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KISS on Madison Avenue, NYC

When out and about in NYC, one stumbles on stuff you never expect to see.  This storefront display at John Varvatos, Madison Avenue, NYC, caught my eye when I was in a car with some friends.  I went back this evening to take the photos.  Congratulations KISS for your induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 10, 2014!

Kiss storefront on Madison Avenue, NYC

John Varvatos storefront on Madison Ave., NYC

Ace Freyley Mannequin

Gene Simmons mannequin

Paul Stanley mannequin

Peter Criss mannequin

Jon & The Jones

My friend Helen Destroy (Helen M. Buttolph) is the drummer in Jon & The Jones.  They played at the Mercury Lounge on 12.13.13 and they were kind to let me shoot some pics.  My first time shooting a band.  I had a lot of fun.  BTW... their music is EXCELLENT.  Check them out!

Check out the pics I shot on my Flickr photostream... 

urban pine

It's that time of year again when evergreens sprout from NYC concrete and asphalt.  I brushed up against this one walking down Broadway on my way to work early this morning.  Breathe in the peaceful pine forest scent as these mini forests appear... their presence is fleeting, like the holiday season... and life.

the fastest iPhone in the east

Back in October, I signed up for the B&H Porfolio Development Series.  It is an eight month journey that offers the opportunity to exhibit my work in a show at the famed SoHo Photo Gallery here in NYC.  I'm looking forward to the program's events, classes, and assignments that I need to complete to qualify.  If I stick with it, at the end of the process, I will have a portfolio and my website updated...  and hopefully at least one of my photographs chosen by the judges to exhibit at the SoHo Photo Gallery.  I will also get to work with other photographers on the road also...  looking forward to the creativity.

I take photos everyday, usually with my iPhone... why?... because it's with me all the time.  The Canon DSLR and Canon point and shoot cannot be whipped out as quickly or are with me always.  I've also discovered that once you take out the big guns, people shy away or notice you...  

I will be posting a photo a day, from my iPhone or Canon DSLR or Canon point-and-shoot...  On my Portfolio Development Journey, I've decided that it's time I start to carry my cameras everyday...  whereas the fastest iPhone in the east is going to get a shot, it isn't going to have the quality for photo gallery consideration...  

I hope you enjoy the posts from my journey... stay tuned.