There have been so many great shots of Gowanus surfacing this week! For a superfund site, it sure can put on a pretty face. One of the themes we’ve noticed is the myriad perspectives people found to capture its very essence — the murky water of the canal. Though it’s hard to [...]
March 9, 2010
Too often, as a photographer, I feel driven to capture the news-breaking, the attention-grabbing, and the extreme as I journey through the borough. This impulse sometimes allows me to forget the beauty in the mundane, to ignore the simplicity and loveliness of everyday life. One recent weekend, though, I made it a point [...]
March 9, 2010
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 [...]
March 8, 2010
This past weekend, the grey, snowy days of winter disappeared just in time for us to host our monthly Brooklyn meet-up — this time in Gowanus. With the beautiful afternoon sun slowly setting to our west, 20+ photographers from For the Love of Brooklyn met up at the Draft Barn before going on a [...]
March 4, 2010
Earlier this week, the New York Times’ locally-focused blog, City Room, posted a call for photos from Gowanus so that they could publish a digital art gallery to celebrate (?) the official designation of the site’s new Superfund status. Check out the art gallery here, which includes 10 photos from For the Love of [...]
March 2, 2010
We’re excited to announce the details of the next installation of our monthly neighborhood walk and photo meet-up — this time in GOWANUS! Thanks to Peter Kruger for the lovely, snowy shot below. Please come and join us at the Draft Barn for a late afternoon drink before going out to explore some [...]
February 27, 2010
Seemed like everyone else I know had the day off yesterday. I was stuck in the office, but took the opportunity to go wandering around DUMBO on my lunch break. It was quiet and the snow was like a soft blanket covering the cobblestone streets. There were a few other photographers out, [...]
February 25, 2010
As the forecast for Brooklyn includes blizzard-like conditions yet again, I’m sitting snug and warm after an exciting commute in the snow with my camera. Though some news sources are predicting a foot of snow and 50+mph winds tonight, is it wrong that I’m just a little bit excited? Anyone have plans to [...]
February 24, 2010
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, [...]
February 23, 2010
I’ve already posted a few from the snowstorms we’ve been having this February in Brooklyn, but I wanted to post this last one. So often, when a photogenic weather event such as a snow storm happens, photographers (myself absolutely included) immediately think about where to go to get the best shots. As I [...]
March 10, 2010