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flickr faves: gowanus edition

March 9th, 2010 | Posted by Jill in events | flickr faves | gowanus - (1 Comments)

As we posted yesterday, there have been loads of wonderful shots submitted from the meet-up this past weekend in Gowanus. What’s really been interesting to me is to see how creative and unique each photographer’s perspective is; similar shots are rendered so differently in such a distinctly personal style. It’s been fascinating to compare and contrast everyone’s work and appreciate each artist’s individual eye for capturing the neighborhood. Bravo!

Without further ado, here are a few of our favorite shots from the meet-up. We’ll be featuring more over the next week as they keep rolling in. Hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful spring weather and happy shooting!

“Gowanus Sunset,” by Barry Yanowitz:

“Fellow Fotogs,” by Kinerific:

Union Street Bridge, by Josh Derr:

Untitled, by Adam Lerner:

“Tower of Water,” by Vim25:

this week in flickr faves

March 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Jill in flickr faves - (2 Comments)

We’re back again this week with more of our favorite selections from For the Love of Brooklyn’s Flickr pool (see here for last week’s picks). Have a great day, and enjoy the eye candy!

Untitled, by three2photo:

“Chevy in DUMBO,” by EmpireDreamState:

Untitled, by Josh Derr:

“A Sunday Afternoon,” by Claire Voelkel:

upcoming events this week!

February 24th, 2010 | Posted by Jill in brooklyn heights | dumbo | events | flickr faves - (0 Comments)

Beyond featuring the awesome talent we encounter each and every day in Brooklyn (like this awesome photo from love44), one of the next things we hope to do is promote upcoming community events so that we can celebrate all your accomplishments! We’ve been hearing bits and pieces about your upcoming gallery openings, dissertation portfolios, and DIY art spaces, and we can’t wait to share those details with our readers. But before I get ahead of myself, there are a couple of events happening THIS WEEK that you should know about!

First of all, starting Friday, the DUMBO Arts Center (map) is hosting a giant pop-up art shop featuring the works of loads of borough artists at completely reasonable prices (starting at $50?! yes, please). And the great news is that proceeds from the sale will benefit the small non-profit, which hosts great events like the Art Under the Bridge festival, young artist internships, and other programs.

Also on Friday, the Brooklyn Heights Association celebrates their Centennial with a special exhibit opening and gallery talk from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Brooklyn Historical Society (map), featuring a “special exhibition of rare and unusual prints showing Brooklyn Heights and the area over a period of 150 years.” The exhibit will run from February 27 – March 14 and you can preview a few of the prints here!

Stay tuned for more details about our next monthly photo walk — we should have those by Friday!

And just for fun, Time Out New York has a huge section this week on Brooklyn vs. Manhattan, including a quiz you can take to see where you belong. As if.

flickr faves

February 22nd, 2010 | Posted by Jill in flickr faves - (5 Comments)

As I was catching up with all the wonderful submissions to the Flickr group this weekend, I realized we hit a major milestone: there are now more than 1000 photos in the mix!! We’re also inching closer and closer to 100 members, which blows my mind. As this artistic collective grows, I can’t wait to see (and feature!) the fantastic work you all are doing.

To that end, we’re happy to introduce a new regular feature to the blog — our Flickr faves. We plan to curate a selection of work that inspires us and share it with you at least once a week. And if you’re not on Flickr, fear not — feel free to contact us and let us know about your latest and greatest.

Without further ado, check out a few of our favorite shots below!

“low 5,” by _Esc: