February 3, 2024
May 13, 2023
Scenes from a unique place on Long Island: The Shrine of Our Lady of the Island
Though the lone vegan option at flora was outstanding, one might think that there might be more than one option… because, you know, “flora.” Plants. But let’s focus on the positive. They make a high quality option where there is a bit of a dearth. The Seasonal Berry Spritz is Read more…
So the shore of the Peconic was completely filled with scallop shells… quite magically! I was so excited about collecting a ton as my shell haul has been dwindling. I don’t know why the shore was so plentiful, but I felt like I was right where I was intended to Read more…
One of my favorite places on Long Island, I try to visit the Elizabeth A. Morton National Wildlife Refuge every year or so. This time was a very exciting homecoming trek with my long-time pal who is just returning to the Island and is hungry for renewed wonder. Unfortunately, as Read more…
February 4, 2023
It’s always nice to support a Long Island eatery who offers extensive vegan options. So after some exploring, a visit to D’Matteos Pizza in Ronkonkoma, Long Island. The sweet Matteo helped us and we were so endeared by him. We picked several items from the all-vegan menu… The vegan baked Read more…
December 3, 2022
A couple of quick stops as we deeply explore Long Island’s food and beverage options! übergeek Brewery is an all-vegan brewery with some delicious beer offerings. And because the name of the brews are always part of the fun: existential meltdown is a vibe: raspberry, blackberry and vanilla fruit tart Read more…
June 28, 2022
Having some time to kill before the stars came out, we hit Noah’s in Greenport. The restaurant boasts their farm-to-table values, however there is really no satisfying vegan option on the menu unfortunately. But you can get an appetizer… and some sides… and spend a lot of money despite the Read more…
It has been a while since I saw the Milky Way. So I was delighted to see it immediately as we trekked to the dark secluded sky of Cutchogue’s Nassau Point, on Long Island’s North Shore. Though it sat ontop of one of the very lavish homes in the area, Read more…
March 27, 2022
Anywhere I’ve never been is a great place to go! So we hit the ferry to see what was shaking on Shelter Island, off Long Island’s North Fork, before the season starts and it gets way more annoying. View from the ferry, or the floating parking lot. Whichever you prefer. Read more…
January 24, 2022
You have to cherish a friend with the same child-like sense of adventure, one who can–like you–make almost any situation an opportunity for fun. When a night shoot had us both pulled over by a Park Ranger and spoken to by a concerned man tapping on our car window outside Read more…
January 23, 2022
In the middle of Long Island’s forks is the Peconic River, whose shores freeze beautifully about many locals-only beaches. In a new winter activity entered into my love list, a frolic on these shores and a hope to return again soon for shelling. To follow some shots that seem like Read more…
January 22, 2022
Straight out of Long Island is a new vegan business that I never would have imagined existing when I went vegan almost 25 years ago on said island. Veg On Board offers all-vegan charcuterie that looks as amazing as it tastes. I picked up one of their showstoppers on a Read more…
December 2, 2021
I’m really excited to feature an abandoned image on this year’s batch of my Christmas cards! With quick shoots in both Long Island’s KPPC and Staten Island’s New York Farm Colony, I brought the holiday cheer for these tongue-in-cheek shots. I intended to hit up Bayley Seton Hospital (also on Read more…
November 27, 2021
After some discussion of star trails in my astrophotography Zoom class, I decided I’d include a star trails mission in my long holiday weekend.. . at the best place for star gazing in my vicinity, Montauk Point. Having gone to Camp Hero State Park just last week but forgetting my Read more…
I’m just going to put this here, because it was such a delight to exit Camp Hero to see the Montauk lighthouse all dressed up for the holidays. I had no idea that this happened and exclaimed to a nice man who was shutting the gate up from the holiday Read more…
November 20, 2021
The most intriguing place on Long Island, Camp Hero’s remains keep drawing me back in. Every time is just as exciting and adrenaline-surging as the very first. But this time, in we went, knowing that access points fluctuate and an unfortunate accident on the frighteningly dilapidated stairwell, and the structure’s Read more…
November 7, 2021
As long as I can remember I’ve tried to find the best parts of Long Island. From when I barreled down the parkway eastbound in search of wonder in my Chevy Citation as a teenager to now, uncovering shenanigans with a Brooklyn expat who shares my same adventurous spirit, one Read more…
Some of the best things are found by chance–not googled or researched or even actively sought. There is a magic in discovery like that, especially in this day and this age. The Rocky Point Drive-in, which we saw in passing on our way elsewhere, opened in 1961 and quickly earned Read more…
November 6, 2021
I’m currently taking an astrophotography class given by Amateur Astronomers Association of New York . . and so I have photographic assignments to complete. This week’s was to shoot the crescent moon. But the elusive slither was far less exciting than the faint Milky Way and meteors that showed up Read more…
Emboldened by company, I went far deeper into Pilgrim State Hospital‘s power plant than I’ve been before… and there’s still more to see. The King of all of Long Island’s Farm Colony hospitals, Pilgrim State still holds the record for patient capacity–13,875 in 1954. Such a massive campus would require Read more…
August 21, 2021
Entry points a-fluctuating, my brief stop at KPPC was full of opportunity I seized while killing time on Long Island. It still floors me that I have yet to see its entirety of this hospital campus. While this post is exclusively of the asylum’s power plant, it was just a Read more…
After many, many visits to The Kings Park State Hospital, aka KPPC, I was able to enter Building 5, the Maintenance & Engineering Building. As I imagined, the utilitarian space was full of fascinating things to photograph. Building 5: Maintenance & Engineering Building
August 9, 2021
I have been meaning to get back to the abandoned Pilgrim State Hospital power plant since the very strange interaction last February. As with many of Long Island Farm Colony‘s decaying structures, access points are inconsistent. But I thought a grey, rainy early morning visit may increase the likelihood of Read more…
One final breakfast at the end of my Long Island excursion… an easy, foolproof delicious vegan breakfast entree at the Lindenhurst Diner. Their all-vegan menu allows weary travelers like me to get a fuss-proof and fantastic meal. The diner is the best of eateries… unpretentious, expansive menu variety and always-attentive Read more…