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 MoreThis year was different. I’m lured to Central Park each autumn and in recent years I’ve walked across her 843 acres shooting photos and videos for many hours on multiple weekends in October and November.
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 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 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 MoreGo stand there with your iPhone. Don’t stray. Snap photos of anyone or anything interesting crossing your path.
Read MoreThe High Line is truly an urban “park.” Actually, it is a former elevated train trestle that was reconfigured into a walkway lined with various trees, lush shrubs, colorful perennials and stretches of grass, spanning roughly 22 city blocks on Manhattan’s West Side.
Read MoreThe Untermyer Fountain was dry. Yet the three maidens kept dancing in all their bronze glory.
Read MoreI stopped by Central Park’s Bridge No. 24 on Saturday, to capture the traffic on this short, cast iron walkway near the Reservoir.
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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.
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