As autumn blankets New York City in a tapestry of vibrant foliage, the iconic landmarks take on a rustic charm that's truly enchanting. The golden hour glow bathes the city in a warm, inviting light, and the streets are adorned with falling leaves, creating a cozy atmosphere perfect for sipping on pumpkin spice delights.
I love bridges. These artistic and engineering marvels amaze me, so it's no wonder I spend so much time working around them. These "bridgescapes", as I like to call them, are some of my favorite structures in New York City.
It typically takes me about a year to create a photo series based around the moon. Everything has to line up perfectly: the correct part of the lunar cycle, the weather conditions, and the right location. It's a lot of work, but worth it in the end.
My ongoing love affair with photographing the city at night continues. These are some of my favorite recent shots, particularly with the cloud cover and variety of dazzling lights on the skyline.
In city photography, the "Golden Hour" isn't always golden. The skyline of buildings often reflects too much light, blowing out an image or simply making everything look bronze. But when you get it just right, it's still magic. This collection offers a little bit of everything New York has to offer visually as the sun goes down.
With the right light (and A LOT of patience) you can capture images on the street that look like they were staged in a studio. I like giving an abstract, stylized feel to people existing in an otherwise mundane urban setting. Each image is a mystery meant to spark the imagination, inviting you to create the story of the anonymous figures passing through the frame.
It's an odd title, I know- but the pinkish hue of the clouds and fog on overcast mornings reminds me of a strawberry milkshake! I love that the colors at this time of day are subtle but still so punchy and bold in the context of the image. The tints of the sky in mornings and evenings are so unique they're unmistakable.
I absolutely love shooting on foggy, overcast days. Mist and low clouds make the colors of a subject pop, providing naturally heightened contrast. And if I’m really lucky, a little sunlight pierces the gloom to bathe New York in gold.
The colors of autumn bursting from the forests of upstate New York are impressive from the ground. I was curious to see them from the air and had a great time playing with the drone to get these shots. The compositions are alright- but I'm looking forward to exploring more next year and experimenting further.
Wildfires covered the West Coast in September 2020. There was so much smoke in the sky that it got to the East Coast. I Have captured some photos with the sun in the frame, really rear for me but the sun looks insane.
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Some of my favorite photos from this August 2020 and they all been taken at dusk. Now I am more into colder tones, but it all varies from the composition. Let me know what you think.
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My first series during this pandemic in New York. You know how bad it is and how our daily routine has changed. Nobody knows if we will go back to normal.I know for sure it will never be the same.
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One of my favorite photos from shooting during the golden hour.I like to do really long exposures and keeping composition simple with a focus on the golden light.
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Two Bridges neighborhood located between Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge on the Island. The views that open up are stunning. I have shot in different conditions there and must say every time there is something new to it.
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I like to separate light and dark to create contrast in silhouette. I do that by looking for possible composition first and then just patient and right moment makes the frame.
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My latest night compositions came out nicely.Getting more and more in to night photography by trying different exposures, filters, and lenses. This is definitely not the last series in this category.
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Every year in the middle of February Chinese New Year parade is hitting the streets of Chinatown with a lot of Dragons, dancing, colors, and smiles.
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Winter of 2019,20 in New York was more of rain than snow but I go a couple of real snow days to go and shoot. There's magic in the air when its snow. People put those big smiles on the face and start acting like kids.
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After Sunrise or just before sunset when the sun is not too far from horizon, the city creates some interesting shadows.
I Like to use a telephoto lens but any focal lengths would work, just need to find your composition. It is all about balancing light and dark tones in your image.
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