Grand Central Terminal | Midtown East | New York City 36.365 www.christophertitzer.com I was waiting to meet up for a date after work and had some time to kill so I walked Peter, a co-worker, over to Grand Central Terminal to catch his train up to White Plains. I recently read an article about the on-time performance of Grand Central, which is amazing, and it was special to see it ‘alive’ and moving.

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I was waiting to meet up for a date after work and had some time to kill so I walked Peter, a co-worker, over to Grand Central Terminal to catch his train up to White Plains.

I recently read an article about the on-time performance of Grand Central, which is amazing, and it was special to see it ‘alive’ and moving.

Centennial | Grand Central Terminal | Midtown East | New York City www.christophertitzer.com At my place of full time employment they’re running a photography contest. They’re looking for scenes around New York City that can be framed and then placed in an employee area. In addition, the winner, the person will be awarded money as well as an opportunity to photograph the executive team of the hotel. I find it to be a very good opportunity but having a difficult time finding a photo to submit. I, of course, take this very serious and if I am to lose to someone here that is a non photographer, some iphone/instagrammer, that took a photo of a pug in a Halloween costume in Times Square, it would be an embarrassing blow. As a photographer, it seems to always be a challenge to discern what the public will like. Ultimately it is usually something you thought to discard. So, what to submit?

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At my place of full time employment they’re running a photography contest. They’re looking for scenes around New York City that can be framed and then placed in an employee area. In addition, the winner, the person will be awarded money as well as an opportunity to photograph the executive team of the hotel.

I find it to be a very good opportunity but having a difficult time finding a photo to submit. I, of course, take this very serious and if I am to lose to someone here that is a non photographer, some iphone/instagrammer, that took a photo of a pug in a Halloween costume in Times Square, it would be an embarrassing blow. As a photographer, it seems to always be a challenge to discern what the public will like. Ultimately it is usually something you thought to discard.

So, what to submit?

Grand Central Terminal | Midtown East | New York City 32.365 www.christophertitzer.com I arrived to work only to forget about the Centennial of Grand Central. That whole day I wasn’t sure what I was going to take a photo of, then this popped back into my memory. On my break I headed over and took a few shots and rushed back to work. It was pretty interesting. 100 years, it has seen so much change. It was great to be there.

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I arrived to work only to forget about the Centennial of Grand Central. That whole day I wasn’t sure what I was going to take a photo of, then this popped back into my memory.

On my break I headed over and took a few shots and rushed back to work. It was pretty interesting. 100 years, it has seen so much change. It was great to be there.

Grand Central Terminal | Park Avenue | New York www.christophertitzer.com I recall getting out of the hotel a few hours before the Hurricane Sandy and hit up the grocery store. I stayed up in the heights for the next two days and returned the following day to midtown. A trip that normally takes 35minutes took me 2hrs on the bus since the MTA suspended all service. I brought along with me my camera and two rolls of film, not sure what I was thinking there. Anyways, I agreed to due some over time that night at the hotel and had no way to get back uptown. So, I went out that evening with the two rolls that I had and tried to be a witness to what was occurring in Midtown. I cannot come close to describing what I saw, it was something I had never seen before. Everything below 40th street was completely dark, not a single light on. Looking down any of the streets heading downtown was pitch dark. You could only see the head or tail lights of the cars creeping ever so slowly down them. Occasionally you would see a road flare and many times squad cars ‘keeping the peace’. I was very upset that I did not have all of my film on me. It was definitely a learning lesson that I will never forget. This was from the corner of 41st and Park Avenue south looking north towards Grand Central Terminal.

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I recall getting out of the hotel a few hours before the Hurricane Sandy and hit up the grocery store. I stayed up in the heights for the next two days and returned the following day to midtown. A trip that normally takes 35minutes took me 2hrs on the bus since the MTA suspended all service.

I brought along with me my camera and two rolls of film, not sure what I was thinking there. Anyways, I agreed to due some over time that night at the hotel and had no way to get back uptown. So, I went out that evening with the two rolls that I had and tried to be a witness to what was occurring in Midtown. I cannot come close to describing what I saw, it was something I had never seen before. Everything below 40th street was completely dark, not a single light on. Looking down any of the streets heading downtown was pitch dark. You could only see the head or tail lights of the cars creeping ever so slowly down them. Occasionally you would see a road flare and many times squad cars ‘keeping the peace’.

I was very upset that I did not have all of my film on me. It was definitely a learning lesson that I will never forget.

This was from the corner of 41st and Park Avenue south looking north towards Grand Central Terminal.