ShootFirstNYC

Description: Silhouetted trees in the snow at staten Island's Silver Lake

Description: Staten Island Ferry at Sunrise. New York City's Iconic boat. Enjoy

Description: New York City's iconic Staten Island Ferry at sunrise one recent morning.

Description: New York State's beautiful Route 97 or more commonly known as The Hawk's Nest during this Autumn season.

Description: I was kneeling on the side of New York State's Route 97 waiting for the stretch of road to be empty. Around a bend I see a bit of shiny red coming into focus. Like a mirage this 1958 Chevy Pickup comes into my view finder.I snapped away until she had passed me. 3 states and 2 hours later I see the rear of an old red pick up at a gas pump. "Were you driving on 97 2 hours ago?" and the response was, "Was that you kneeling on the ground taking photos?" Connection made!

Description: This is my photo of the 2020 9/11 Tribute in Lights taken this past week. Never Forget

Description: Scenes from the beach on my morning walk.

Description: A gull passes over as a wave breaks on a shore stone.

Description: I've heard that ducks connect for life. Inseparable until the end. That's pretty beautiful. I photographed this pair one recent morning while shooting the sunrise. I wish this couple years of happiness and togetherness.

Description: Old Barney, Long Beach Island’s Barnegat Light in New Jersey

Description: Rowboats wait by a local lake. Corona has prevented them from being rented out. Much like an unplayed piano. Be Safe.

Description: Never Forget is what they said but if you live where I do We can never forget. Do what you can to make sure no one forgets that horrible day and the days, weeks and months following. Never Forget.

Description: An improperly discarded mask lays in the incoming surf. I wrote 2020 with my finger and waited for a wave to wash it away. The way we’d all like to see 2020 gone. Be safe.

Description: Tossing a stone into the reservoir at sunset. Breaking up the clouds reflection on the water. Enjoy.

Description: The sunrises over New York’s famous Brooklyn. The bridge is the Verrazano. Enjoy

Description: Chaotic disorder and pure beauty best describes what a field of wildflowers are. No regimented human structure put upon them. Be a Wildflower and find your field.

Description: The sunrises up beneath New York's Verrazzano Bridge. The bridge spans between Staten Island and Brooklyn and costs a minor fortune to cross.

Description: The morning Sun breaks through the trees and bathes the roadway below as the dust remains kicked up by a passing truck.

Description: 3 looters bound through the broken window of a store they just pillaged. I photographed this during the recent protests.

Description: A field of Wildflowers against the setting sun. I took this photo over the weekend in Western Pennsylvania. Enjoy!

Description: A muted red barn on a Pennsylvania hillside. I photographed this over the weekend.

Description: Looking out a window on to New York City

Description: My old bellows camera and a roll of 120 film that I photographed recently. It looks great on products.

Description: A pond formed by a Beaver's dam in the Adirondacks area of upstate New York

Description: A 30 second exposure I recently took from the shore of Brooklyn looking out at New York city at night.

Description: A surfer ventures out in the waters off of Narragansett Rhode Island with the American flag waving in the wind behind him.

Description: My recent photo of FDNY EMTs and the NYPD station at Times Square and a sign that reads Who will be ready for it. Another empty street during the pandemic. Be Safe!

Description: A vintage looking shot of Barnegat Lighthouse that I took a few weeks back. The shot could be mistaken for something from its distant history. Enjoy and be safe.

Description: Barnegat Lighthouse or Old Barney as it's fondly referred to. You can find it at the very end of Long Beach Island in New Jersey. I shot this a few weeks back.

Description: Ol Barney as it's known or Barnegat Lighthouse. A recent photo road trip of mine took me here for an afternoon. This image has become very popular on another site I sell on. I've sold close to 40 masks in a few days. I'm hoping I can repeat that here.

Description: 2 men play chess in Washington Square Park on a recent Saturday during the pandemic. Masks and gloves were the order of the day. Some chose to wear them as prescribed and others just had them.

Description: Something I tapped out on my typewriter as coronavirus took hold locally. Many of us were already socially awkward so being distant wasn't all that tough until the days became weeks then months. Stay Safe!

Description: The NYC side of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal at night in Black and White. I shot this on a recent rainy night.

Description: An early morning ride aboard the Staten Island Ferry from my home on S.I. to New York City. NYC skyline approaches.

Description: Under heavy clouds I shot this New York City Skyline and sunrise recently.

Description: A tree does indeed grow in Brooklyn. I took this photograph a few weeks back in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Black and White helps you to see it the way it must have looked a hundred years ago.