Snow Day, Cold Day

March 01, 2015 in photography

Usually I hightail it back to my apartment when snow starts falling, but today I took a stroll down the East River Park. I saw the fattest squirrel there, shivering on a gnarled tree branch. I felt sorry for the little guy, but apparently shivering and being fat are how squirrels deal with winter weather. At least the squirrel had an excuse for chilling outside. I don't know what was going through the heads of the people I saw running and playing football. Though I guess I can't really say anything because I was the weirdo lurking in the snow with a camera.

Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade 2015

February 26, 2015 in photography

My friend Shelley showed me the trick to ordering dim sum. You have to hunt down the cart with the food you want and then just grab that sucker and haul it back to your table like one of those fishes that people catch by hand. This was especially useful last weekend where it was ass to jowel in our restaurant because of the Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade. It was the same way on the streets. I made eye contact with a guy on a float who was tossing tubes that shoot out confetti, but a girl with Richard Sherman skills stole the tube out of my hand before I could secure it. The going rate for those tubes is $3 by the way, which I know because I had to buy mine. Who wants to fire it off with me?

A Look Back At The 2014 NYC Marathon

January 07, 2015 in photography

Lots of people ask me if I'm a runner because I'm always shooting races for the New York Road Runners, which is funny to me because my personal distance record is 1.5 miles and I doubt that'll change until the day ManBearPig chases me. But I actually do enjoy being at races because they're a lot like parades, except instead of floats and political causes and inflatable animals, everyone is cheering for other people who are doing something very brave and very difficult. Almost everyone is pushing themselves to their physical limits. The leaders zoom by as fast as slow cars, and maybe the runners in the middle and the back of the pack run more slowly, but they're still wringing their bodies for the will and energy to keep moving and what's more is how so many of them still find the strength to smile and wave to the crowds cheering them on. It's all a little mystifying how they can do it without a ManBearPig in sight.

This year I was stationed at 90th Street at the turn where Fifth Avenue slides into Central Park. It was cold and bright and exciting. Here are a few of my favorite photos from the 4,200 I took. Enjoy!

Woody The Pug

September 12, 2014 in photography

Last weekend I went out to Prospect Park for a photo shoot with Woody the pug puppy, one of the cutest little fellas I've had the pleasure to be pawed/licked by. He was a black blur sniffing everything around us and it wasn't until an hour later that he finally slowed down enough for his parents Shane and Joanna to cuddle him. I didn't expect to see any flying pugs, but Shane has apparently been teaching Woody how to get serious air. Here are some of my favorite photos from our session. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them.

Summer in the City

July 28, 2014 in photography

Did you know that caterpillars can sting? It's true, and my itchy red neck was not happy to learn that fact this weekend. I was talking on the phone when the bug plopped onto my neck and nuzzled/stung me until I threw it and my phone onto the pavement. And here I was telling my dad what a nice summer day it was. Caterpillars have no shame.

Brooklyn Bridge Stroll

July 27, 2014 in photography

Tokyo

July 22, 2014 in photography

I spent a couple of weeks in Tokyo with my family last month. It's a huge place that reminded me of the crowds and energy of New York City but cleaner and with much more sophisticated toilets.