East Coast Pt. 1: NYC
My brother-in-law graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia this past week: so my husband and I decided it would be a great opportunity to take a road trip. I had never been east of Sandusky, Ohio! We managed to pack in about a-day-and-a-half into three major cities: New York City, Philadelphia, and Boston. We were fortunate enough to have friends let us stay with them in two of those places! For this trip I packed the Fujica half-frame and the Holga, knowing that I would be doing so much moving around, preferring to work at “point and shoot” speed.
We started our journey by driving from Michigan to New Jersey, to stay with my dear friend Laura. From there we were able to take the train or bus into New York City. It was quite like I expected it to be… an overwhelming amount to see, but I sure had fun trying to take it all in! I would like to take a moment to brag that we got to see a Cindy Sherman exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art!
After having trouble finding a good film lab here in SE Michigan, I am happy to report that I received wonderful service from Huron Camera (just outside of Ann Arbor). Also, all of these rolls were from my 10+ years expired stash! (there’s something powerful to me about the idea of making something that almost went to waste see the light of day). The following are digitally composited diptychs from the Fujica — Can you identify where they were taken in NYC?
And although it was generally too overcast of a day to get good photos from the Holga, I did get a few of the new World Trade Center skyline. Here’s one (two) of those:
Philadelphia will hit the blog soon… Boston could be a smidge longer because I have to finish the roll … A sunny weekend in Petoskey should do the trick!