October 22, 2022
It was a gorgeous autumn day for Coney Island festivities! The last of a whirlwind of staycation delights. It was all dressed up for Fall though the bright blue sky blazed with sun. So much that we played on the beach, making sandcastles. But the games and amusements drew us Read more…
June 18, 2022
After a two-year in-person hiatus, finally the Mermaid Parade returned to Coney Island, Brooklyn! That meant I need to transform into a mermaid… starting with my hair. Well, I suppose it was mostly not my hair. But it sure made me want to grow it out! Now if my hair Read more…
July 24, 2021
Jumping into Coney Island after many days of being away, my love for Brooklyn surged. There is nothing like this place. Nowhere. So while waiting to get into the Brooklyn Cyclones game, I had to capture all I could as it hummed and buzzed and knocked into me and didn’t Read more…
April 25, 2021
Though it was a chilly April afternoon, a visit to Coney Island says just one thing: Summer. My goal, get on the Cyclone–a literal roller coaster ride for the figurative one this past year has been. And I screamed loud enough for a multi-faceted cathartic release… with the additional incentive Read more…
July 14, 2020
In the words of the adorable Nathan W. Pyle‘s adorable aliens, I am craving star damage! With the hot, hot star heat, I also crave full immersion in water. The ocean, more specifically. Though I tried to get to the Rockaways via NYC Ferry, biking to Sunset Park’s pier, the Read more…
July 27, 2019
Coney Island is one of my favorite NYC places to take pictures. There’s always a lot of color, always a lot of excitement. It is pure summer. To follow, a collection of Coney Island love notes. Friday fireworks from afar. We watch things explode. We watch people watching things explode. Read more…
June 5, 2019
Within a wacky week of work, a field trip to Coney Island with 270 middle schoolers. It was the annual honor roll trip to Luna Park. Of course I had to take the opportunity to capture its colorful summer-associated parts in the moments I could. Coney Island is, after all, Read more…
January 1, 2019
New Years traditions are intriguing. There is a sweet whimsy to the symbolic gestures intended to tuck away the old and ring in the new. There is an innocence to their hope. This is day 1—potent and pure in a way that time will soon taint and obscure. So bask Read more…
June 30, 2018
Nothing says “Summer” like Friday fireworks in Coney Island… Hello, Summer 😘
July 24, 2015
Dear New York City, I know I’d sooner drive hundreds of miles to a remote vegan option over state lines than hit your streets sometimes. The unfortunate truth is: you’re not who you used to be to me: escape, inspiration, excitement. Now, you are diluted, castrated even. I resent you Read more…
