Images from years ago

November 2007

I had the chance to travel to New York to shoot some NHL games thanks for Bruce Bennett from Getty Images/NHL images. He hooked me up with some passes for Islanders v. Penguins and Rangers v. Flyers. Needless to say this was a chance I could not turn up.

I decided to make a trip out of it and spend some time in New York. My best friend's sister lives in New Jersey so I had the accommodations taken care of, just needed to fill my days. Not a hard thing to do in NYC.

I simply purchased a pass for the Big Red Bus (hop on hop off). And made my way around NYC over a 2 days span (one day was raining). It was my first time touring a city on my own and I quite enjoyed it. Being able to go where I wanted when I wanted. Taking breaks at will, and choosing how long to stay at a particular attractions.

Most of the time was spent 'getting lost' in the streets. In fact the only time I paid for something was to go up the Empire States Building. Was worth it when I got to the top, but the trip up was less than pleasant. Acquired a great understanding for how cattle feel on the way to slaughter...starting off as a large herd, only to pushed into increasingly narrowing pathways.

Attached are images taken with my friend Mike Ross' Holga (www.leftwithout.com). Enjoy!