View from My Studio Window, 1999 to the present.
My series, View from My Studio Window, was developed unintentionally and represents a visual diary of time, through a small window, in Brooklyn. After I moved to East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in 1999, I started to photograph the skyline of Lower Manhattan from a window in my studio, which was at that time, dominated by the presence of the Twins Towers of the World Trade Center. The magnificence of the two towers mesmerized me. The design of the buildings with their straight parallel vertical lines against the horizontal skyline captured my attention and compelled me to document their presence.
On the morning of September 11, after the planes collided with the towers, I photographed the skyline with my 35mm film camera before they collapsed. During that day and the next morning, I kept coming back to the window and photographing the vanished view. I did not investigate that roll of 35mm film for ten years. The period of time between after the collapse of the twin towers and the construction of the new building did not peak my interest as much, except for a few occasional images.
The construction of the new tower in 2012 renewed my attention of the view of the Lower Manhattan skyline. The new tower, with its twisted design resembling the old tower, fulfilled the emptiness in the skyline left by the old one. Photography during this period had rapidly transformed itself from film to digital, and new social media platforms were created that allowed me to show these images in a more immediate and informal setting.
The process of gentrification that affected not only New York City but especially the neighborhood of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is portrayed as are different weather conditions, seasonal changes, and historical events. This series is a pictorial narrative of the passing of time (1999- present) through a small window in Brooklyn overlooking the skyline of downtown Manhattan.
Part 1 - 1999 to mid-2019
Summer, unknown year 1999-2001
Unknown date 1999-2001
Color Negative, unknown year 1999- 2001
Polaroid, Winter 2000
Scan of Film Strip from September 10, 2001 to September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2001 - 9/11 Dusk
Color Negatives - Combined September 12, 2001 (created in 2017). 9/11
September 12, 2001 - End of Roll
March 8, 2007
August 16, 2008
August 16, 2008 - Part 2
September 17, 2008 - Part 3
September 17, 2008
September 17, 2008 - Part 2
October 20, 2009
October 25, 2009
October 25, 2009 - Part 2
August 9, 2011
August 10, 2011
January 6, 2012
July 11, 2012
August 1, 2012 - Rooftop
August 15, 2012
October 30, 2012 - The Morning After Hurricane Sandy
March 23, 2014
June 13, 2014
June 26, 2014
August 4, 2014
August 28, 2014
January 27, 2015 - After Snow Storm Juno
February 22, 2015
February 26, 2015
March 1, 2015
March 5, 2015
April 17, 2015
April 22, 2015
May 3, 2015
May 4, 2015
May 12, 2015
July 30, 2015
August 19, 2015
September 11, 2015
September 22, 2015
November 22, 2015
December 6, 2015
January 18, 2016
January 14, 2016
January 24, 2016
February 22, 2016
April 8, 2016
May 13, 2016
May 23, 2016
June 8, 2016
July 2, 2016
July 20, 2016
August 30, 2016
September 1, 2016
September 6, 2016
September 15, 2016
September 19, 2016
October 7, 2016
October 13, 2016
October 29, 2016
November 5, 2016
November 20, 2016
November 22, 2016
November 27, 2016
November 27, 2016 - Part 2
December 2, 2016 - Dawn till Dusk
December 12, 2016
December 30, 2016
January 8, 2017
January 14, 2017
January 25, 2017
January 27, 2017
February 8, 2017
February 20, 2017
February 15, 2017
February 17, 2017
February 19, 2017
March 8, 2017
March 9, 2017
March 11, 2017
March 24, 2017
April 5, 2017
April 5, 2017 - Part 2
April 12, 2017 - Early Morning
April 12, 2017 - Part 2
May 15, 2017
May 31, 2017
June 19, 2017
June 19, 2017 - Part 2
June 23, 2017
July 1, 2017
July 4, 2017
July 4, 2017 - Part 2
July 8, 2017
July 10, 2017
July 18, 2017
July 24, 2017
August 2, 2017
August 3, 2017
August 15, 2017
August 21, 2017 - Solar Eclipse
August 23, 2017
September 3, 2017
September 4, 2017
September 8, 2017
September 10, 2017
September 10, 2017 - Part 2
September 15, 2017
