One of my favorite things to do in New York City is to just walk
around with my camera and snap photos. I can do this for hours, plying
the streets in search of a moment or a scene that I know will make a great shot. I wish I could say I was a great
photographer, but alas, I am a mere amateur.
So when I looking for inspiration, I turn to a handful of local photobloggers whose stuff never ceases to get the
shutterbug in me all psyched up and ready to hit the streets with my Nikon D70.
So here are a few of the guys/gals that I turn to: David
Gallagher runs lightning field, a site featuring
shots from all over the city (including and especailly Brooklyn, where most photobloggers seem to live), including
evening shots, events and, of course, many a weary facade. Rion
Nakaya runs rion.nu, and is one of the early photobloggers here, and all I can say about
her stuff is that it is consistenty amazing. Chris
Stangland runs formerly669, that showcases a “polaroid a day, everyday”
always superb. For great character shots, candids and city scapes, check out Todd Gross’
quarlo, all shot on film. For shots of street art and a streety
vibe check out, well streetsy and
bluejake, by one of my favorite photobloggers out there (and a good guy to
boot) Jake Dobkin. Eliot Shepard’s slower.net features one gargantuan photo a
day, often of a single person, and each of which could make the cover of a magazine.
So these are just a few of the folks I turn to. All are immensely talented and all focus on the city and its people
and the cityscape. Keep in mind, too that most of these sites feature excellent blogrolls featuring other
photobloggers. But I warn you, clicking them can be habit forming.