Tag: NYC
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End of year review and GR Photo Festival 2025 submissions
Favorite photos of 2025, mostly taken in New York, and submitted to the GR Photo Festival
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Looking at looking at art at the Met
I was at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York a few months ago and decided that, as a photo subject, the crowd was as interesting as the art. I feel like I saw a photo series a while back where the patrons looked like the subjects in the paintings which is what inspired…
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Kodachrome Color Nostalgia
Lately I’ve been a bit obsessed about photography. I’ve been learning both the technical and artistic side of it and trying to find what subjects interest me. This process has led me to seek out the authors of the works that have caught my eye (seeing Paola work reminds me to seek out references). Lately…
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Street photography thoughts
I’ve been reading a lot about the techniques and philosophy of street photography lately, here are some tips I’ve picked up: Talk to people I was under the impression that a solitary photographer could, through observation alone, could develop a collection of amazing people-centric photos. Then I read Bryan Peterson’s book, Understanding Street Photography, and…
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Weekend trip to Beacon
Yesterday we went on a day trip to the city of Beacon in the Hudson Valley. We love going there to visit shops, eat, drink, and walk along their Main Street. It seems every time we go, there’s a new store or restaurant. It’s 1.5 hours by train from Grand Central Terminal with trains leaving…
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Finding weird and wonderful album covers
Since I just repaired our turntable I’ve been going to record stores to expand our collection. So far Princeton Record Exchange (PRX) in Princeton, NJ and Generation Records here in New York have been my favorites. PRX is well worth the trip if you’re starting a collection because they have so many classics for under…
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Ranking 11 Breweries in New York (The first half)
It’s been a while since I’ve indulged the hops side of Hops, Trains, and Backpacks: it’s New York City Beer Week and here’s the run down of the breweries we’ve visited over the course of the past year. I’ve graded each on a 1-5 star scale on three points (beer-ambiance-fun): Beer: Quality and inventiveness of…
Hops Trains and Backpacks 