A panoramic of the Brooklyn Bridge, Lower Manhattan and Jane’s Carousel in Empire Fulton Ferry Park that edges the East River. I snapped this shot from a new vantage point atop a terrace of the Empire Stores.
Do I revisit a place or should I explore somewhere new? My decision-making in answer to this question about my next photo shoot is made easier when I remember that the old can also be new.
Read MoreA New York icon is the repetitive subject of a new mural on the High Line.
Read MoreLocated at the northwest gate of Central Park in Manhattan, Frederick Douglass Circle features an appropriately larger-than-life sculpture of the abolitionist, author and orator.
Read MoreStately Christmas trees and decorations appear in neighborhoods throughout Manhattan. Here I feature the holiday spirit in bright lights and colors at Fulton Street in the South Street Seaport area, the New York Stock Exchange, Avenue of Americas and 50th Street and, of course, Rockefeller Center. Merry Christmas!
Read MoreWhen words such as “hyperbolic paraboloid” and “tetrahedron” are used to describe the shape of a building, a photographer on the lookout for unusual modern architecture knows he’s in for a treat.
Read MoreWhile Samuel Untermyer (1858–1940) amassed a fortune as a corporate attorney, he also cultivated a wealth of knowledge about horticulture and created nationally recognized gardens at his 150-acre Greystone estate in Yonkers, New York. Today, it is in need of assistance.
Read MoreFar from the buzz and bustle of Midtown are the northern sections of Central Park, where fewer travelers and comparative quiet are the norms. But like their central and southern cousins, the park’s upper reaches are a mix of the landscaped and the raw and rugged, perhaps more so than any other area.
Read MoreWhat I noticed first about the equestrian monument to Joan of Arc on Manhattan’s West Side, as I approached from a pedestrian path in the small park named for the French patriot, is that she and her horse were not noticeable.
Read MoreDon’t let the Brooklyn Bridge or her many admirers fool you. There’s more to the 133-year-old structure than just her Gothic-style towers and web of steel cables.
Read MoreCentral Park always wears sandstone pedestrian bridges and arches. She sports wrought iron gates, fences and rails. Antique lampposts and ornamental wood benches line her winding paths, some laid with brick or cobblestone. Her most prevalent stone is granite bedrock, a gift from Manhattan Island.
Read MoreIt wasn’t the colorful murals, stainless steel wall panels, granite floor tiles, nor the main entrance’s glass “turtle shell-shaped” canopy, digital advertising boards, or the long, broad train platform that impressed me most.
Read MoreWhat is a secularist to do when he needs a certain spiritual lift? Some climb to mountain tops; I walk across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Read MoreGo stand there with your iPhone. Don’t stray. Snap photos of anyone or anything interesting crossing your path.
Read MoreMy friend Joel and I recently made our first tram trip to Roosevelt Island, a 2-mile-long narrow strip of real estate on the East River nestled between Manhattan and Queens.
Read MoreThe Untermyer Fountain was dry. Yet the three maidens kept dancing in all their bronze glory.
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SKYLINE E-READER: My favorite shot of this year is an image of a woman lying on a bench, e-reader in hand, with the Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan skyline as a backdrop. What I particularly like about this images is the way her golden tan injects color into a scene dominated by a blues, grays and browns.
It’s official: my favorite subjects to photograph are in Manhattan. This was an easy conclusion to reach, given that the city’s views monopolize my top 11 photos of 2014, as chosen by yours truly (why stop at 10?).
Read MoreThe Woolworth Building as seen from Broadway looking north. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
The Woolworth Building in lower Manhattan has a perfect nickname: The Cathedral of Commerce.
Read MoreA vista of the the Midtown skyline and Queensboro Bridge as seen from Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
I had a mission on a recent Saturday. I wanted to spend the entire day driving along the waterfronts in northern Brooklyn and Queens to take photographs of Manhattan’s skyline from new vantage points.
Read MoreThe Gapstow Bridge at Central Park South. (Photo: Joseph Kellard)
It’s true, the sounds of country music and songs about old-time religion were heard recently in Central Park.
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