"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

"SNAPPY SEASON"

deck the balls with boughs of folly...

HOLIDAY WINDOWS-NYC.

a few samples of the still elegant art of holiday window design...

Barney's 

Lady Gaga lounges at Barney's

Saks 5th Ave

Agent Provacateur

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

Bergdorf Goodman

all images ©Ken Brown

WORDS ON WALLS

As they used to say, if you want to know what's going on, read the walls. Well I've been reading the walls here in the land of the free for many years and I'm not sure if I know any more about what's going on, but the words do catch my eye with aphorisms, advice, poetry, politics, love, humor and the occasional surreal rant...

all photos ©Ken Brown