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Sights and Sounds
4:00am, South Beach, Miami, and the breeze from the sea was warm and relaxing.
The shouts of drunken fools echoed off the shimmering store front windows. At this time of the morning, on the streets of Miami there are far more wares displayed for sale than those kept behind the darkened windows of the local stores. Here walk beautiful, plastic people. This image spoke to me of that.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
Evening, Chinatown, New York: a stolen moment.
It was a dark alleyway deep within the nooks and crannies of Chinatown proper, and as I leaned against a corner soaking it all in, this personal vignette presented itself to me: a cigarette and a moment of solitude before returning to the surely frantic din of the restaurant kitchen.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
10 minutes late for work, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, where slabs of un-cut bacon are sold alongside pickeled herring.
A genuine double-take. That’s what happened when walking by this. “The forehead, the forehead…” was all I muttered under my breath, not unlike Kurtz in the deepest, darkest depths of his African hell. Though surely an accident of time, or a quickly moved hand, its effect is profound. I am and was disturbed.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
Early morning, Mid-winter, Chinatown, New York: a land of much weird.
It took me a moment to realize that this woman had jury-rigged a shower curtain to act as a makeshift shelter. In with her was a small electric heater and a collapsible stool. In New York the sale must continue, but most especially in Chinatown where come rain or shine… or freezing temperatures, wares are displayed in bins outside.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
Early afternoon, late Fall, deep within New York City’s Chinatown district.
There is something mesmerizing about those sections of New York that were created before the regimented and rigid grid systems were implemented. Deep within the back streets and alleyways of Chinatown, when the sun slants down through the cracks, one can catch a glimpse of a world from long ago. Here we see just that at the corners of Doyers St and Pell.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
Mid-afternoon, early Fall, and there was noise all about.
This cat seemed in no way nervous, and as it paused amidst the tumult that is city life, it seemed to be listening to something that no one else could hear.
shot with a Nokia 6682
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Early afternoon, Springtime, Chinatown, New York.
I stumbled upon this scene, which when it had happened must have occurred in a split second. These men, having taken it all in, were now moving incredibly slowly, though deliberately and with great focus. I watched them return at least 100 tomatoes to their cardboard berths before turning and continuing on my way to work (in Little Italy).
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
Early night, late Fall, East Village, New York, Sushi Park Japanese restaurant.
As I sat and dined on my bowl of Chirashi a woman sat next to me. At the time I took little notice, but the moment she spoke I could not take my eyes off of her. It was only a little later that I noticed a rather severe scar behind her ear and realized she may have been suffering from some hearing loss, which compounded with her rather harsh accent accounted for the somewhat shocking or jarring way she sounded.
After I had stopped filming (with my trusty Nokia 6682) I watched her attempt to pour soy sauce onto her food. After failing to realize how the container worked, she clumsily unscrewed the entire cap from the bottle and proceeded to pour an amazing amount of soy sauce onto her rolls, effectively soaking them all. I leaned forward at that point and showed her how it was done. She apologized profusely: 4 times.
shot with a Nokia 6682
Sights and Sounds
As we all know there are many things in this world.
There are good things, there are bad things and there is everything in between, which is the grey matter of it all.
Some of us get bogged down by the minutae of everyday life, and for those that do, I can only say: I understand.
Here is a glimpse, or a taste…
6:20pm, a Winter’s night in Chinatown, New York City.
shot with a Nokia 6682
