"STENCIL GRAFFITI"-NYC.

 Part of the landscape of small visual surprises around town, stencil graffiti is still a street art favorite. 

Given the ephemeral nature of that world, it sometimes even lasts for a considerable time. 

all photos ©Ken Brown

"THE WALLS SPEAK" NYC POLITICAL GRAFFITI

Political graffiti has always been an important part of street culture and as we slide into what will be an undoubtably rancorous election year, here are a few clips of what the walls have to say...

                                 

                                  all photos ©Ken Brown

"SURREAL SANDWICHES"

A great bonus feature of urban photography is the plenitude of windows and the wide variety of bizarre image combinations that are possible because of them.  Of  the many categories in my photo taking rambles about town, a favorite is still, the surreal sandwich.

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

all photos ©Ken Brown

"NEW YORK NEON"

There is a long history of neon signage in NYC dating from the 20's through the 1960's, and for many, the electrical glow 

was synonymous with the night time soul of the city. Times Square and the "Great White Way" have long since passed 

over neon in favor of the big screen approach in promotional real estate, but there are still quite a few small gems that 

have survived and are worthy of celebration.

                                             

                                            all photos ©Ken Brown

DENTIST SIGNS NYC

Of the many ways that city signage uses anthropomorphic figures, the dentist trade has a built in symbol that gets prime time play everywhere. This week I go in for some serious work and hope to leave with some semblance of the spirit of the smiling faces celebrated here.  Hope your new year starts off better than mine...

all images ©Ken Brown