This week for Feature Fridays, we’re excited to present photographer Aonghais MacInnes, a long-time Brooklyn resident and blogger. I first discovered his work through his “Brand Recognition” collection, which made me laugh and inspired philosophical pause all at once; it’s a study of trash in Prospect Park. And then I realized he publishes [...]
February 12, 2010
During this week’s Feature Fridays, we’re excited to bring you Peter Puleo, a native Brooklynite and NewYorkophile. Peter has a unique perspective on the borough through photography. His photos beautifully capture the emotions of the borough through documenting living history through the lens of someone rooted in old Brooklyn. He’s also [...]
February 11, 2010
If you’ve been following the Love of Brooklyn Twitter, you know that NYC is a-buzz with photos from this week’s blizzard! The Brooklyn Historical Society has also posted some beautiful shots of historical snowstorms, including the Great Blizzard of 1888. And it’s no surprise that we’ve seen some gorgeous shots submitted to our Flickr group [...]
January 29, 2010
During this week’s Feature Fridays, we’re excited to bring you Claire Voelkel, whose recent black and white film work amazes and inspires us, especially in the unique way she sees light. Claire took some time this week to answer some of our questions, and we’re extremely grateful for her insight and thoughtfulness. Check out the [...]
January 27, 2010
It’s no secret that one of our favorite Brooklyn-based blogs is Brownstoner. Their coverage of borough news, history, and real estate is always thorough and entertaining — plus the comments can be downright hilarious. But I will be forever indebted to their fantastic coverage of local photography, for it is through Brownstoner that [...]
January 22, 2010
During this week’s Feature Fridays, we’re excited to present photographer Adam Lerner, whose Brooklyn-based work we’ve admired since first seeing his work featured countless times on Brownstoner. Adam kindly took a few minutes to tell us a bit about himself and all the inspiration he finds on the streets of Brooklyn. Check out [...]
October 30, 2009
In our second installment of Feature Fridays, we’re focusing the spotlight on photographer Barry Yanowitz, whose Brooklyn-based work is nothing short of breathtaking. Though his work exhibits a wide breadth of artistic styles, lately, we’ve really been admiring his ability to capture the essence of street art: wonderful shots of graffiti and murals that [...]
October 23, 2009
Happy almost-Happy Hour, Brooklyn! To celebrate the upcoming weekend, we’re excited to introduce Feature Fridays, in which we will highlight some of our favorite photographers who roam the streets of this lovely borough with a camera in tow. This week, we focus the lens on Joel Zimmer, a software developer originally hailing from Canada, who [...]
February 26, 2010