New York – Liberty from behind

Photo submitted by © Jessica Hawkey

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• Note by Jessica Hawkey

NYC…Liberty from behind. Taken Sept., 2011

New York – Manhattan Bridge

Photo submitted by © John Barreyro

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• Note by John Barreyro

This the Manhattan Bridge in New York City, photo taken from the Brooklyn side of the bridge in DUMBO with a little piece of the Manhattan skyline in the background.

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New York – Empire State Building

Photo submitted by © Helmut Stampfli

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• Note by Helmut Stampfli

Empire State Building

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New York – The Market

Photo submitted by © J. Matthew Riva

The Market [J. Matthew Riva]

the crowd surges
upon shelves
of endless bounty
the aroma
of herbs and green
of flowers and fruit
of bread and honey
of apples and maple
they swirl about
wide open eyes
their voices loud
humbled
by the clambering
of feet
the colours
they bleed
merging
in a sea of plenty
of toil and pride
of shared tables
of history’s memory
in the joy
of connection
with the land

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New York – going DOWN

Video submitted by © J. Matthew Riva

music credit : “burning hell” : by Tom Jones

• Text by J. Matthew Riva:

  going DOWN
  Down… deep-down-underground, in the foundation that supports the most famous skyline in the world, the consummate city, a system of tunnels weaves and slithers. Paint peels, and it cracks. Heat lingers, stale air moves. Humidity clings to walls and people alike. The homeless brush shoulders with the suited elite. Modern day troubadours’ music echoes off old tiled walls and caked I-beams as it battles the screeching metal brakes as subway cars suddenly slow. Dirt is the only marker or time. This is the hot, honest, subterraneal world Mark Rothko captured in his early work. The architecture, lack of natural horizon and the harsh glow of incandescents informed his powerful and transformative work he is famous for. This world is still there, still classless, still dirty, and always moving.
  

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New York – Lady and three Dogs

Photo submitted by © @iwasoutwalking

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• Note by @iwasoutwalking

The shot was taken on may 15th 2010 on 5th avenue – why? well because I keep an outwalking blog: iwasoutwalking.com

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New York – Pier [3]

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• Note by J. Matthew Riva
  From a collection of a few shots taken from one day’s stroll down the Hudson River flowing alongside island of Manhattan… in search of the forgotten and the decaying world.
  

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New York – Playground

Photo submitted by © Danielle Kelly

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• Note by Danielle Kelly

a playground that i pass everyday

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New York – Winter Time

Photo submitted by © Gildson Gomes

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• Note by Gildson Gomes

The streets of Brooklyn – NYC during winter time -

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New York – Pier [2]

Photo submitted by © J. Matthew Riva

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• Note by J. Matthew Riva
  From a collection of a few shots taken from one day’s stroll down the Hudson River flowing alongside island of Manhattan… in search of the forgotten and the decaying world.
  

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