Photo Safari: East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 Posted in New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »Newton Creek Superfish, 8/27/08 Three big photo-opportunities happened for me last weekend. (1) A long photo-hike through Sunset Park where we got harangued by a security guard and narrowly avoided getting bothered by police -- luckily some law-breaking kids diverted their ...
Photo Safari: Coney Island
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »Today I took my nephew and mom to Coney Island and the New York Aquarium. Overall a fun day, although a bit hot. Ate at Nathan's, walked the Steeplechase Pier, rode the Polar Run, saw some freaks and Shot the ...
Photo Safari: Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in people, New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »It was fun to watch this group of intrepid boaters put their canoe in the water at the end of Huron Street in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It was a little tricky for them -- this wasn't an official NYC Water Trail ...
Breaking News! People Get Hair Cut!
Saturday, July 19th, 2008 Posted in Politics, New York City | No Comments »This morning's big above-the-fold headline in The New York Times is an important story about how people get short haircuts in the summer. No simple trend piece, this one took a writer, four reporters and two photographers to complete. In other ...
Bulbous Bollards
Monday, July 14th, 2008 Posted in Photography, New York City, Atomische Photos | 1 Comment »PS1 Warm Up 2008
Sunday, July 6th, 2008 Posted in Other People's Art, New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »Click here to view more from the series. If you haven't been to PS1 for a Saturday Warm Up recently, now is a good time to go. The current outdoor installation is P.F.1 (Public Farm One) from the WORK ...
Happy Anniversary Charles Darwin
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in New York City, Atomische Photos, Travel | No Comments »This week marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. The story behind his exploration has always fascinated me, since reading Voyage of the Beagle as a school kid. Two years ago the American ...
Gay Parade New York 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008 Posted in people, New York City, Travel | No Comments »George Takei + Brad Altman, originally uploaded by Atomische.com. Get soaked, steam a little, dry, repeat. Despite the rain, or perhaps because of it, I had a very enjoyable time at the 2008 Gay Parade. Instead of our usual spot we ...
Folsom Street East 2008
Monday, June 23rd, 2008 Posted in people, New York City | No Comments »Yesterday I went to the Folsom Street East fair -- New York City's little cousin to the famous San Fransisco event. It was a great day for a kinky event. Hot enough for the exhibitionists to feel comfortable wearing next-to-nothing, ...
Mermaid Parade, Coney Island, 2008
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008 Posted in people, New York City, Atomische Photos | No Comments »Yesterday I went to the Mermaid Parade out in Coney Island. Hugely crowded. In fact, so crowded that I skipped the parade itself, and so missed the song-and-dance part of the show. I did see many amazing costumes in the ...