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Really interesting montages by John Clang they make me think of a low tech version Babel Tales By Peter Funch. (via CLANG) View high resolution

Really interesting montages by John Clang they make me think of a low tech version Babel Tales By Peter Funch.

(via CLANG)

Phoning by lomokev She was well into her conversion because did not notice me take the shot, I took 2 to get it right and I was quite close using a 50mm. View high resolution

Phoning by lomokev

She was well into her conversion because did not notice me take the shot, I took 2 to get it right and I was quite close using a 50mm.

blech: Q. This is the much-talked-about photo, on Page 91, with a man in a red jacket holding a gun up to someone’s head …A. New York magazine called me, and they were doing a story on a series of subway undercover detectives, who dressed themselves and behaved in certain ways to entice muggers.And one detective was dressed as a rabbi with a beard, and he wore a gold chain. Of course, rabbis don’t wear chains, but the robber probably didn’t know that. I volunteered, since I had been mugged previously when I was alone… . I volunteered to be a decoy so, I acted in such a way to get mugged. Now, I always had my camera out around my neck when I took pictures because I can’t just hide the camera and then approach people. It has to be out there, in the open. I took a subway map out and pretended I was lost.The robber came into the car, robbed the sleeping rabbi/detective — took his chain right off his neck — and came towards me at the end of the car. He said, “Give me that camera!” And just at that moment, I lifted my camera and photographed him. And as I photographed him, [the detective] Billie moved in with the .38 and arrested him, so it was a simultaneous thing. One frame.Q. So what we’re seeing, the gentleman in red is actually a police officer.A. Yeah, he’s an undercover. And you see, he’s sitting there in the middle of the train with a boombox and dark glasses in that kind of hip-hop clothing, and the robber [thinks], “Oh, I got a brother. He’s going to help me. He’s not going to say anything.” And that was his fatal error.The group was disbanded after awhile because the bait was too good. Sometimes the cops looked so good, I was going to rob them myself.Q. What happened afterward? Are there other images from the incident?A. He was arrested, and I felt sorry for him. As soon as he robbed me, they took him out and cuffed him. They took him right off the train at 42nd Street.Then, I felt I couldn’t photograph him being arrested at that moment. I didn’t feel comfortable doing that, because he was cuffed and helpless.— Chicago Tribune interview with photographer Bruce Davidson (Originally posted to mlkshk by zarate) View high resolution

blech:

Q. This is the much-talked-about photo, on Page 91, with a man in a red jacket holding a gun up to someone’s head …

A. New York magazine called me, and they were doing a story on a series of subway undercover detectives, who dressed themselves and behaved in certain ways to entice muggers.

And one detective was dressed as a rabbi with a beard, and he wore a gold chain. Of course, rabbis don’t wear chains, but the robber probably didn’t know that. I volunteered, since I had been mugged previously when I was alone… . I volunteered to be a decoy so, I acted in such a way to get mugged. Now, I always had my camera out around my neck when I took pictures because I can’t just hide the camera and then approach people. It has to be out there, in the open. I took a subway map out and pretended I was lost.

The robber came into the car, robbed the sleeping rabbi/detective — took his chain right off his neck — and came towards me at the end of the car. He said, “Give me that camera!” And just at that moment, I lifted my camera and photographed him. And as I photographed him, [the detective] Billie moved in with the .38 and arrested him, so it was a simultaneous thing. One frame.

Q. So what we’re seeing, the gentleman in red is actually a police officer.

A. Yeah, he’s an undercover. And you see, he’s sitting there in the middle of the train with a boombox and dark glasses in that kind of hip-hop clothing, and the robber [thinks], “Oh, I got a brother. He’s going to help me. He’s not going to say anything.” And that was his fatal error.

The group was disbanded after awhile because the bait was too good. Sometimes the cops looked so good, I was going to rob them myself.

