NY Through the Lens - New York City Photography

Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Hewes Street.

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With layers of dirt and paint under our nails from constantly peeling back the layers of this city, it’s not the stars we seek.

It’s the light that seeps through…

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New York City alley. Lower East Side.

When I was younger, I thought that New York City was teeming with alleys and narrow streets fueled by an over-active imagination and a predilection for film noir cityscapes. I wanted to believe that New York City harbored the best and brightest of in-between places and worn out spaces. The truth is that while New York City does have alleys, they are a pretty rare sight. Perhaps that is why I am so drawn to the ones that do exist.

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Autumn. New York City. Above Union Square.

On cloudy days in autumn, the trees stick out from the ground below like paintbrushes heavy with memories of the sun’s embrace.

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I love this view of Union Square Park looking towards the Empire State Building and the beautiful skyscrapers in midtown Manhattan. It’s particularly gorgeous in the autumn when the trees change color before descending gracefully to the ground.

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Hurricane Sandy debris on Delancey Street on Monday morning. Lower East Side, New York City.

Tons of debris seen earlier this morning looking down Delancey Street on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The wind was pretty harsh at that time and it’s even more brutal now. A huge wind gust just literally shook my entire apartment (I live on the 5th floor of a very, very old walk-up).

Just got a robo-call from Con Ed saying that power may be shut off here on the Lower East Side. If I don’t update again for a while, that’s why. Stay safe all!

In case you missed my earlier post, you can catch me on my Twitter mainly (unless the power goes totally out everywhere) until the middle of this week unless I have to go out for some completely insane reason.

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Looking down Delancey Street towards the Williamsburg Bridge during the beginning of Hurricane Sandy on Monday morning. Lower East Side, New York City.

Usually there are tons of cars and traffic at this time of morning coming off and going on to the bridge. I assume the bridges will be shut down at some point this afternoon. For now, a few cars are passing over the bridge. The winds are kicking up and the rain is a light mist.

Just went out to see if anything was open (it was: Dunkin Donuts on Delancey!). It’s quite a scene out there already though. In my apartment now waiting for the worst to hit this afternoon.

In case you missed my earlier post, you can catch me on my Twitter mainly until the middle of this week unless I have to go out for some completely insane reason.

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The New York City skyline at sunset as seen from the East River. Financial District.

The skyscrapers clamor to watch night after night, from their front row seat, as the sun’s light dances across the river.

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The New York City skyline. Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The soft light of the sun rises slowly kissing the horizon before ascending into the sky.

And the city, awash in the sleepy glow of night’s embrace, glistens in the bleary-eyed blink of dawn’s eye.

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This photo was taken with my phone and edited with Camera +. I am @newyorklens on Instagram (view my feed here). Check out my other phone photography posts made to this blog, and my mobile photography photos on Flickr.

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The Weight of Air mural. By Faith47. East Village, New York City.

We melt under the heat of the sun exposing the frail and weathered sinews that bind us together,

leaving us to be picked apart by so many birds of prey.

Yet, as we implode - shattered by the forceful pull of dreams and memory - into a ball of melted wax,

it’s the weight of the air that keeps us whole.

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This amazing mural is the work of South African artist faith47. It’s called [the weight of air]. The words above are my own.

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Sunset on the beach at Coney Island. Brooklyn, New York City.

While the last of summer’s sun pours itself onto the earth touching the ocean with its warmth, autumn waits with baited breath lingering above in the blue of the sky.

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The Flatiron Building rising from the shadows. New York City.

Out of the shadows, the city rises proudly into the sunlight that casts its glow on the structures borne out of the aspirations and hopes of urban dreamers.

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This photo was taken with my phone and edited with Camera + and Snapseed. I am @newyorklens on Instagram (view my feed here). Check out my other phone photography posts made to this blog here. You can check out all of my mobile photography photos on Flickr here. Additionally, you can view my phone photography for sale here.

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Looking through the arches of the Municipal Building. 1 Centre Street. New York City.

We move slowly towards the light over the cobblestones that the weary feet of all those who have passed over these same paths have passed before us.

And through the archways and doors that sit in our immediate view, the city opens up like so many opportunities that sit every so slightly out of our reach.

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Sunset over the Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline.

I love it when the sun touches the tops of the buildings in New York City on its evening descent. Its light spreads through every part of the city casting the most beautiful glow.

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Rain in the afternoon. Flatiron District. Midtown, New York City.

As rain falls onto the city’s buildings, a sea of umbrellas washes up to sidewalk shores as streets glisten with light and promise.

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