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New York City Photography: The Queensboro Bridge

by Mark Giarrusso

Roosevelt Cable Car

The Queensboro Bridge is one of the most iconic crossings in the world. It spans the East River along side the world famous Roosevelt Island Cable Car. The bridge draws thousands of tourists and commuters per day. It also is one of the only toll-free crossings in all of New York City.
One of the best parts of the bridge is that it is available to pedestrians. Along the walkway is a chain link fence where many people leave locks with messages on them. Others are blank, leaving only the ones that have placed them to know their true meaning. It’s definitely something you have to look for but priceless when you find them.

Roosevelt Cable Car
Roosevelt Cable Car, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
FDR Drive
FDR Drive, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
1st Ave.
1st Ave., New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Roosevelt Cable Car
Roosevelt Cable Car, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, New York City, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEW YORK, U.S. Tagged With: 5th Ave, Architecture, BlackandWhitePhotography, Bridges, Candids, CityPhotography, East River, Engineering, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, People, Photography, Queensboro Bridge, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York City Photography: 5 Ave Homeless

by Mark Giarrusso

Silhouette

In New York City, there is no greater divide between the haves and, quite literally, the have-nots than in Midtown Manhattan. According to reports from CBRE in 2012, rents between 49th and 59th Street on 5th Avenue were $3,000/ sq ft. Tourists line up to pay $60 for a t shirt and there are 24 hour computer stores. However, lost amongst the glitz and glamor are those who have fallen through the cracks of city society. Those whose stories are too infinite to mention and whose circumstances are too complicated to explain. They sleep on church steps and subsist on hand outs and charity.

If you have followed this journal you have seen some of these photos before.  One could argue that it has been some what exploitative of me to use others destitution as “art”. I assure you that was never my intention, but only to simply showcase life as I saw it. However, I think there may be some merit to that argument. In order to rectify this I am re-presenting those same photos in this journal specifically to raise awareness to their plight.

In the end, it really doesn’t matter what keeps them on the streets, be it drugs, or mental illness, or disability, or anything else; just as it doesn’t matter what you do about it, as long as you do something. Give something. Even if all you do is think about it and discuss it in polite company. I hope that by doing this journal I have done something. I hope to do more.

Silhouette
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sitting
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Guitar
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sign
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Cold
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sleeping
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Flute
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Umberella
Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEW YORK, U.S. Tagged With: 5th Ave, activism, BlackandWhitePhotography, Candids, CityPhotography, holiday season, homeless, journalism, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, People, photo journalism, Photography, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York Street Photography- The People of New York

by Mark Giarrusso

The Pose

The people of New York City are what make it what it is. They are unique, strange, fun, powerful, humble, and hard working. All of which New York as a city most certainly is.

Through the Tunnel
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
The Pose
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Eternal Hearts
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Crossing the Road
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Waiting to Cross
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Taxi!
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Reflections
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Avenue of the Americas
Street Photography, NYC, 2013, Photo by Mark Giarrusso

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEW YORK, U.S. Tagged With: 5th Ave, BlackandWhitePhotography, Candids, CityPhotography, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, People, Photography, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York Photography: The East River

by Mark Giarrusso

East River South

The East River runs through New York City separating Brooklyn and Queens from Manhattan. It’s dirty and gritty and iconic; just like New York in every way.

Williamsburg Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
East River North
East River Facing North, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
East River South
East River Facing South, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Barge on East River
Barge on East River, East River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sugar Factory
Domino Sugar Factory, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Roosevelt Island Cable Car
Roosevelt Island Cable Car, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, NEW YORK Tagged With: BlackandWhitePhotography, Bridges, Cable Car, CityPhotography, Manhattan Bridge, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, Photography, Queensboro Bridge, River, Roosevelt Island, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography, water, Williamsburg Bridge

New York City Photography- Hudson River

by Mark Giarrusso

Sailing the Hudson

The Hudson River runs up the west side of the island of Manhattan. By walking up the river or taking a cruise down into the harbor, you can see great memories of a New York past in the old piers, the rising spirit of the Freedom Tower, or the natural beauty of the bluffs on the shore of New Jersey beyond. It’s a must do in New York City.

