I had some good adventures in New York City last summer with my friend Sammy Younan, host of the very engaging podcast "My Summer Lair" (also found here).
I've made a few blog posts from that trip already (links found below), but have a few more that I'd still like to share.
Here are my favourite black and white film images from NYC taken in July 2019. All except three were taken with Kodak Tri-X 400 film.
I am writing this post during winter, but it is worth mentioning that New York City was in the midst of a full out heat wave while we were there. Every day was sweaty with the only relief being the air conditioning found in major chain stores, which we naturally visited often to cool down.
We started by hitting the gritty streets of Brooklyn...
Wheels and Shadows
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Which included passing through Broadway Junction Station...
Broadway Junction Station
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And seeing the Brooklyn Heights Deli...
Brooklyn Heights Deli
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By the way, if you love film photography, be sure to look up Brooklyn Film Camera when in Brooklyn! They're only open on weekends but are very nice people and have a great selection of film!
We added thousands more steps on the streets of Soho...
Bikes on Broome
Kodak Tri-X 400
The following five images were captured while on a Midtown Manhattan photo walk with Leanne Staples of Shoot New York City.
Lowering Prices
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Boots, Beard, Beret.
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Tony Fung
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Tony shoots with a Graflex camera during his lunch break. He shared how he gives young people rolls of Ektachrome as a way of encouraging them to try and shoot film. It was great to meet him and talk film photography for a few minutes before moving on with the photo walk.
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Sport & Diamonds
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If you want to explore New York City with a camera I highly recommend joining a street photo session with Shoot New York City. They offer a photo walks in a number of different areas of the city as well as creative workshops, such as abstract street photography. I had a great time with them.
After the photo walk I passed by a protest about immigration policies near the Central Library. Some protesters were arrested and taken away on an MTA bus.
On the Bus
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Greenpoint Avenue Station captured my imagination...
On Delivery
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We caught a train to meet the incredible New York photographer Jamel Shabazz...
Platform A
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Sammy Younan interviewing Jamel Shabazz in his home
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Jamel Shabazz
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Sammy Younan and Jamel Shabazz in Jamel's office
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This visit was a real gift. To see and learn more about Jamel, please see my blog post "Vision and Purpose: The Inspiring Life of Jamel Shabazz".
In that post you can also find a link to Sammy Younan's podcast interview with Jamel.
We visited the local architecture-for-instagram's-sake phenomenon known as the Hudson Yards "Vessel"...
What Next?
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Focal Point
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Below the Vessel
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I captured some street scenes near the Javits Conference Centre...
Between Two Shrubs
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Cash Only
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New York Minute
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Who is Oliver?
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PD NY
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Food Town
Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400
WE BUY
Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400
Ascending
Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400
Broadside
Japan Camera Hunter Street Pan 400
Thanks for looking!
To see more of my NYC photos, please visit these blog posts:
• City of Liberty: NYC Street Scenes on Colour Film