This weekend as I was browsing through our ever-growing Flickr pool, I stumbled upon the medium-format work of Triebensee. The way he sees life through his Hasselblad is really touching; and his series on the Steeplechase Pier at Coney Island is just wonderful.
I immediately reached out to find out what he thinks is so special about this pier where locals go to fish for striped bass, bluefish, and fluke. Triebensee replied:
I’m drawn to the Steeplechase Pier because it’s an ideal place to observe the great diversity of modern New Yorkers both interact and respectfully avoid each other while performing ancient rituals. The fishermen and women there kibbitz when appropriate, yet allow each other enough space to focus on the task at hand and contemplate. All ages, ethnicities, languages and lifestyles are represented.
Truly this diversity is evident in the photoset below, which he has graciously allowed me to share. Please be sure to click through each photo to see the textures in detail, and if you’d like to photograph the Pier for yourself, come join us this weekend for our Coney Island meet-up!
Lucy
2 months ago
Dude, these are all awesome..I like how the b&w’s feel old timey. The one with the fish tail is to die for
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cmv
2 months ago
wow, Triebensee’s work is incredible! thanks for the introduction!
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