September 20, 2017
September 22, 2017
October 7, 2017
November 19, 2017
November 26, 2017
December 2, 2017
December 9, 2017
December 14, 2017
December 21, 2017
January 4, 2018
January 9, 2018
January 13, 2018
January 15, 2018
January 17, 2018
January 17, 2018 - Part 2
January 21, 2018
January 23, 2018
January 31, 2018
February 2, 2018
February 8, 2018
February 9, 2018
February 12, 2018
February 13, 2018
February 21, 2018
March 9, 2018
March 11, 2018
March 13, 2018
March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018 - Part 2
March 22, 2018
May 2018, 4x5 -Color Chrome
March 24, 2018
March 25, 2018
March 30, 2018
April 3, 2018
April 12, 2018
April 13, 2018
April 15, 2018
April 18, 2018
April 18, 2018 - Part 2
May 4, 2018
May 10, 2018
May 20, 2018
May 26, 2018
June 4, 2018
June 8, 2018
June 15, 2018
June 15, 2018
June 16, 2018
June 16, 2018 - Part 2
June 2018, 4x5 -Color Chrome
June 2018, 4x5 -Color Chrome
June 27, 2018
June 29, 2018
July 12, 2018
July 20, 2018
July 31, 2018
August 12, 2018
August 20, 2018
August 22, 2018
August 23, 2018
August 24, 2018
August 25, 2018
August 27, 2018
August 30, 2018
September 1, 2018
September 11, 2018
September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018 - Happy Accident
September 18, 2018
September 28, 2018
September 30, 2018
October 5, 2018
October 12, 2018
October 12, 2018 - Part 2
October 16, 2018
October 21, 2018
October 23, 2018
October 23, 2018 - Part 2
October 24, 2018
November 4, 2018
November 10, 2018
November 10, 2018 - Part 2
November 27, 2018
December 7, 2018
December 12, 2018
December 18, 2018
December 19, 2018
December 19, 2018 - Part 2
December 24, 2018
January 3, 2019
January 6, 2019
January 9, 2019
January 10, 2019
January 21, 2019
January 27, 2019
January 30, 2019
February 2, 2019
February 2, 2019 - Part 2
February 3, 2019
February 8, 2019
February 17, 2019
February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019 - Part 2
February 28, 2019
March 3, 2019
March 4, 2019 - Brooklyn Point
March 4, 2019 - Part 2
March 8, 2019
March 8, 2019 - Part 2
March 14, 2019
March 15, 2019
March 17, 2019
March 17, 2019 - Part 2
March 19, 2019
March 26, 2019
March 26, 2019 - Part 2
March 28, 2019
March 30, 2019
April 6, 2019
April 20, 2019
April 18, 2019
April 22, 2019
April 28, 2019
June 7, 2019
June 7, 2017 - Part 2
May 23, 2019
June 8, 2019
June 16, 2019
June 25, 2019
June 29, 2019
July 4, 2019
July 8, 2019
July 14, 2019
July 15, 2019
July 23, 2019
August 6, 2019
Part 2 - mid 2019 to 2023
August 8, 2019
August 16, 2019
August 19, 2019
August 20, 2019
August 23, 2019
August 23, 2019 - Part 2
August 26, 2019
August 2019, Agfa Precisa Slide Film 100 ISO
September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019 - Part 2
September 10, 2019
September 10, 2019 - Part 2
September 15, 2019
September 22, 2019
September 22, 2019 - Part 2
September 27, 2019
October 1, 2019
October 4, 2019
October 8, 2019
October 12, 2019
October 12, 2019 - Part 2
October 13, 2019
October 14, 2019
October 19, 2019
October 24, 2019
October 27, 2019
November 3, 2019
November 5, 2019
November 5, 2019 - Part 2
November 6, 2019
November 8, 2019
November 9, 2019
November 10, 2019
November 12, 2019
November 12, 2019 - Part 2
November 15, 2019
November 20, 2019
November 24, 2019
November 24, 2019 - Part 2
November 24, 2019 Part 3
December 8, 2019
December 11, 2019
December 14, 2019
December 21, 2019
December 24, 2019 - Part 2
December 26, 2019
January 1, 2020
January 6, 2020
January 16, 2020
January 19, 2020
February 8, 2020
February 9, 2020
February 13, 2020
February 13, 2020 - Part 2
February 19, 2020
February 20, 2020
March 5, 2020
March 17, 2020 - Start of the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City
March 21, 2020
April 3, 2020
April 6, 2020
April 8, 2020
April 16, 2020
April 28, 2020
May 4, 2020
May 20, 2020
June 11, 2020
June 27, 2020
August 19, 2020
August 22, 2020
August 26, 2020
September 4, 2020
September 11, 2020
September 15, 2020 - During the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Coast's wildfire smoke has arrived in the NYC metro area for a few days.
September 16, 2020 - During the COVID-19 pandemic. The West Coast's wildfire smoke has arrived in the NYC metro area for a few days.
