Final installment of the ‘Houdini’s My Homeboy’ mini-series. Here’s photographs taken from Fall 2009, at the annual Broken Wand ceremony. The term ‘broken wand’ is used when a magician dies. Since Harry Houdini was a president of the Society of American Magicians (S.A.M.), the organization continues to gather at Machpelah cemetery every year to mark…
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Houdini’s My Homeboy (Part I)
*Originally posted this material on my Facebook account. Photos and commentary are dated from 2009 when I first moved into the Ridgewood area. **Previous blog post dated 2010: https://witchesbrewpress.wordpress.com/2010/03/29/mapped-magic-from-the-grave/ Ever since doing book report on him during elementary school, I’ve been slightly fascinated by magician Harry Houdini. Houdini and the rest of his immediate family are…
Coney Island Baby Take Two
“Just the two of us Here on a blanket of love Writing love letters in the sand As long as there’s sand And as long as there’s the sea You’ll be my Coney Island baby” – Coney Island Baby, The Excellents. 1962 “Ahhh, but remember that the city is a funny place Something like a…
Coney Island Baby Part One
One of my favorite places in NYC is Coney Island. Who doesn’t know about Coney Island? It’s been an iconic part of NYC for who knows how long. When I was growing up in NYC, Coney was in a state of decline and disarray. Now it’s having a resurgence somewhat. Even though most of Brooklyn’s…
Street Scenes From Bushwick Open Studios 2013
Been meaning to photograph all the graffiti and street art that can be seen around the Bushwick area of Brooklyn. Then the annual BOS, short for Bushwick Open Studios rolled around. For those who don’t know what BOS is, it’s when artist around and from the Bushwick area open their studios to the general public.…
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Electric Eye
Since early this year, I’ve been working on my photography. Taking one step beyond the beloved Instagram, I like to take the photo imperfections, and blend them into the process. It all started when my good friend found a working manual film camera for under twenty bucks. He passed the goods onto me. Six months…
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