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Sleepwalker at the High Line Park

Sleepwalker at the High Line Park

Sleepwalker - a realistic sculpture by Tony Matelli of a somnambulant man roaming about in a deep sleep.

While I was photographing, many people were confusing it for a "living statue" performer. One man even put money by the statue and a high-line worker had to explain to him that this was a statue and wouldn't have any use for his money. Everyone laughed.

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June 14, 2016
West Fourth Street (W4 St)

West Fourth Street (W4 St)

West Fourth Street subway station in Manhattan.

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June 03, 2016
Part of the Irish Hunger Memorial

Part of the Irish Hunger Memorial

This is a part of the Irish Hunger Memorial, dedicated to the Great Irish Famine. These ruins, which reside amid skyscrapers, is a reconstruction of an authentic Irish cottage. Stones, soil, and vegetation brought from Ireland. The memorial is located in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. Built in 2002.

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May 20, 2016
Windowless Building I, NYC

Windowless Building I, NYC

The Long Lines Building (the former AT&T Long Lines Building) is a windowless concrete skyscraper in Manhattan, New York, United States. Unusual light streaks on the front side are caused by reflected sunlight from the windows of other buildings.

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May 11, 2016
U.S. Navy Deep Dive System Mark 1 (DDS-MK1)

U.S. Navy Deep Dive System Mark 1 (DDS-MK1)

Experimental dive system from 1968. Man in the Sea Museum, Panama City Beach, Florida.

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April 08, 2016
Tech Diver - IUC Yellow Submarine

Tech Diver - IUC Yellow Submarine

Man in the Sea Museum, Panama City Beach, Florida.

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April 08, 2016
Pond Overflow

Pond Overflow

After the long drive, we arrived at the campground but there was not much ground to stand on.

Later I met a woman who told me that the evening before there was a heavy rain. She hid from it in her camper until the morning and woke up to discover that the belongings she left around the camper were either underwater or gone. Someone's things were floating around. The next two days people had to move through the water.

Heavy rain caused the campground's pond to overflow. Mexico Beach, Florida.

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April 03, 2016
Fog on a Sunny Day

Fog on a Sunny Day

Pier 25, Hudson River Park. Manhattan.

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December 14, 2015
Stuff

Stuff

Storefront in a Manhattan neighborhood.

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August 08, 2015
388 Greenwich Street

388 Greenwich Street

The headquarters for Citigroup's Investment and Corporate Banking operations.

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August 04, 2015
One World Trade Center Among Other Buildings
Unusual Passage
NYC Subway. Budget Moving or Mobile Living?
New York's Hudson River Turns to Ice

New York's Hudson River Turns to Ice

Freezing temperatures in New York have left large stretches of the Hudson River an impenetrable ice, which caused the suspension and the shutting down of services between Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn.

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February 20, 2015
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June 29, 2014
A Wild Turkey in New York’s Battery Park

A Wild Turkey in New York’s Battery Park

It's called Zelda and it is famous.

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October 29, 2013
Raining Umbrellas

Raining Umbrellas

Promo event by La Roche-Posay at Madison Square. Skin cancer screening for a sunscreen promo.

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June 21, 2013
Nice Bike, Man

Nice Bike, Man

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June 19, 2013
Chinese Lunar New Year Parade in New York
Family Event 8.21.12. Intrepid. Black Bird.
Lunchtime Hideout

Lunchtime Hideout

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August 09, 2012
Cool vestibule (5th ave.)
W24 Street / 5th Avenue
Internet

Internet

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August 03, 2012
City Hall Park