Pause

So I've become one of those people who lets a blog sit idle for months.

I still haven't finished going through my photos from Chicago in May, yet this one is from New York City – and not my June trip, the August one. Neither trip was primarily about taking photos, but naturally I still brought a couple of cameras with me.

This blog is coming up on its ten-year mark, which means it traces my photography back almost to the beginning. It has lasted through three or four photo hosting changes, but link rot and lack of attention is taking its toll. Ten years is an eternity on the internet.

Most of my energies these days are going to my matthewpiers.com site, including its blog page which is a bit more wide-ranging than this one. It has had ten updates in the time that this site has been idle, including a bunch of text-heavier articles, and details on a project that I photographed, printed, and exhibited with barely a mention here.

Camera, Phone, Tablet

More from the Brooklyn bridge. I do have photos from elsewhere in New York, but most are part of a project that's awaiting more material.

Brooklyn Bridge

Three of my favourite photos from NYC6, all taken from pretty much the same place.

Parade #1

A quick selection of my favourite photos from the 2013 Mermaid Parade in Coney Island.

More photos, or new edits of these ones, may appear at a later date. The link to click to see them all is this one.

Parade #2

I've attended the past three Mermaid Parades, and 2013 is my favourite so far.

Photographers

The parade is a huge draw for photographers, but few make much of a concession to the event itself.

(I was the one in the orange fish hat, not pictured.)

The Crowd

A few of the hundreds of thousands of people in attendance.

Parade #3

A few more moments from the parade.

Post-Parade

A good time was had by all.

NYPD

I'm going to argue that the second photo is indeed level.

#168, Sunset NYC

The final photo from my June 2011 trip to New York. For a few weeks each year the setting sun transits past the Manhattan street grid, and it worked out that I was in the right place to catch a few photos.

Manhattan Colour

A few rare colour photos from modern midtown Manhattan.

#075, Near Times Square

I have a few more black and white photos from the morning in Manhattan, but I used colour film for much of the afternoon.

#024, Reflection

I almost always remember where I took my photos.

Almost.

#017, Utility

Madison Avenue at East 52nd Street.

#076, 42nd Street

When I booked my bus ticket I thought I would spend the entire day walking 42nd street, and visiting the places it passes by.

I'm glad I didn't do that.

#081, NYC Early Morning

It was strange weather in New York, warm but slightly hazy.

This is post number nine hundred and one, figuratively speaking.

#027, Store

Many people like photos that raise questions for the viewer, and for me this accomplishes that. I look at this and wonder how the store hasn't accidentally burned to the ground. But everyone's entitled to their own interpretation.

#083, 5th at 43rd

Positively Fifth street, New York City.

#142, New Yorker

The last photo from my March trip to Coney Island, fresh from the lab. It took me until now to finish the roll that was in the camera - #10 from the trip.

Perhaps interestingly, the rest of roll #10 was test exposures for a new lens, which I may be taking when I go back to Coney Island in June. I'm not quite sure which camera I'll bring – it will be a very different place – but the Hasselblad would give the best continuity despite it being the least suitable choice.