More Work From Floyd Bennett Field

After reviewing some of the photographs I'd taken at Floyd Bennett Field in April, it amazes me how quickly plant life has taken over this abandoned military building. The top photo was taken this past week (May 24th, 2009), while the bottom photo was taken in the same spot of the same building - April 3rd, 2009.




And because I just can't get enough of the guy...Here's Michael Spies. Can you say "fierce"? (Cheesy spotlight added for comical purposes only.)

Abandoned Building Project, continued..

Engagement Portraits, Day Two - Ali & Dan

Engagement Portraits w/ Jeff & Kelly @ Frost Valley YMCA

And thus begins the Summer of Frost Valley weddings. Thanks to Jeff, Kelly, Ali & Dan for providing me with a weekend full of sentiment, fine hospitality, and an astounding WI-FI connection in the middle of the Catskills.

Dashiell's Bar Mitzvah

Hudson Theater, NYC
5/9/09

Published in Edible Manhattan - May/June 2009 Issue

A couple of months ago, I was asked to go on assignment for Edible Manhattan to photograph the Bowery's "restaurant supply row". Perusing the old, vast, ridiculously-cluttered stores filled with meat slicers, industrial blenders, cheese graters, pizza screens, and, Chinese teapots (among countless other wholesale kitchen supply goodies that most people would never dream of utilizing), looking for good photographs, I quickly began perusing for the sake of filling my own kitchen cabinets. I now do most of my kitchen utensil / supply shopping at places like Bowery Restaurant Supplies (183 Bowery) and Daroma (231 Bowery), while the most fascinating of all supply stores down there is a place called Globe (266 Bowery). Lined with old fashioned meat slicers and antique knick-knacks from floor to ceiling, Globe is one of the oldest meat slicer stores in the country. Stop in, and the friendly owner will chat up a storm about all the useless meat slicer information you'll never need to know.

Downwind Magazine, Issue #1 Wrap-Up

Had an early morning / late night yesterday, traveling between Brookhaven and Baldwin, L.I. to shoot the final pieces for Downwind Magazine's inaugural issue. Spent the better half of my evening editing the 30-something images being used for the magazine - including the cover photo (followed by a much needed celebratory steak dinner). Theo, Downwind's art director, has done a fantastic job with the layout, and putting the issue together - it's going to be sent to print today, and we're all VERY excited to see the final product. Stay tuned...

Here are a few images from The Pilot Shop, in Baldwin, NY - one of the largest aviation retailers on the East Coast. Mike (the younger guy), is a friend/supporter of Downwind, and will be using these as advertisements in the publication.

Engagement Portraits w/ Jason & Jessica