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Times Square | New York City
Times Square | New York City
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I left work and was meeting up with my friend Jonathan in Hells Kitchen and decided to walk through Times Square from my job in midtown. It was a Saturday and I knew that the area would be buzzing and make for a good photo somehow.
I didn’t think that there would be a black man in the middle of Times Square in his briefs with a boom box.
There are a couple of things that I love about this.
- It is Quintessential New York City, you can experience anything here.
- The women’s faces of judgement.
- The boombox and socks
- This man hustlin’ with what his momma gave him to make some $$
42nd Street at Bryant Park | MTA | New York City
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time you know that I do this whole series I call sounds of the city. These were a couple of guys that I found on the platform a couple weeks back waiting on the downtown track.
34th Street Penn Station | MTA | New York City
59th Street | AC1BD | MTA | New York City
I used to transfer at 59th to the B/D to get to work, but recently have just been going to 42nd and walking over, it’s faster it seems. Well, every day I would transfer I would be met by this guy on drums and a guy on an electric piano. The same spot, the same time, every day.
This time I stepped off the train and there were now 5 of them and with a whole lot more instruments. I believe I was too close when recording this, but it gives you an idea. They were surround, the music was really good - always calming.
Times Square | MTA
It has been quite awhile since I have uploaded sounds of New York City from below.
This man was very entertaining to watch and listen to and I let several trains pass me by just so I could take it all in.
Enjoy,
Titzer
59th Street | MTA | New York City
This man couldn’t be happier spending his days in retirement playing on a keyboard under some stairs in Columbus Circle.
He had the biggest smile on his face, wish you could have seen it.
(sorry that the photo is blurry. I was running late for work and snapped it as I jumped into the subway car)
42nd Street | Grand Central Terminal | MTA
42nd Street | Grand Central | MTA | New York City
West 4th St | MTA | New York City
West 4th | MTA | New York City
42nd Street | MTA | New York City
23rd Street No.1 Uptown At 5:35p | MTA | New York City
In this new series that I would like to start I am starting off with a fresh track from the 16th of March, 2012. In my previous recordings of men and women performing on the New York MTA I didn’t take photos of the performers and thought as a photographer that maybe I should. Even if I don’t like asking people to take their photograph, so this will be interesting. Also, the more I think about it I wish I would have gotten this mans name.
Hope you enjoy! I hope to bring this every week at least once.
