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Prospect Park After Dark

It was ever-so cold last night.

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Prospect Park Moonlight Ride

The light was amazing for Saturday’s Time’s Up! Moonlight Ride in Prospect Park. A combination of the biggest moon of the year, snow coverage and clouds gave everything such a glow we did not even need lights. The picture above was taken by Jonathan Barkey who also led the ride.  The Moonlight Ride starts [...]

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Brit Photographers Get Intimidated Too

There’s an interesting article in the Torygraph about photographers in the UK being harassed by all manner of security personnel. In April 2006, I took the above picture of the 2012 Olympic construction, which is now policed — overzealously, it would seem — by the Orwellian-sounding Olympic Delivery Authority. My old [...]

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Atlantic Yards Camera Club Part 2: The Atlantic Center Incident

Norman Oder (right) has been trying to get an explanation from the police as to why we were removed from the Atlantic Center plaza, during the Build It Now rally. There’s an update on Atlantic Yards Report today.

The AYR blog also ran an open invitation from [...]

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Atlantic Yards Camera Club Part 1: Blip TV

Blip TV filmed Tracy Collins and myself around the Atlantic Yards footprint this afternoon. While we were there I took some shots from the sidewalk and was told by a security guard I could not be there. Has FCR snapped up Dean Street?

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Atlantic Yards Aerial Photos: Interview with Jonathan Barkey

Jonathan Barkey, Atlantic Yards Camera Club member, recently got to fly over the project area. We spoke to him to find out how he captured these dramatic images.

How did you get to take a helicopter ride around the footprint?

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Two Rallies at Atlantic Yards

One Saturday, two rallies at the Atlantic Yards site: one calling for Ratner’s project to go forward, the other for it to stop. I would have come back with more shots of the friendly atmosphere at the start of the pro-project rally, but it began on private property where I was not permitted to take [...]

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An Eye On Atlantic Yards

The pace of demolition work around the AY footprint continues to step up, even though most of the proposed construction has been put on hold. Atlantic Yards Camera Club has set up a web cam so you can see the destruction in progress. You can also join [...]

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Atlantic Yards Camera Club: Public Panic

Our friend and Atlantic Yards photographer, Tracy Collins (pictured), was harassed by a member of the public whilst taking pictures of Carlton Avenue Bridge. You can read about the encounter here.

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Atlantic Yards Camera Club: Everyone is Invited

A group of Atlantic Yards photographers are getting together to take pictures in the footprint on Sunday. This in response to people getting harassed by official staff when taking pictures there. They hope to use the opportunity to help people both sides of the fence, and lens, to be more aware [...]

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