhere at all times-- which means scaffolding, makeshift sidewalks, and wooden wall diversions from glimpses into another side of the city...

My favorite little corner vortex...
with the skinniest 'building' I have ever seen...
The "Road-bot"
--be careful of incoming traffic while looking down to find these critters roaming around downtown!

There are signs everywhere you look:
And when you look very close, you realize there is so much more...
To a beautiful day roaming around finding more beauty...

...more photo details on my flickr...

Saturday, February 21, 2009

KARMIC GOODIES: NYC STREET ART

 One of my biggest inspirations my whole life has been street art-- much to the chagrin of some! (I keep a total distinction between self-indulgent graffiti and street art though!) When I was in high school I was part of "crews" that shared blackbooks of art and loved knowing some of the best (RIP SEMZ)-- and though I have shared some love in the past, here is a glimpse of why I am so lucky to live in NY! The following is from a little walk around my friend Patti's neighborhood-- me with camera in pocket snapping even when stuck in traffic! (I am a lazy Islander who tends to waste money by driving into Manhattan!)
 
 
  
All of the above were taken while looking for a parking spot! haha--quite an adventure in itself!
  
  
I think this one was around Mott...I would have to ask Patti again...I am a mindless wanderer... But I love the pixelated design!!
 
 Chibi! 
Lasso!
 
 
These three are right down the block from Patti's!
 Adam, the spock is for you!!
 I didn't understand this one!
The sign for the New Museum on houston...
  
 
And a rare anti-apocolyptic message!

I hope you enjoyed! xoxo

....THANK YOU FOR READING!....

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