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Guys, I'm going to spend 21 days in the US starting June 10th. I'll be attending Look3 Photo Festival in Charlottesville, VA. I'm spending more or less one week in VA, one week in New York and one week in DC.

I'd love suggestions for:

(1) good places to shoot in any of those locations - ideally out of the beaten path or put another way, 'non touristy' (Brooklyn is certainly an option while being in NY). I love to shoot abandoned locations (decadent beauty is how I call it). As a reference you can look at these projects: Peñarol, Fray Bentos, Carboneras.

(2) Museums | Galleries and any recommended exhibition that you might know of.

(3) Local's food hangouts - those that you only know when you live in the city. I don't need anything fancy or expensive. Although I enjoy eating well, that can me in a taco truck stand or a more upscale restaurant, both will work for me.

Any advice it's greatly appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Martin.
 
Two places to eat come to mind in my old neighborhood:

Momufuku Noodle Bar and Porchetta. Not too pricey, but really excellent food.

And then there is Little India, 5th ST. between 1st & 2nd Ave. Not as vibrant as it used to be but still more indian restaurants in the entire states of VT and NH I think.
 
Google "urbex nyc" for ideas regarding shooting abandoned buildings in NYC.

Just remember: safety first!
 
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Tinchohs said:
Guys, I'm going to spend 21 days in the US starting June 10th. I'll be attending Look3 Photo Festival in Charlottesville, VA. I'm spending more or less one week in VA, one week in New York and one week in DC.

I'd love suggestions for:

(1) good places to shoot in any of those locations - ideally out of the beaten path or put another way, 'non touristy' (Brooklyn is certainly an option while being in NY). I love to shoot abandoned locations (decadent beauty is how I call it). As a reference you can look at these projects: Peñarol, Fray Bentos, Carboneras.

(2) Museums | Galleries and any recommended exhibition that you might know of.

(3) Local's food hangouts - those that you only know when you live in the city. I don't need anything fancy or expensive. Although I enjoy eating well, that can me in a taco truck stand or a more upscale restaurant, both will work for me.

Any advice it's greatly appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Martin.
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Go to the UER.CA/ website if you do not already visit. Click on forums, scroll down to the USA map and click on Mid Atlantic. This is the best website for ruins, abandonments and generally old buildings. If you join you might meet up with a group for exploring. BTY this website is world wide with specific forums everywhere. Have fun and go to at least one baseball game. Cheers Steve
 
sepiareverb said:
Two places to eat come to mind in my old neighborhood:

Momufuku Noodle Bar and Porchetta. Not too pricey, but really excellent food.

And then there is Little India, 5th ST. between 1st & 2nd Ave. Not as vibrant as it used to be but still more indian restaurants in the entire states of VT and NH I think.
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Thanks so much. Looks awesome. Exciting to have so many plans. Appreciate it. m.
 
kxl said:
Google "urbex nyc" for ideas regarding shooting abandoned buildings in NYC.

Just remember: safety first!
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KXL, thanks so much. I just took a brief look and seems VERY interesting. I'll read up some more tomorrow to understand access. Appreciate it!
 
Spending a week in Charlottesville you need to ask the advice of photographer Bill Emory. I don't know Bill personally but have been reading his blog for 6 years & he attends Look3. Here is a link to his blog.

http://billemory.com/blog/
 
1. For a museum in Charlottesville, go see Monticello. Whatever one thinks of Jefferson, his house is awfully interesting.
2. North of Charlottesville there's Shanendoah National Park and Skyline Dr. That is uber-touristy. BUT, that's because all the tourists just drive it. Get a trail map. Just about any trail of any length will get you completely away from people and there can be some pretty good nature-type opportunities with no one around.
3. I've spent quite a bit of time in and around the Charlottesville area looking for drama, destruction, derelect structures, etc. Not too much luck. It's good farm country is what it is. Charlottesville is the site of the University of Virginia, which was designed by Jefferson. Thus its mood is more progressive than many other parts of Virginia (ignoring the DC area), but even so that doesn't create interesting photos. It just means perhaps broader food choices and maybe some better coffee.
 