September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020 - After Sunset
September 22, 2020
September 25, 2020
September 20, 2022
September 23, 2022
October 4, 2020
October 7, 2020
October 12, 2020
October 16, 2020
November 10, 2020
December 13, 2020
December 15, 2020
December 15, 2020 - Part 2
December 27, 2020
December 29, 2020
December 30, 2020
January 2, 2021
January 2, 2021 - Part 2
January 10, 2021
January 11, 2021
January 12, 2021
January 16, 2021
January 16, 2021 - Part 2
January 20, 2021
February 6, 2021
February 7, 2021
March 10, 2021
March 14, 2021
March 24, 2021
March 27, 2021
April 2, 2021
April 25, 2021
May 27, 2021 - Waning Gibbous, Morning
August 3, 2021
August 3, 2021 - Part 2
September 8, 2021
September 8, 2021
September 10, 2021
September 28, 2021
September 29, 2021
October 7, 2021
October 17, 2021
October 22, 2021
October 27, 2021
October 31, 2021
November 4, 2021
November 4, 2021 - Part 2
November 6, 2021 - Moon Over Downtown Brooklyn Part 1
November 6, 2021 - Moon Over Downtown Brooklyn
November 7, 2021
November 19, 2021 - After the eclipse. Full Moon with 325 Kent Ave, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
December 9, 2021
December 16, 2021
December 16, 2021 - Part 2
December 22, 2021
December 25, 2021
January 3, 2022
January 5, 2022
January 3, 2022 - Part 2
January 20, 2022
January 21, 2022
January 22, 2022
February 19, 2022
February 18, 2022
January 29, 2022 - After Storm Kenan, @ 5:04 pm
January 29, 2022 - After Storm Kenan, Part 2 @ 5:11 pm
March 10, 2022
March 6, 2022
April 9, 2022
April 19, 2022
May 8, 2022
June 3, 2022
July 7, 2022
July 9, 2022
August 19, 2022
August 23, 2022
August 31, 2022
September 7, 2022
September 9, 2022
September 10, 2022 - Full Moon
September 10, 2022
September 13, 2022
September 15, 2022
September 20, 2022
September 18, 2022
September 23, 2022
September 29, 2022
October 7, 2022
October 10, 2022
October 11, 2022
October 15, 2022
October 18, 2022
October 18, 2022 - Part 2
October 20, 2022
October 27, 2022
October 28, 2022
November 8, 2022 - Lunar Eclipse - Voting Day
November 13, 2022
November 18, 2022
November 25, 2022 - Waxing Crescent Moon
November 28, 2022
November 30, 2022
December 4, 2022
December 18, 2022
December 20, 2022
December 25, 2022 - Christmas Night
January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023 - Part 2
January 7, 2023
January 9, 2023
February 13, 2023 - Friday the 13th
February 9, 2023
February 10, 2023
February 11, 2023
February 11, 2023 - Part 2
February 19, 2023
February 21, 2023 - 11:40 pm- Fire at a lumber storage yard in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
February 24, 2023
March 2, 2023
March 6, 2023
March 8, 2023
March 18, 2023
April 3, 2023
April 20, 2023
May 1, 2023
May 6, 2023
May 9, 2023
May 11, 2023 - Part 1
May 11, 2023 - Part 2
May 18, 2023
May 25, 2023
June 7, 2023 - 2 PM - Canada's wildfire smoke looms over New York City causing dangerous air pollution.
July 17, 2023 - Canada's wildfire smoke once again hovers over Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
July 19, 2023 - Canada's wildfire smoke once again hovers over Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
July 25, 2023 - Right before a summer thunderstorm.
July 26, 2023 - Sinéad O'Connor passes away.
July 29, 2023
August 1, 2023
August 16, 2023
Two-Alarm Fire at Lee Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday Afternoon - August 20, 2023
August 22, 2023 - Part 1
August 22, 2023 - Part 2
Super Blue Moon, 6am, August 31, 2023
Brooklyn Tower at Sunset - August 30, 2023
Brooklyn Tower at Sunrise - August 31, 2023
September 5, 2023
Tribute Lights - September 10, 2023
Tribute Lights - September 11, 2023
September 13, 2023
Waxing Crescent Moon, 8pm - September 18, 2023
September 21, 2023
September 27, 2023
October 2, 2023
October 5, 2023
October 10, 2023
October 28, 2023 - Hunter's Full Moon
November 5, 2023
November 8, 2023
November 13, 2023
November 16, 2023
November 27, 2023
December 5, 2023
December 11, 2023
December 14, 2023
December 20, 2023
Part 3 - 2024 to the present
January 16, 2024
February 7, 2024
February 15, 2024
February 16, 2024 - 5:10 PM
February 16, 2024 - 5:12 PM
Tea Kettle Sky, February 21, 2024
February 23, 2024
February 23, 2024 - Part 2
February 26, 2024
March 17, 2024
April 8, 2024 - Partial Solar Eclipse - Rooftop
April 12, 2024