Dispatch from the Archive: The Boulder at Paidge Ave.
Early New York photographs made while walking the city. A closing image reframes the work and signals what follows.
Early New York photographs made while walking the city. A closing image reframes the work and signals what follows.
Photographs made during my first years living in New York, accumulated through walking Brooklyn and Manhattan. The sequence concludes with an image that later became legible as the first signal in a long-term inquiry into the city’s pedestrian networks and public spaces.
Over the last few months, I’ve found myself winding down in the evenings by scrolling through Instagram Reels more often than I’d like to admit. For all of Instagram’s flaws, my feed is surprisingly well-tuned to what I care about most: good art and thoughtful photography. My
On May 20, 2020, I walked the perimeter of Maspeth, Queens, mapping 49 distinct locations. On March 12, 2021, I revisited each of these points, documenting them with both still photography and video.
One of the primary reasons I enjoy long, exploratory city walks is the new perspectives you encounter, especially when moving through different types of infrastructure. Being in motion sparks the imagination, keeping my mind engaged and my eyes scanning for interesting perspectives. This sense of soft fascination, where the shifting