"POSTER CITY" NYC

The city's visual backdrop of posters has been going on for a long time, and I admit, my hungry eyes take great delight in the surreal and often comical juxtapositions that occur through random placement or whatever drama might be taking place near by.

                                all photos ©Ken Brown

''STELLAR STOREFRONTS'' NYC

I've always loved the original style and character found in many "mom and pop" stores that enliven neighborhoods throughout the city.

                                Staten Island

                                Red Hook, Brooklyn

                                Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn

                                East Village

                                downtown Brooklyn

                                Lower East Side

                                Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn

                                West Village

                                Spanish Harlem

                                all photos ©Ken Brown

"PHOTO-OP CITY"

A few moments from the mega-millions snapped daily in photo-op city...

                                upper East Side

                                 5 points, Queens

                                 Soho

                                                East Village

                                              Beckham at the Flatiron

                                               the Flatiron

                                                the Highline

                                Williamsburg

                                all photos ©Ken Brown

"OUR ANIMAL FRIENDS"

As a student of city streets and the images that pop up there, I am often amused by the 

frequent referencing of the animal kingdom in an urban environment.

                               all photos ©Ken Brown

"SURREAL SANDWICHES"-NYC

"Surreal sandwiches", or urban reflections, are still a favorite category.  Here are a few recent samplings...

             

                                           all photos ©Ken Brown

GHOST APARTMENTS

Sometimes I come across a vacant lot with the vestiges of past lives imprinted on one or more of the adjacent walls. I call them "ghost apartments" and whether they were rent stabilized or market rate, these markings will no doubt slide into the mists of memory 

in short order as they transform into modern condo towers. Meanwhile, it's fun to fantasize about the lives that may have transpired within those walls over the years…

"MEN AT WORK" NYC

an homage to labor everywhere...

                                 all photos ©Ken Brown