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NEWS About My Upcoming Book: Ghosts of New Amsterdam
I'm excited to share news about my first book due to be released in October.
TriBeCa, Manhattan
“In one aspect, yes, I believe in ghosts, but we create them. We haunt ourselves.”
I'm really excited to announce the release of my photography book, Ghosts of New Amsterdam. It's a visually lyrical collection of photos that together compile my experience of living and visiting, New York City, the spiritual home of capitalism during a post-9/11 era; a time in which many of us have begun to wonder what the American Dream really is and what traditional values have changed and why. The visual text is subtle and I leaned more on metaphor than literal interpretation, which gave the project a dreamlike narrative. It's photojournalism if photojournalism was taken literally as a personal visual journal, like a diary.
The book is slated for an October release and will be available on Amazon as well as my site. I can't wait to share the cover, which is beginning to look exactly as I wanted.
As always, thanks for reading. Stay in touch.
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Social Commentary Street Photography from New York City
Social commentary through street photography. This week's subject is New York City.
There's a reason why we usually think of New York City when someone mentions "street photography." The architecture make great backdrops to the frenetic energy that affects everything from people to dogs to the pigeons and rats that live together. With up to 12 million people interacting with their environment and eachother every day, there's rarely a moment when anyone notices you. It's the benefit of often being invisible to the crowds of people who are too busy and in too much of a hurry to pay any attention to the photographer walking around taking pictures.
When I go to New York for work, I make sure to take 2-3 days to roam the streets, easily clocking between 10-16 miles of walking through every corner. The Financial District is my current favorite neighborhood to photograph. When I previously mentioned that you are invisible in New York, you are TOTALLY invisible when you're in Lower Manhattan. This part of the City is dually a tourist destination and, obviously, the financial capital of the world.
The photos below are my observation of the disconnect I see between humans living in such dense and energetic urban environments and the tranquility and spiritually invigorating elements of nature. This may evolve into a bigger project but for now, it's what I've been doing during my visits.
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#BTS: New York
Because nobody likes squares.
I really love doing portrait sessions. Sometimes the work can look somber but the behind the scenes stuff reveals that it's almost always fun and laughs. The versions that are being selected for marketing are very elegant and beautiful but I like the contrast of humor while working these shoots.
Most of the photos included in this post are from the shoots recently done in New York. Collaborating with talented people with strong chemistry brings the whole thing together. I build relationships with people who I may never meet again but will never forget. Thanks to all who did the hard work, especially those at the salon De La Mer.
The others are from work I did with ProHairKit, IRFE and The Morning Sea.
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