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Brooklyn Heights | Blizzard 2010

posted by doug on 2010.02.14, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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The view from my window.

Brooklyn Heights © Doug Kim

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Chelsea | 14th Street

posted by doug on 2010.02.13, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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As my friend Karl put it, “Even bounty hunting has been hit hard by this economy…”

14th Street © Doug Kim

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Park Slope | 4th Avenue

posted by doug on 2010.02.12, under Nikon, dougKIM photography

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4th Avenue © Doug Kim

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Blizzard 2010 | February 10th

posted by doug on 2010.02.10, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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Met a bunch of shooters walking around town today. A Nikon shooter with a D40 and the great 50mm f1.4 lens. In Washington Square, there was a Leica M6 with an early version of the 50mm Summicron.

My gear was caked with snow early on today. Need to take better care when I’m out. But I never will. Use it or lose it.

Very few people out today, except at Pilgrim Hill which I guess is the only sledding game in town.

Nikon D300, 12-24mm Nikkor, 35-70mm Nikkor.

Hunter College © Doug Kim

Pilgrim Hill, Central Park © Doug Kim

Diego, Washington Square Park © Doug Kim

Washington Square Park © Doug Kim

The Mall, Central Park © Doug Kim

Pilgrim Hill, Central Park © Doug Kim

Snow Pig, Washington Square © Doug Kim

Pilgrim Hill, Central Park © Doug Kim

Hunter College © Doug Kim

Pilgrim Hill, Central Park © Doug Kim

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Hassan Hakmoun | Le Poisson Rouge

posted by doug on 2010.02.09, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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Hassan Hakmoun performed last week at that great space, Le Poisson Rouge in the Village. The occasion was the Global Music Double Fundraiser which raised funds for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. Also performing that night were Falu, Basya Schechter (Pharaoh’s Daughter), Luqmon Brown (Funkface), Malika Zarra, Haale, Bill Bragin (DJ Set) and Amon Drum (DJ Set).

It was a great night of music. And if the guy with the mesh back shirt is included, a great night of dancing too.

Shot with a Nikon D300, 35-70mm Nikkor, 12-24mm Nikkor.

Falu @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Luqmon Brown @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Malika Zarra @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Hassan Hakmoun @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Brahim Fribgane @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

Hassan Hakmoun @ Le Poisson Rouge © Doug Kim

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Merce Cunningham Memorial Event | Park Avenue Armory

posted by doug on 2010.01.26, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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Merce Cunningham Memorial © Doug Kim

This past October, The Merce Cunningham Dance Company organized a memorial for Merce who had passed away this summer. In attendance were many notable figures in the New York scene including Jasper Johns and former Company members, many of whom also performed. It was a celebration of his amazing career and contribution to the world of modern dance and performance.

It was truly a pleasure and a gift to be in attendance and to capture the night for the Company.

Merce Cunningham Memorial © Doug Kim

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Friday

posted by doug on 2010.01.17, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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East Broadway © Doug Kim

Division St. © Doug Kim

Forsyth St. © Doug Kim

Doyers St. © Doug Kim

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World Pillow Fight Day 2008 | Los Angeles

posted by doug on 2010.01.15, under Los Angeles, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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Someone pointed out to me the similarity between the Times Square snowball fight photos and the pillow fight photos I took almost two years ago in downtown Los Angeles.

It’s true, of course, and maybe a bit obvious, but revisiting these images, I really enjoy how each person’s expression is completely genuine and in the moment. There’s a military term for the combat soldier’s mental state of mind called the “dictatorship of the present”, where there are no thoughts of yesterday or tomorrow, only of what is immediately around you in the moment.

Bullets, snowballs, pillows. It just pays to be alert.

And yes, I did get hit in the face shooting the pillow fight.

Pillowfight, Los Angeles © Doug Kim

Shot with a Nikon F5, 12-24mm Nikkor, 35-70mm Nikkor, Fuji NPZ800, and Kodak Tri-X 400.

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Blizzard 2009 | Snowball fight Times Square

posted by doug on 2009.12.20, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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This was an impromptu snowball fight in Times Square around 1AM in the midst of the blizzard Saturday night. The real danger wasn’t the snow and subsequent moisture destroying my gear. No, the real danger was shooting the mayhem with a wide lens which meant that I was a prime target. I had to put the gear down several times for some payback.

Note: due to demand, prints can be purchased now at SmugMug. For higher end archival prints, please email me directly. Happy holidays everyone!

Snowball fight in Times Square 12/19/09 © Doug Kim

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Financial District | The Canyon of Heroes

posted by doug on 2009.11.10, under New York City, Nikon, dougKIM photography

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This is what happens when you decide to attend a victory parade for the Yankees a mere 90 minutes beforehand; you get stuck in a side canyon with an amazing view of the back of a thousand of Yankee caps. Enormous thunder claps of cheering would break out near me not because anyone could see anything but because the crowd closer to the parade route was cheering.

Fans had camped out before dawn for the best seats in the early November chill, bars had run out of food and beer by noon, and when the parade ended, it took so long and so much effort to leave, taking almost an hour to move two blocks, that people near me literally started to panic.