Tuesday 28 April 2015

NY Through The Lens

New York City - Sunsets We stood there, your hand in mine, as the skyscrapers dotted the horizon like nervous heartbeats syncopated in time to the city’s nervous energy. And as the sun caressed our faces with its warmth, our hearts skipped together over the buildings towards the horizon infinite and full of life. — ♥ These are some of the hundreds of photos featured in my New York photography book released in stores everywhere worldwide recently. Info about the book (including many photos, sample pages, and info about my history and style of photography): NY Through The Lens: A New York Coffee Table Book — View: My New York City photography portfolio, Cameras and Gear I Use, My Travel Blog, On G+,email me, or ask for help.

NY THROUGH THE LENS

Back in June 2012 (almost three years ago now, where has the time gone!) I was lucky enough to go to the mesmerising, electric, beautiful city of dreams that is New York City with my family for a week, and ever since then I've been absolutely, unashamedly, completely and utterly enamoured with it. I've never been anywhere like it before and I doubt I'll ever experience anything quite like it again. It's so hard to put into words just how magical New York is, with the magic being something so gloriously intoxicating that once you feel it pulsing through your veins you can never quiet be the same person again. Experiencing a city like New York changes you, inspires you, influences you, showing you what life can and could be like. Showing you that worlds such as the one existing there, where everything and anything at all is possible, where everyone feeds their all into the heart of the city, keeping it pumping and sustaining the electric hum of life, where life is seized by both hands and lived to the fullest, really do exist. I just love it all, every single part of it, which is why when I discovered the absolutely wonderful, amazing, brilliant blog 'NY Through the Lens' owned by the lovely Vivienne Gucwa, I subsequently fell just a little bit in love with that too. If you have a soft spot for New York City, especially googling pictures of it and subsequently pining away for hours at a time, longing to be there amongst it all, then you'll 1) adore Vivienne's blog and 2) some of those images you've been pining over are very likely to have been artfully shot by Vivienne herself.

Vivienne is a New York native originally from Queens and now living in Manhattan. The story behind her blog is so, so inspiring, with Vivienne originally buying a camera to document the beautiful imagery of New York City, that she would discover whilst taking walks to both explore the city and combat stress. Vivienne then set up a blog, 'NY Through the Lens', to post her photography and share her vision of New York City with the world. Despite being new to photography and subsequently teaching herself everything she needed to know, she quickly amassed over 70,000 followers with her audience now approximating 2,5 million viewers who like me adore her work to an infinite degree. Off the success of her truly brilliant blog, Vivienne has also managed to release a book that documents all her gorgeous photography of New York, as well as travel the world (which she documents on her companion blog Traveling Lens) and turn her passion, talent and love for photography into a hugely successful career, which she absolutely more than deserves. I adore 'NY Through The Lens' because not only does it celebrate, capture and embrace the beauty, magic, electricity and heart of New York City, from the most recognised areas to the wonderful unknown secrets, but also it shares all those things with the rest of the world, transporting that magic worldwide and allowing us non NYC natives to also share that magic, that vision and almost be a part of it all too. So thank you Vivienne, so, so much, for enlightening our worlds with your stunning photography.
-All photos belong to Vivienne Gucwa and can be found on her gorgeous blog, which I strongly urge you to visit! :) -



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New York City - Rain at Night When I first started delving into photography, one of the earliest conundrums I remember reading about involved the debate between technical perfection and artistic license. It always struck me as an odd topic, particularly since I have always approached my photography as a means to express emotion and mood rather than a way to highlight technical prowess. It’s difficult to say that there is one right way to approach art since all art is subjective. It’s important though to figure out what you are trying to express. Are you trying to express a…continue reading here… — This is my weekly blog post to PDN’s Emerging Photographer’s Blog. —- Enjoy! —- View large: “New York City - Rain and Wet Sidewalks” in my photography portfolio here, Gear List, Travel Blog, email me, or ask for help.

Coney Island beach at sunset with the Wonder Wheel and the Cyclone. Brooklyn, New York City. Coney Island is the site of my favorite New York City beach. The Rockaways in Queens have become popular over the last few years and while I have fond memories of the Rockaways (since I grew up in Queens) Coney Island tugs at my heart in the best way possible. There is nothing like standing on the old pier that juts out into the Atlantic ocean while watching the waves crash onto the shore as the lights on the Wonder Wheel and the Cyclone twinkle in the distance like a tiny city of candles. When I was much younger, I moved to New Mexico for a year and a half. I was in high school at the time and many fellow students would ask me what it was like to live so close to the ocean and I could never quite explain what it was like at the time. I was always at a loss for words. It was what I grew up with and it was hard for me to imagine life without access to the ocean. Years later, it’s still hard to fully put into words what it is like: breathing in salty ocean air, viewing the night sky while listening to waves, the feel of cool sand on bare feet, jumping through the ocean with wild abandon. I think I keep taking photos in an attempt to further explain what the ocean means to me. Isn’t that why we write, take photos, paint, dance, create music and engage in a variety of other artistic pursuits? It’s to put into form those feelings and experiences that remain otherwise formless. — View this photo larger and on black on my Google Plus page — Buy “Coney Island Beach at Sunset - Brooklyn - New York City” Prints here, email me, or ask for help.

