ola.b
Established
So,
I´m going to the big apple next week, and I could use a couple of tips on what to do..
MoMa is a definite yes. B&H is maybe - if I decide I need some camera stuff/film.
I´m really looking for a nice bookstore with photography books and maybe a gallery to check out..
Preferably street-related photography..
any suggestions?
I´m going to the big apple next week, and I could use a couple of tips on what to do..
MoMa is a definite yes. B&H is maybe - if I decide I need some camera stuff/film.
I´m really looking for a nice bookstore with photography books and maybe a gallery to check out..
Preferably street-related photography..
any suggestions?
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Check out the Leica Gallery on Broadway in SoHo. They usually have a nice selection of photo books for sale at pretty good prices. They always have some photos hanging, of course.
Walk up Broadway towards Union Square and go to The Strand bookstore. They have a good collection of photo books up on the second floor. That's where I found my hardcover second printing of "Vietnam Inc" by Philip Jones Griffiths which I've been looking for, for about seven years.
Other things to check out would be whatever is left of 5 Pointz in Long Island City. I'm not sure the demolition has started yet but you're visiting right at the end of a cultural era. I'm glad I had the opportunity to get some photos there last year.
Some of the NYC area RFFers will probably chime in with other things to see and do.
Maybe take a bone-chilling ride on the Staten Island Ferry or a subway ride to Coney Island. I always love the deserted boardwalks of Coney Island and the Jersey shore.
The High Line is really cool but has become so crowded lately that it's just a shuffling busy sidewalk when it's packed with people.
There is always a sculpture or art exhibition out in Madison Sq. Park.
Phil Forrest
Walk up Broadway towards Union Square and go to The Strand bookstore. They have a good collection of photo books up on the second floor. That's where I found my hardcover second printing of "Vietnam Inc" by Philip Jones Griffiths which I've been looking for, for about seven years.
Other things to check out would be whatever is left of 5 Pointz in Long Island City. I'm not sure the demolition has started yet but you're visiting right at the end of a cultural era. I'm glad I had the opportunity to get some photos there last year.
Some of the NYC area RFFers will probably chime in with other things to see and do.
Maybe take a bone-chilling ride on the Staten Island Ferry or a subway ride to Coney Island. I always love the deserted boardwalks of Coney Island and the Jersey shore.
The High Line is really cool but has become so crowded lately that it's just a shuffling busy sidewalk when it's packed with people.
There is always a sculpture or art exhibition out in Madison Sq. Park.
Phil Forrest
Boris Stupak
Well-known
kbg32
neo-romanticist
There is a bookstore on Avenue A, east side of the avenue around East 4th Street that sells photo books. Real book stores are a rarity these days.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
AllenB
Newbie
Dashwood Bookstore, 33 Bond Street. A gem of a bookstore that deals only in photography books.
Noll
Well-known
I seem to recall the International Center for Photography was easy to get to and well worth the admission
JChrome
Street Worker
Nice write up Phil!
I wouldn't add much. In terms of photo book stores I don't have much wisdom there. I would check out two places to make your own street photos though - China town and the Iron Triangle of Queens.
I love china town for portraits and the iron triangle for scapes. If you are available for the weekend I'd be glad to take a stroll in either locale.
I wouldn't add much. In terms of photo book stores I don't have much wisdom there. I would check out two places to make your own street photos though - China town and the Iron Triangle of Queens.
I love china town for portraits and the iron triangle for scapes. If you are available for the weekend I'd be glad to take a stroll in either locale.
danielsterno
making soup from mud
“Finding Vivian Maier,”
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/movies/people-as-puzzles-of-infinite-variety.html?_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/movies/people-as-puzzles-of-infinite-variety.html?_r=0
2WK
Rangefinder User
I was just there for a week.
Have lunch at the Moma restaurant while you are there. Great charcuterie and Warhols
There is a "New Photography" exhibit that is great.
There was this bar/restaraunt called Barbuto (I think) in the lower west side that was my favorite easy dinner of the trip. Amazing Gnocchi.
Have lunch at the Moma restaurant while you are there. Great charcuterie and Warhols
There is a "New Photography" exhibit that is great.
There was this bar/restaraunt called Barbuto (I think) in the lower west side that was my favorite easy dinner of the trip. Amazing Gnocchi.
lueej
fiat slug
I cannot recommend too many spots but the folks above seem to have you covered.
I enjoyed the guggenheim as well as various other museums, and galleries from the gagosian to "scandinavia house," which had some gorgeous photos on display from the helsinki school (it was a bit tough to find). be sure to see what both MoMa and MoMa PS1 have to offer! and the parson's new school also had an interesting exhibition on social media last I was there.
if you're interested in eats, the momofuku milk bar has a delicious "crack pie" dessert, you can get a whiskey ice cream float at "the meatball shop" in brooklyn, I love the halal street carts, and artichoke pizza (the restaurant) definitely delivered on its name.
and if you really have expensive taste, the apprentice of Jiro from "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" has opened up his own sushi spot. plates are expensive and reservations are few I hear.
enjoy your trip!
edit: the highline park was worth seeing, in my humble opinion!
