brilliant haze

It was so humid on Sunday before memorial day it rained just out of spite. Lauren was so sweet and calm it put me at ease. Then I got amazing images through the thick of the hot air. Everyone was so happy and kind I made friends along the way.

Lauren's mom is an artist and appreciated my "acrobatics to get the shot". Lauren's uncle is a fellow Pratt grad, so I felt right at home. Especially at Bolingbroke, which I enjoy shooting from every angle. Leigh connects me with couples spring, summer and fall. There is always something in bloom and plenty of magical nooks so my images look different every time. Happy dancing thanks to Tom Barrett - check out the cute baby promo shot! The bold move to make seafood the main attraction was a winner - salmon, swordfish and scallops - what a treat from Perfect Setting.

Lauren and John were incredibly patient while I juggled several cameras - payoff! I love this image with the medium format camera, it has the ethereal light that makes you feel the love.

that was then

dumbo (down under the manhattan bridge...overpass - redundant)
circa 1997


I first came upon this place on a bike ride when I was still living in ft. greene and had no idea where I was. That summer I had the fortune of staying in the Heights for 2 weeks while I looked for a new apt. I found a sign on a wall for a roommate needed.


looking out from our roof to an empty lot now filled with fancy condos where busta rhymes lives (according to a source). I used to cool off up here on hot summer nights and listen to the din of distant traffic before passing out in my room on the second story of our huge space with no windows or a/c


probably a yoga studio where tires once lay


heidi came to live with me (and mike who was rarely in shared spaces) and brought a retro kitchen table and chairs from a "tag sale" (she was from massachusettes). I miss Heidi, she disappeared into boston...

have roof access, will make art

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in 2009, 65 jay street is too rich for my blood

new york