gotham girl chronicles » abstract photography http://gothamgirlchronicles.com living in new york city! Wed, 22 May 2013 18:16:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 renewed faith http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/events/renewed-faith/ http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/events/renewed-faith/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:57:51 +0000 gotham girl http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/?p=14075 Have you ever been to an event that renews your faith?  Well Saturday my faith was renewed in a group of teenagers and their parents.

Professional Women’s Photography (PWP) hosts an annual event (it’s 8th year!) that’s open to New York metropolitan area high school students. (Girls only of course!)  An opportunity to see first hand what’s in the heads of teenagers these days when it comes to abstract photography.  They didn’t disappoint!

Helping with the exhibit set-up was an opportunity to “give back” by sharing my time and there’s nothing like working in a committee to get to know others and learn the dynamics of the group.  It always takes a village to pull these events off and afterward there’s such a good feeling when you know you’ve been a small part of it and not just showing up for the event even though that’s important too.  All good stuff!

Now back to why my faith was renewed.  These kids were nice.  They had manners.  They were gracious. Their parents were present.  They were supportive and excited for their child.  They spent time.  There was no feeling they were in a hurry.  They hung out.   When I would join in and ask them about their photo, both the teenager and their parents were ecstatic.  Their eyes would light up.  Smiles would reach from ear to ear.  Words would flow.  Their enthusiasm and confidence took center stage.  And yes, at home the teenagers could be little monsters, worrying their parents silly and the parents may often be disengaged…but on Saturday someone had taught them all something and what a pleasure to experience it firsthand!

Such a warm, feel good afternoon.  I can’t wait for next year!

a future PWP member

 

mother and daughter - you gotta love it!

 

a proud family!

 

First place!

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Andy Karr and Michael Wood (Great photography book by these guys…The Practice of Contemplative Photography…Seeing the World with Fresh Eyes)

Photo taken at the Irish Hunger Memorial in Battery Park City in lower Manhattan.

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Viewing the Hudson River in soft focus from The Esplanade, Battery Park City, NYC

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Now if only I could be that tall and skinny!

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New York City Public Library
Fifth Avenue

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Chelsea Art District
New York City

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Creating my own art on West 25th Street in the Chelsea Art District

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]]> http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/weather/rainy-day-in-nyc/feed/ 1 the beauty of it all… http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/local-sights/the-beauty-of-it-all/ http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/local-sights/the-beauty-of-it-all/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 03:23:48 +0000 gotham girl http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/?p=8464 How often are we so enamored with the flower that we fail to recognize the beauty of the remainder of the plant? Kinda what happens in life at times, don’t ya think?

]]> http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/local-sights/the-beauty-of-it-all/feed/ 1 beauty of a week http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/virginia-2/beauty-of-a-week/ http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/virginia-2/beauty-of-a-week/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:12:21 +0000 gotham girl http://gothamgirlchronicles.com/?p=8432 It’s been a beauty of a week here on my parent’s farm…and I’ll leave you with a couple of images.

Run!
Hide!

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Love my sunsets over the Hudson…falling on Hoboken, New Jersey…

So today I’m off to the land of virgins to visit my family! Stay tuned for more Morocco this week, along with updates from the farm!

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lemon aura

Hmm…makes me want lemon drop martinis…with a splash of pineapple of course!

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water fountain reflection downtown scottsdale

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agave

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golden flow

outside looking in…through the kitchen glass block window…during Arizona sunset…

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Powerful, playful, black bears swimming in serene, silky turquoise waters.

If anyone has an interpretation feel free, but I think I had too much basil before I went to bed.


my abstracted abstract of Jackson Pollock’s Gothic

Which reminded me of a photo I took at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMa). Do you see what I see?
See the entire painting here.

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