Hudson River Walk
Walk Way, Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Hudson River
Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Financial District
Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Finacial District View Finder
Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Holland Tunnel
Holland Tunnel, Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Holland Tunnel, Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Pier 76
Pier 76, Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sailing the Hudson
Hudson River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT, NEW YORK Tagged With: Architecture, BlackandWhitePhotography, Boats, CityPhotography, Freedom Tower, Hudson River, Metro, new jersey, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, Photography, Skyline, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York City Photography- A Rhapsody in Blue

by Mark Giarrusso

Rhapsody in Blue

New York City is a place of incredible color. The one color in particular I always associate with the city more than any other is blue.  I look up and see a glorious reflection of the sky off of the glass of the buildings or off of a simple rain puddle on 8th Avenue. The city is wrapped up in blue, just take a look around.

Rhapsody in Blue
42nd St. in Blue, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
5th Ave. in Blue, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
8th Ave Puddle Reflection, NYC, Photography by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
Citi Building in Blue, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
Skating Rink, Central Park, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
Park Ave in Blue, NYC Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
Madison Ave in Blue, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rhapsody in Blue
ESB in Blue, NYC, Photograph by Mark Giarrusso, 2013.

 

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, NEW YORK Tagged With: 5th Ave, Architecture, Blue, Buildings, Central Park, CityPhotography, Cityscape, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, Park, Photography, Reflections, Sky, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York City Street Photography- Working New Yorkers

by Mark Giarrusso

Hard Hat

Take a moment. Step back and think. How does a city the size of New York City function? Only through the hard work of those that fix the streets, collect the trash, clean the streets, work on the tugboats and barges on the river. Through the dedication of those that work the midnight shift so that when we wake up in the morning our city is all the more perfect. Without out any filters or fancy photography tricks this is the first of many journals I plan to post in their honor.

Construction Worker
Construction Worker, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Hard Hat
Hard Hat, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Bike Messenger
Bike Messenger, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Con Ed Worker
Con Edison Worker, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sanitation Worker on Break
Sanitation Worker on Break, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sanitation Worker
Sanitation Worker, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Street Welder
Street Welder, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Barge and Tug Boat
Barge and Tug Boat on the East River, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, NEW YORK Tagged With: Barges, BlackandWhitePhotography, Bluecollar, Boats, Bridges, Candids, CityPhotography, Laborers, Metro, Monochrome, New York City Workers, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, People, Photography, River, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography, Workers

New York City Neighborhood Photography

by Mark Giarrusso

Queensboro Bridge

I love the variety of neighborhoods in New York City. Walk a few blocks and you can go from Little Italy to Chinatown. From Koreatown to the Garment District. In the upcoming weeks I will be spotlighting in photographs the mosaic of communities that make up New York. They will not be advertisements or real estate agent walking tours. Rather they will be what the communities look like from the street level. As if you took a stroll and simply looked around. The point is to draw the flavor out from what that neighborhood has to offer from the average point of view in every day life.
The first in this series is Sutton Place. A very small neighborhood on the east side of Manhattan. Sutton Place and Sutton Place South run from 53rd Street to 59th Street. It’s as far east as you can go on the island of Manhattan at that point. The numerous cul de sac parks offer sweeping views of the East River and Roosevelt Island, as well as the Queensboro Bridge.
Sutton Place is considered one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in all of New York City. The wealth is evident from the attentive doormen of the high rise apartments and the clothes of the women walking around on a sunny day.
It is a beautiful yet exclusive part of the city that certainly adds to the character of all New York.

