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2013-04-23 14:10:10 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

An Ambience of Abandonment...
My preferred surroundings. There's something so tranquilizing about an environment like this. The only sounds being the occasional water drop, the wind blowing through a broken window, or the crackling of debris underneath my boots. A bit ironic given the history of these institutions.

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#UrbanExploration #urbex
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek  

2013-04-22 12:46:58 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 45 +1s)

Midtown
A view of midtown Manhattan from a hotel roof.

#DOFMonday +Mara Acoma +Mark Hall +Alan Gurling +Nigel Smith +DOFMonday
#newyorkcity #nyc #manhattan
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 

2013-04-01 19:05:44 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 44 +1s)

I Dare You...
...to not fall in love with the Brooklyn Bridge. I crossed it again with a few friends this weekend and it never gets old. Can you spot the new World Trade Center tower?

#MoFoMo +Alexander Kesselaar +Michael Sutton +mofomo
#LeadingLinesMonday +Pam Boling +Michael B. Stuart +David Murphy +Andreas Levi +Elle Rogers +Simos Xenakis +Leading Lines Monday
#iPhone #iPhoneography #MobilePhotography  

2013-04-01 12:12:23 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 28 +1s)

Lighting Up
From a stroll through Manhattan's Chinatown.

#dofmonday +Mara Acoma +Marc Hall +Alan Gurling +Nigel Smith +DOFMonday 
#MonochromeMonday +Manuel Votta +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz +Monochrome Monday
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 
#street #streetphotography #newyorkcity #nyc #monochrome  

2013-03-24 12:43:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

I am proud to present another great interview with the fantastic +Jose Vazquez.
Thank you Jose for taking the time to give this interview.

2013-03-23 00:19:40 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Had the great pleasure of being interviewed for Flickr's The Weekly Flickr.
The feature was structured around my love for iPhoneography, but they still included a few of my DSLR images. If you have a few minutes, check it out!
http://blog.flickr.net/en

#urbex #urbanexploration #ue   #iPhoneography #flickr  

2013-03-19 22:11:28 (15 comments, 5 reshares, 71 +1s)

Left, Right, or Straight?
An amazing staircase at an abandoned psychiatric hospital. It's nice to see beauties like this still in relatively good shape (aside from the graffiti) after years of abandonment.

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek
#urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay #hdr #blackandwhite  

2013-03-15 20:59:24 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Break Time For Mom & Dad
Beautiful moments. One, because I love watching this little guy sleep. Two, because we get a much-needed break. :)
Ben Harper-Beautiful Boy-Song Preview

Apps: Camera+, Glaze, PicFX.

#WeAreParents +Juan Gonzalez +We Are Parents
#iPhoneography #Mobileography

2013-03-14 19:28:45 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 38 +1s)

Floating Flatiron
A little fun with the Water My Photo app. This is Manhattan's iconic Flatiron Building located near Madison Square Park.

Shot in Hipstamatic with GSQUAD lens and D-Type Plate film.

#ThirstyThursdayPics +Mark Esguerra +Giuseppe Basile
#NYC #newyorkcity #hipstamatic #watermyphoto #iPhoneography

2013-03-14 13:24:12 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 47 +1s)

Till the Sun Turns Black
I should've posted this yesterday for Wordless Wednesday because I can't really think of any words to go with this. I think it speaks for itself though.

#urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay

2013-03-13 16:50:08 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Retired
He closed his last valve, put up his gloves, and walked away...never to return.
From the powerhouse of an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

#urbex #urbanexploration

2013-03-12 14:34:34 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 41 +1s)

The Parkgoers
Taken during one of our snowstorms this winter at Central Park's Mall.

#TreeTuesday +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers +Tree Tuesday #newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark  

2013-03-12 12:48:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Cold Corridor
This facility first opened its doors to patients in 1876. The last few patients were moved out in 2008...just five years ago. It's impossible to walk through these halls and not reflect on what happened over the past century. If these walls could talk they'd have countless stories to tell.

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#urbanexploration #urbex #ue

2013-03-11 14:58:33 (9 comments, 8 reshares, 50 +1s)

Transport
A wheelchair in the hallway of an abandoned geriatric hospital.

#HorrorPokerMonday +J.L. Btwee +David Murphy +Jimmy S +Mylah Nazario +Horrorpoker Monday
#urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay #hdr #highdynamicrange  
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek

2013-03-04 14:43:29 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 51 +1s)

Empty "Roads"
I've decided to go through and re-process some of my images from my trip to Venice in 2011. Didn't take long before I was longing for another trip there. Such a beautiful place with views like this around every corner.
http://500px.com/photo/27401629

#venice #italy #travel

2013-02-27 02:50:36 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 40 +1s)

Gone
After waiting till she could wait no more, she hung her gown and left this world...naked as she came.

Shot in an abandoned hospital.

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#TopemapHDRTuesday +Stephanie Suratos +Drew Pion
#urbanexploration #urbex #ue #hdr
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 

2013-02-27 02:32:41 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Exit to Dereliction
Peanut butter...that's what it felt like I was walking through in this ward. The place was literally falling apart, but what was nice is it was all relatively natural...meaning I didn't notice signs of vandalism. Always a good thing!

