sunset park

sitting here, i just realized that today is the 6th anniversary of my move to nyc. god, the time has flown by. when i first moved here, i was living out in sunset park - which was where i found myself on an unseasonably warm saturday.



which incidentally, was also day 1 of open house new york - a weekend were many things that are normally off limits to the general public are opened up for tours. in the past, i had always wanted to go and see the brooklyn army terminal and finally, i got the chance.



many other things going on - too many to list here, but trust me - there's a reason why i haven't updated the blog in almost a month. the one thing worth mentioning is that i am having a solo show, which will open on the 27th of october, here in park slope. it will feature some digital work and some holga and perhaps a few polaroids.



lastly - check out a couple pictures of me.

a few more shots of sunset park after the expansion

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brooklyn waterfront

the edges of sunset park are still relatively free of development. this shot was taken out at the end of an old pier. as we were hiking in, a barge with train cars floated up and proceeded to offload the box cars onto the rails nearby.

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3rd avenue

3rd avenue feels like a leftover from the 80's. an expressway rumbles above you while cars rattle by at top speed on hamilton avenue, which runs underneath. most of the business being done seems to revolve around gas stations, car washes and tire shops. at night and on weekends the area is especially desolate which can make for some interesting shooting. if you head north from here, you skirt along the waterfront, passing warehouses, factory's, box stores and a federal prison.





i really like how they took the time to give the garage some nice details.

continuing down 3rd on my way to the mugs record release party, i noticed that it looks like the new restaurant on 3rd avenue at 9th street was still progressing along at a fair rate. they had poured some new concrete in what looks like it could be an outdoor seating area.

lastly, a couple more pictures after the expansion.

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