• Home
  • 52 Magic Mondays...
  • 52 Magic Musings
  • 52 Magic Metros
  • 52 Magic Macros
  • Collections
  • About
  • Workshops
  • Buy Prints
  • Contact
logo transparent2

Week 37

P9230342

September 23, 2016
Photoville
Brooklyn (DUMBO)

Train In/Out: Milford, CT
Miles walked: 4.6
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M1 with m.Zuiko 17mm f1.8, m.Zuiko 12-40mm PRO

Magic Monday on a Friday this week so that I could attend Photoville in Brooklyn. They've been doing Photoville for 5 years now, this was my first visit. They use shipping containers as venues for hundreds of photography exhibits. They also have panels, presentations and evening activities. Since I don't live in the city, all I could do on my visit was sit in on a panel talk and peruse the exhibits for an hour or so. I totally miscalculated how long it would take me to get to Brooklyn and back so unfortunately I didn't really give myself enough time for the day. And a newbie I am not! Tsk tsk.

Onward.

P9230254

View of the Chrysler Building and a very cool building across the street from it. I wish I was a bird with a camera so I didn't have to shoot "up" at these weird angles.

P9230255

This is a hill. In Manhattan. Took me 37 weeks to find one, albeit "hill" is a bit of an exaggeration. ;)

P9230257

I decided to take the East River Ferry to DUMBO. I was making my way to the ferry which is fairly close to the U.N. Building. The General Assembly was in session and there were police EVERYWHERE. And lots of these signs.

P9230258

I loved the birdie footprints!

P9230259

The buildings in this area remind me a lot of the buildings on the Yale campus in New Haven, CT.

P9230260

They make hero sandwiches but I loved how they decorated for 9/11. Beautiful.

P9230265

Do you ever feel like a speck in the universe? I do (fairly often, actually). Anyway, I spotted this tiny bug making his way along the sidewalk. He made me smile...all alone in the big city, so tiny and fragile.

Speaking of feeling like a speck, check out this website app sometime! Talk about actually confirming that we are smaller than specks in the universe: Scale of the Universe 2

P9230268

P9230270

P9230271

Welcome to Interesting things...

P9230276

P9230285

You might have guessed that I'm on the ferry now...

P9230292

The Williamsburg Bridge. The last time I was on it, I got very aggressively hassled by a guy on a bike. Not my fondest 52 Magic Monday memory.

P9230294

For some reason I love shots under a bridge. Bridges feel so oppressive in a way.

P9230301

 View of Brooklyn from the ferry.

P9230303

Manhattan Bridge. It might be my favorite bridge in the city. I will make my final determination at the end of the project. :) 

P9230314

I've arrived in DUMBO and found Photoville which takes place under the Brooklyn Bridge.

P9230316

I'm going to share some images of images! A few that struck a chord with me. Really loved the guy's floating head in this one.

P9230320

P9230323

P9230324

I definitely wanted to see this exhibit, showing some of the work Bill Cunningham did for The New York Times. He was a street photographer who photographed and wrote a column on fashion in New York, basically what the trends were. If you like documentaries about interesting / quirky people, check out "Bill Cunningham New York" on Hulu. It's very entertaining, as was Bill! He led an interesting life. Maybe a little sad because, in my opinion, he likely supressed a very large part of himself, at least that was the impression the documentary left with me. I wish I would have met him in person.

Here is the trailer for the Bill Cunningham New York documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYqiLJBXbss

P9230326

And if you choose to watch the documentary, you will then understand how special this blue jacket is. :)

P9230329

P9230334

P9230335

Because I would like to write a book for 52 Magic Mondays, I always enjoy taking a peek at what others have done with books. I looked up this author, Rick Schatzberg. Definitely check out his website, there is something very special about his images. The quality is amazing...all I can say is that his work is smooth and surreal. Even pictures of the mundane are fascinating. He has a gift.

Rick Schatzberg Website

P9230337

General view of what the Photoville exhibit area looks like.

P9230338

LOVE the quote!

P9230339

I would add that I would love to see more "happy journalism" and happy images. I sometimes question my work for this project...will it ever gain in popularity since it's not full of dark, deep, depressing scenes. For some reason it feels like dark and depressing always takes the prize. And yet, despite what the news tells us, the world is the least violent it has ever been in modern times. (true statistic!)

P9230342

My favorite image of the day. I think what I like is how existing art can be made into new art (by me!).

 P9230343

P9230344

Poor Flint...

 P9230354

I told you, Photoville is UNDER the Brooklyn Bridge!  :)

P9230347

Powerful (but dark/sad)...

P9230355

This exhibit covered the topic of Ebola. More dark/sad.

So that was my brief time at Photoville. Since I had someone picking me up from the train at 5pm today, I couldn't stay longer. I also needed to find the subway station in Brooklyn. I had yet to do that on a 52 Magic Monday, usually I hike across the Brooklyn Bridge and then take the subway up from City Hall. Today I was determined to find the station.

P9230318

I liked the welding sparks.

P9230358

Please take a moment to admire Mr. Pigeon who I timed pretty darn well for a moment I wasn't expecting!

P9230362

This is the Bankruptcy Court building in Brooklyn. Welcome to my "Isn't it ironic..." page.  :)

P9230366

Borough Hall. And yay! The subway station. It's actually a decent walk from DUMBO up to here, probably almost a mile.

P9230372

P9230373

And that's a wrap on Photoville 2016. Next week, once again, will not be on a Monday (hey, I can break the rules once in a while). Going with some photography friends back to Harlem to explore another part of that area on Thursday.

Until the next Magic Monday!

xo,

~MC

{rsform 41}

 

 

 

  • Prev
  • Next

All images © Copyright 2016-2020 Megan Crandlemire.  All rights reserved.

InstagramSmall  facebook setup


 

Receive an email when the next Magic blog is posted!

* indicates required
 
  • Home
  • 52 Magic Mondays...
  • 52 Magic Musings
  • 52 Magic Metros
  • Collections
  • Video Slideshows
  • Interviews & Press
  • Work With Megan
  • About
  • Workshops
  • Shop
  • Contact