I enjoyed the guggenheim as well as various other museums, and galleries from the gagosian to "scandinavia house," which had some gorgeous photos on display from the helsinki school (it was a bit tough to find). be sure to see what both MoMa and MoMa PS1 have to offer! and the parson's new school also had an interesting exhibition on social media last I was there.
if you're interested in eats, the momofuku milk bar has a delicious "crack pie" dessert, you can get a whiskey ice cream float at "the meatball shop" in brooklyn, I love the halal street carts, and artichoke pizza (the restaurant) definitely delivered on its name.
and if you really have expensive taste, the apprentice of Jiro from "Jiro Dreams of Sushi" has opened up his own sushi spot. plates are expensive and reservations are few I hear.
enjoy your trip!
edit: the highline park was worth seeing, in my humble opinion!
ironhorse
Joe DuPont
"War Photography" at the Brooklyn Museum.
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/war_photography/
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/war_photography/
Carterofmars
Well-known
Highly recommended. This is showing in the lobby of UBS. Free, just stroll right in from the street. M-F 8 to 6pm I believe.
http://www.icp.org/events/2013/september/30/city-abstractions-brett-weston-new-york-1944-45
http://www.icp.org/events/2013/september/30/city-abstractions-brett-weston-new-york-1944-45
JChrome
Street Worker
The Noam Chomsky film and the Vivian Maier film both sound incredible. Too bad they're sold out!
Pablito
coco frío
Go to Flushing Queens and eat pork kidneys at one of the many Szechuan restaurants. MMMMMMMMM
Also, Bronx Documentary Center.
Also, Bronx Documentary Center.
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
This could very easily become a "where to eat" thread!
If you love Korean food, cross the Hudson and find one of the great restaurants in Fort Lee, NJ.
For Ecuadorean, Colombian, Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican food, North Bergen and Jersey City, NJ can't be beat. Getting around can be an issue though for places off the beaten path. You can't hail a cab on the street in NJ, you have to call one or go to a cab stand. Ridiculous, yes.
Hoboken, NJ has a great view of the Manhattan skyline and some good food of its own.
If you eat pork, try out Porchetta on 7th st between 1st Ave. and Ave. A. Outstanding Italian roast pork. (for this meat I'm a die hard Philadelphian.)
There are great pizza joints all over and you own it to yourself to try a margherita slice.
There's also lots of food at the Chelsea Market. And it's a cool place to people watch, get in from the cold and use a clean restroom.
I just love that city and can't wait to get back. I love early morning hustle and bustle in NYC; it makes me acutely aware that I am alive. Love it.
Phil Forrest
If you love Korean food, cross the Hudson and find one of the great restaurants in Fort Lee, NJ.
For Ecuadorean, Colombian, Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican food, North Bergen and Jersey City, NJ can't be beat. Getting around can be an issue though for places off the beaten path. You can't hail a cab on the street in NJ, you have to call one or go to a cab stand. Ridiculous, yes.
Hoboken, NJ has a great view of the Manhattan skyline and some good food of its own.
If you eat pork, try out Porchetta on 7th st between 1st Ave. and Ave. A. Outstanding Italian roast pork. (for this meat I'm a die hard Philadelphian.)
There are great pizza joints all over and you own it to yourself to try a margherita slice.
There's also lots of food at the Chelsea Market. And it's a cool place to people watch, get in from the cold and use a clean restroom.
I just love that city and can't wait to get back. I love early morning hustle and bustle in NYC; it makes me acutely aware that I am alive. Love it.
Phil Forrest
ssmc
Well-known
And now for something completely different (ahem!) from what's already been suggested
- Natural History Museum
- Metrepolitan Museum of Art
- USS Intrepid
I know these are not photo galleries but they were 3 of the absolute highlights of the week I spent there, and photography is (or at least was) permitted in all (no flash in the Met, please), unlike the Guggenheim which was a cool place to visit nevertheless (and I can think of safety reasons for disallowing photography there based on the interior layout...) There are some neat photographic opportunities in Central Park, too.
Have fun!
Scott
- Natural History Museum
- Metrepolitan Museum of Art
- USS Intrepid
I know these are not photo galleries but they were 3 of the absolute highlights of the week I spent there, and photography is (or at least was) permitted in all (no flash in the Met, please
), unlike the Guggenheim which was a cool place to visit nevertheless (and I can think of safety reasons for disallowing photography there based on the interior layout...) There are some neat photographic opportunities in Central Park, too.Have fun!
Scott
E__WOK
Well-known
This could very easily become a "where to eat" thread!
There's also lots of food at the Chelsea Market. And it's a cool place to people watch, get in from the cold and use a clean restroom.
Phil Forrest
There is a seafood joint that serves lobster rolls.
sienarot
Well-known
Ugh, why didn't I think to ask this before I went a few months back? There are some great suggestions here that I'm going to mark for my next trip.
I'd also suggest walking the Brooklyn Bridge, but at night. There's also the water front under the Brooklyn Bridge/Dumbo that's pretty neat.
I'd also suggest walking the Brooklyn Bridge, but at night. There's also the water front under the Brooklyn Bridge/Dumbo that's pretty neat.
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
If you are heading to Chinatown in Manhattan be sure to visit Columbus Park. I ended up spending hours there shooting lots of film. The locals hang out there playing chess, practicing Kung Fu, and also street musicians performing Peking opera. Lots of fun and photo ops.