julianphotoart said:
1. For a museum in Charlottesville, go see Monticello. Whatever one thinks of Jefferson, his house is awfully interesting.
2. North of Charlottesville there's Shanendoah National Park and Skyline Dr. That is uber-touristy. BUT, that's because all the tourists just drive it. Get a trail map. Just about any trail of any length will get you completely away from people and there can be some pretty good nature-type opportunities with no one around.
3. I've spent quite a bit of time in and around the Charlottesville area looking for drama, destruction, derelect structures, etc. Not too much luck. It's good farm country is what it is. Charlottesville is the site of the University of Virginia, which was designed by Jefferson. Thus its mood is more progressive than many other parts of Virginia (ignoring the DC area), but even so that doesn't create interesting photos. It just means perhaps broader food choices and maybe some better coffee.
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I second the recommendation for Shenandoah NP. I spent my college years in the area and miss it immensely.
http://www.nps.gov/shen/index.htm
Instead of driving straight to DC from Charlottesville, take 64-W (or a smaller road, Rt 33) to Skyline Drive.

People rarely stray more than 1/4 mile from the overlook parking lots, so choose one of the smaller ones (ie: not Big Meadows, Dickey Ridge, or Lewis, etc.) and go exploring. Old Rag is a tough hike/trail run bt will be mobbed on a weekend.
 
While in New York have pizza at Grimaldi's, small place under the Brooklyn bridge on the Brooklyn side. Usually long lines, but worth the wait!
 
In DC the Smithsonian has more museums than you can see in a week, so pick whichever interests you. I like the Air & Space Museum and the Castle.

I'm a brew pub fan, so I usually hit Capitol City Brewing over in the old post office building next to Union Station.
 
Believe it or not, there's a camera museum in Staunton (pronounced 'Stanton') Virginia, which is not too far from Charlottesville: http://cameraheritagemuseum.com/ . Staunton is also home to the Blackfriars Theatre, which is a definite destination if you're interested in Shakespearean theatre. The town is also really cool.

Two other Staunton things:

A super restaurant: http://zynodoa.com/

Frontier Culture Museum: http://www.frontiermuseum.org/
 
My personal favorites in and around Washington, DC are the Air and Space Museum, East Building of the National Gallery of Art and Mount Vernon (George Washington's estate). They are all touristy but still well worth seeing.
In NYC, I like the boat ride out to the Statue of Liberty and walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
 
Hi Martin,

I lived in the NY/NJ are in the 1990's and unless there has been a huge gentrification effort, areas where you may have luck in finding "decadent beauty" might include S Bronx and N Jersey like Patterson, Jersey City, and Newark.
 
Thardy said:
Hi Martin,

I lived in the NY/NJ are in the 1990's and unless there has been a huge gentrification effort, areas where you may have luck in finding "decadent beauty" might include S Bronx and N Jersey like Patterson, Jersey City, and Newark.
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Thanks SO much! Appreciate it!
 
Eric T said:
My personal favorites in and around Washington, DC are the Air and Space Museum, East Building of the National Gallery of Art and Mount Vernon (George Washington's estate). They are all touristy but still well worth seeing.
In NYC, I like the boat ride out to the Statue of Liberty and walking across the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Thanks Eric... Appreciate it. m.
 
Vince Lupo said:
Believe it or not, there's a camera museum in Staunton (pronounced 'Stanton') Virginia, which is not too far from Charlottesville: http://cameraheritagemuseum.com/ . Staunton is also home to the Blackfriars Theatre, which is a definite destination if you're interested in Shakespearean theatre. The town is also really cool.

Two other Staunton things:

A super restaurant: http://zynodoa.com/

Frontier Culture Museum: http://www.frontiermuseum.org/
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Thanks Vince. The camera museum sounds pretty intriguing... m.
 
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