Q. What happened afterward? Are there other images from the incident?

A. He was arrested, and I felt sorry for him. As soon as he robbed me, they took him out and cuffed him. They took him right off the train at 42nd Street.

Then, I felt I couldn’t photograph him being arrested at that moment. I didn’t feel comfortable doing that, because he was cuffed and helpless.

— Chicago Tribune interview with photographer Bruce Davidson

(Originally posted to mlkshk by zarate)

(Reblogged from blech)
NYPD on the boardwalk by lomokev Taken in on the the greatest places on earth, cony island yo all. View high resolution

NYPD on the boardwalk by lomokev

Taken in on the the greatest places on earth, cony island yo all.

“From Up Here”, honorable mention in People category. Stephen “ST 2 Lettaz” Harris, and David “Yung Clova” Williams make up the Huntsville rap duo G-Side. I took this photo of them on tour, conducting a cell phone interview with a journalist on a fire escape in Manhattan. The photo speaks to the “D.I.Y.” nature of the current independent music scene. Digital technology has played a big role in G-Side’s business strategy, enabling them to use the Internet and viral word of mouth to build a diverse international fan base. G-Side released a track in 2011 called “Nat Geo.” Location: Manhattan, NY, USA (© Helen Pearson) (via Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic) View high resolution

“From Up Here”, honorable mention in People category. Stephen “ST 2 Lettaz” Harris, and David “Yung Clova” Williams make up the Huntsville rap duo G-Side. I took this photo of them on tour, conducting a cell phone interview with a journalist on a fire escape in Manhattan. The photo speaks to the “D.I.Y.” nature of the current independent music scene. Digital technology has played a big role in G-Side’s business strategy, enabling them to use the Internet and viral word of mouth to build a diverse international fan base. G-Side released a track in 2011 called “Nat Geo.” Location: Manhattan, NY, USA (© Helen Pearson) (via Winners of the National Geographic Photo Contest 2011 - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic)

Low Down in Brooklyn by lomokev View high resolution

Low Down in Brooklyn by lomokev

nprmusic: Ministry Of Sound founder Justin Berkmann, DJ Danny Tenaglia and others share stories about the late Larry Levan, the producer and DJ whose residency at New York’s Paradise Garage between 1977 and 1987 remains the most storied in clubland.

nprmusic:

Ministry Of Sound founder Justin Berkmann, DJ Danny Tenaglia and others share stories about the late Larry Levan, the producer and DJ whose residency at New York’s Paradise Garage between 1977 and 1987 remains the most storied in clubland.

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pictoryblog: One rainy night in March 2009, I found myself in Brooklyn Bridge Park, aimlessly shooting film while talking to my father on the phone. My mother had passed away the previous September, this was the latest in a series of phone conversations to feel that I was still somewhat involved with my family, even if they were hundreds of miles away. I guess you could say this is the way I’ve viewed New York: distant and cold, but still beautiful and a place I’m glad to be, even if I’ve had to give up a lot to be here. — By Davis Cox (submitted to “New York City”) View the Published Photos from this Theme View high resolution

pictoryblog:

One rainy night in March 2009, I found myself in Brooklyn Bridge Park, aimlessly shooting film while talking to my father on the phone. My mother had passed away the previous September, this was the latest in a series of phone conversations to feel that I was still somewhat involved with my family, even if they were hundreds of miles away. I guess you could say this is the way I’ve viewed New York: distant and cold, but still beautiful and a place I’m glad to be, even if I’ve had to give up a lot to be here.

— By Davis Cox (submitted to “New York City”)

View the Published Photos from this Theme
(Reblogged from pictoryblog)
derekwood: It is my pleasure to announce an upcoming group photo show that Owen Black and I are curating. If you are in NY December 3rd please stop by for drinks and some awesome art work. View high resolution

derekwood:

It is my pleasure to announce an upcoming group photo show that Owen Black and I are curating. If you are in NY December 3rd please stop by for drinks and some awesome art work.

(Reblogged from derekwood)