New York City sunset over the Brooklyn Bridge and New York City skyline. — Summer is a kiss from the sun that lingers on the city’s lips: a whisper of a season. And its light imprints itself onto the city’s heart forever. — This is a view of the Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline of Lower Manhattan in the Financial District taken with the Sony NEX-6 during a beautiful summer sunset. The buildings in the foreground belong to Dumbo, Brooklyn. —- View this photo larger and on black on my Google Plus page — View “Brooklyn Bridge and New York City Skyline - Summer Sunset” in my photography portfolio here, email me, or ask for help.



New York City - Autumn - Central Park - Lake — Autumn is the kiss that summer lingers a little longer for; a warm whisper caressing winter’s ear. And as the trees arch their arms towards the earth, heavy with summer’s promises, winter’s grey sky looks on in envy. —More Central Park autumn views: Looking for more autumn beauty? Here is a post for the 2014 fall season showing more of Central Park’s autumn landscapes with expanded information about when the leaves change (they have started to change!), when peak autumn occurs, and more: New York Autumn - Central Park’s Most Beautiful Autumn Views — Information about my New York City photography book which is releasing in stores and online in the autumn of 2014 (including where to order it): NY Through The Lens: A New York Coffee Table Book —- View: “New York Autumn - Central Park Fall Foliage at The Lake” Prints here, My Travel Blog, On G+, email me, or ask for help.


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New York City - Brooklyn - Bushwick - Night Dancing with the shapes on the walls, the night’s music wraps itself around the day’s memory as Bushwick dreams another night away. ——- *taken with my Sony A7S. ——- Information about my New York City photography book which is releasing in stores and online in the autumn of 2014 (including where to order it): NY Through The Lens: A New York Coffee Table Book —— View: My photography portfolio, My Travel Blog, On G+,email me, or ask for help.

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New York City - Snow - Central Park Covered by a blanket of snow, the earth stopped spinning. All was silenced except for the muffled heartbeat of the city falling in love with winter one snowflake at a time. — This is an alternative edit of one of the hundreds of photos featured in my New York photography book which released in stores everywhere worldwide on November 24th. Info about the book (including many photos, sample pages, and info about my history and style of photography): NY Through The Lens: A New York Coffee Table Book —- View: “Central Park Winter - Snow at Bow Bridge - New York City” Prints here, Cameras and Gear I Use, My Travel Blog, On G+, email me, or ask for help.

New York City skyline and the Roosevelt Island tram The Roosevelt Island Tram has been taking commuters from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island since the 1970s. It was completely renovated and modernized in 2010. Its highest point is 250 feet up in the air and it travels alongside the Queensboro Bridge above the East River. I have always referred to it lovingly as the slow amusement park ride in the middle of New York City. The views of midtown Manhattan’s skyscrapers as the tram car moves up and over the changing cityscape are absolutely breathtaking. It’s the closest I can get to my childhood dreams of soaring above and through the city like Batman. — View this photo larger and on black on my Google Plus page — View “New York City Skyscrapers and the Roosevelt Island Tram at Dusk” in my photography portfolio here, email me, or ask for help.

Chrysler Building, Tudor City, and the New York City skyline — This has always been one of my favorite views of the Chrysler Building. This particular image was taken with the Sony A77 while on a boat in the East River. The buildings in front of the Chrysler Building are the buildings of Tudor City. Tudor City has a rather interesting history. Before it was Tudor City, it was known as Goat Hill due to the large amounts of goats that roamed the area in the 1800s. In the mid 19th century, the area was known as Corcoran’s Roost, named after the founder Jimmy Corcoran. Violent crime and waterfront piracy dominated the area during the 19th century. It wasn’t until the early 20th century that Tudor City took shape when a real estate developer decided to impose his vision of an urban paradise on the area. Its name is a bit of a misnomer since the architecture that dominates Tudor City is mostly neo-Gothic. The area has also been used quite a bit in different films throughout the years such as: The Godfather Part III, Scarface,The Peacemaker, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2,Spider-Man 3, Splash, Taxi Driver, and The Bourne Ultimatum. — View this photo larger and on black on my Google Plus page — View “Chrysler Building and New York City Skyline” in my photography portfolio here, email me, or ask for help.

Early Sunday morning on Orchard Street. Lower East Side. New York City. On cold city mornings, birds pepper the bone-white sky with movement. And through the haze left over by clouds caught in the scuffle between autumn and winter, the wind rushes through the streets like the ghosts of yesterday’s thoughts. — View this photo larger and on black on my Google Plus page — Buy “Sunday Morning on Orchard Street - Lower East Side - New York City” Posters and Prints here, email me, or ask for help.
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