Stories & Documentary
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This page is an introduction into my personal projects and documentaries around New York City. This is the work that I am most passionate about.
The goal of these projects is to capture some of the varied aspects of the spirit and stories in New York. Each project tells a unique story about the city.
Please browse the introductions here and then click through to explore the projects in more depth.
HYPE
Real and fake – take a 10-block, 10-year walk through the luxury and hype capital of New York City (2013-Current).
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GLASS CITY
Glass City takes place within the backdrop of the current and intense wave of luxurification and hyper-gentrification occurring in Manhattan since the early 2000s. It is a glimpse into life in Manhattan as the borough transforms itself into a luxury product.
It is about the resulting feelings of disconnection, anxiety, conformity, and lack of purpose caused by this changing and intense environment.
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All a Dream
All a Dream is a project capturing the quirks and lively spirit that can be seen while wandering Brooklyn. While the photos are mostly devoid of people, this project captures their spirit through the environment. It is about culture, community, and being unique.
Flowers are a recurring motif and act as stand-ins for photos of people.
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Speedway
Speedway began as a project documenting my local Speedway gas station a block from home in the Sunset Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
I began to see so many interesting things there while walking by that I decided I had to start documenting it, and what resulted was a glimpse into the community and culture of Brooklyn.
However, what started as a project about a gas station eventually morphed into a friendship with a homeless artist who named himself Mango Salso, and who sits on a rock outside the gas station painting and feeding the pigeons. The project becomes about this man, his spirit, and his art.
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