Queensboro Bridge
Queensboro Bridge, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Doorman
Doorman Hails a Cab, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Flock of Pigeons
Flock of Pigeons Takes Flight, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Facade of Building
Facade of Apartment Building, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Facade of Building
Facade of Apartment Building, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
13 S Sutton Place
13 S Sutton Place, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Blue Door
Blue Door Behind Gate, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Sutton Place
Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
3 Sutton Place South
3 Sutton Place South, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Roosevelt Island Tram
Roosevelt Island Tram, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Archway Detail
Archway Detail, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
54th Street
54th Street, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
45 Sutton Place South
45 Sutton Place South, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Sutton Place Park
Sutton Place Park, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Globe Sculpture
Globe Sculpture, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
55th Street
55th Street, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Reading the Funnies
Reading the Funnies, Sutton Place, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, NEW YORK Tagged With: Architecture, Birds, BlackandWhitePhotography, Bridge, Buildings, Candid, city, Cityscapes, colorphotography, East River, Metro, monochromephotography, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NY, NYC, Parks, People, Pigeons, Queensboro Bridge, River, Street Photography, Sutton Place, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York City Street Photography- New York at Night

by Mark Giarrusso

Art Deco in the Fog

As the sun goes down over New York you can feel a change coming over the city. It’s not that the city awakens because as we all know, it never truly sleeps. It’s more like a mood change. If you put a soundtrack to it, it wouldn’t be a full symphony orchestra or an operatic aria. It would a lone whining saxophone filling the gray night air (think an abstraction from The Love Supreme); much different than the frantic piano piece of the hectic work day. (think Flight of the Bumble Bee) It’s the sound of the endless possibility of victory, defeat, or both. When the night falls over New York City anything can happen and usually does.

Art Deco in the Fog
Chrysler Building, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Atlas Statue with Cabs
Atlas Statue with Cabs, Rockefeller Center, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
30 Rockefeller Center Through Tree Lights
30 Rockefeller Center Through Tree Lights, Rockefeller Center, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Midtown in Fog
Midtown in Fog, Midtown, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Rockefeller Center
Side Detail of 30 Rockefeller Center, Rockefeller Center, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Up Angle in Detail
Building and Sculpture Detail in NYC, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso
Steam in NYC
Steam Stack in NYC, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
NYC Street Lights
Street Lights in NYC, NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, NEW YORK Tagged With: 5th Ave, BlackandWhitePhotography, Chrysler Building, CityPhotography, Fog, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, Photography, Rockefeller Center, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

New York City Street Photography- The Human Drama

by Mark Giarrusso

Fire On 5th.

William Shakespeare once wrote, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances…” If the world is truly a stage then the people of New York City are at the very center of it. The human story that unfolds here daily is so rife with drama that it fairly swallows you up as soon as you leave your front door to wade into it. As shown here, just by going a few blocks in any direction you can encounter: creativity, romance, sadness, ingenuity, desperation, heroism, despair, and solemn determination. Each New Yorker contributing an equal amount to City’s story. Walt Whitman summed it up best by saying, “The question, O me! so sad, recurring—What good amid these, O me, O life?
Answer.
That you are here—that life exists, and identity;
That the powerful play goes on, and you will contribute a verse.”

Jazz Man On 5th.
Street Musician, 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Endless Love
Couple Crosses 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
An Uncomfortable Sleep
Man Sleeps On Bench, 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Construction On 55th St.
Construction On 55th St., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Playing For Coins
Man Plays Flute, 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
Fire On 5th.
FDNY Respond To A Fire, 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
The Invisible Man
Man Sleeps On Box, 5th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013
A Walk Into The Night
Man Walks On A Rainy Night, 6th Ave., NYC, Photo by Mark Giarrusso, 2013

Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, SCIENCE, U.S. Tagged With: 5th Ave, 6th Ave, BlackandWhitePhotography, Candids, CityPhotography, FDNY, fire and rescue, fire men, fire truck, Metro, NewYork, NewYorkCity, NewYorkCityPhotography, NYC, People, Photography, street musicians, StreetPhotography, Urban, UrbanPhotography

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