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#TonemapHDRTuesday +Stephanie Suratos +Drew Pion
#urbanexploration #urbex #ue #decay #hdr
#PlusPhotoExtract  

2013-02-21 17:24:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Reflection
I love the look of these little blue herons. No matter what they do, they always look like they're in deep thought.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8494326170/in/photostream

2013-02-20 02:39:35 (5 comments, 5 reshares, 35 +1s)

Stachybotrys
After trudging through the oatmeal-like sludge that covered the hallways in this abandoned building, we came upon this room that was very much alive. The amount of black mold here was incredible. Even with respirator donned, I still felt a little short of breath.

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#TonemapHDRTuesday +Stephanie Suratos +Drew Pion
#decay #urbanexploration #urbex #ue #urbandecay #hdr #highdynamicrange #abandoned  

2013-02-18 13:53:15 (6 comments, 1 reshares, 37 +1s)

Fear Not...
...for sometimes we have to venture through darkness to see the light again.

Shot at an abandoned psychiatric hospital.

#HorrorPoker +Mylah Nazario +J.L. Btwee +David Murphy +Jimmy Symons +Horrorpoker Monday
#MonochromeMonday +Manuel Votta +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz +Monochrome Monday
#MysteryMonday +Marie Hélène Visconti
#urbanexploration #urbex #urbandecay #decay #monochrome #blackandwhite  

2013-02-12 13:57:32 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

Which Way to the East Bldg?
We came upon this scene a few times while navigating the tunnels. The chair, pipes, fans, light...impossible to pass up.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8462855357/in/photostream

#TuesDecay +Ian Ference +TuesDecay
#TonemapHDRTuesday +Drew Pion +Stephanie Suratos
#HDR #urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 

2013-02-03 14:27:01 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 31 +1s)

Concentration
He's been learning to eat little finger foods. This is him concentrating on picking up little puffs from his tray.

I wonder what he'll say to me when he learns how to talk and my camera's in his face all the time. Doesn't matter...he'll thank me later when we have all these memories frozen in time.

#EyesOnSunday +Sonia Kalčić +Eyes On Sunday
#baby #portrait  

2013-01-30 01:24:30 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 35 +1s)

Cloaked By the Fog
Northwest New Jersey on a morning of heavy fog.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8381258042/in/photostream

#TreeTuesday +Christina Lawrie +Shannon S. Myers +Tree Tuesday

2013-01-30 00:14:35 (3 comments, 7 reshares, 40 +1s)

The Things They Left Behind, Part 1
What a find this was! It was as if someone gathered all these belongings for a huge garage sale, then decided to walk away...leaving it to be devoured by mold and decay.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8426991590/in/photostream

#TuesDecay +TuesDecay +Ian Ference
#TonemapHDRTuesday +Stephanie Suratos +Drew Pion
#HDR #urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay  

2013-01-25 18:33:40 (2 comments, 3 reshares, 49 +1s)

Tunnel Seating
Venturing through the tunnels of a structure constructed over 160 years ago is sure to result in an amazing find.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8414188758/in/photostream

#urbanexploration #urbex #urbandecay #ue #decay #HDR #HighDynamicRange  

2013-01-22 22:48:53 (11 comments, 4 reshares, 39 +1s)

Haircut, Anyone?
A barber shop/beauty parlor in an abandoned psychiatric hospital.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8399779277/in/photostream/

#TonemapHDRTuesday +Drew Pion +Stephanie Suratos
#TuesDecay +Ian Ference
#urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay #hdr  

2013-01-18 18:31:55 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

Try Not To Lick the Walls
Some delicious peeling paint from an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Yummy.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8392041865/in/photostream/

#urbanexploration #urbex #ue #decay

2013-01-17 20:36:21 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 44 +1s)

Warmth on an Icy Morning
One more from my chilly, early-morning Central Park photowalk a few weeks ago. This is taken from the beautiful Bow Bridge at sunrise.

I still grapple with halos now and again. I was able to tone this one down quite a bit, but still not where I need to be. Nonetheless, I liked this too much to scrap it.

Any suggestions (aside from not tonemapping) in taming the halo beast would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8356774691/in/photostream

#ThirstyThursdayPics +Mark Esguerra +Giuseppe Basile
#HDR #newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark  

2013-01-17 20:27:34 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 25 +1s)

Stay Just a Little Longer
I sat there staring at this reflection for a good long while after shooting this. As photographers, it's so easy to get wrapped up in getting our shot and not taking in what we're capturing. This beautiful reflection in Central Park's Lake demanded a little more than a quick shutter press.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8352292492/

Shot with Hipstamatic, GSQUAD lens/D-Type Plate film.

#ThirstyThursdayPics +Mark Esguerra +Giuseppe Basile
#newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark #hipstamatic #iphoneography  

2013-01-17 20:08:03 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 30 +1s)

Exfoliation
When the layers of a horrid past begin to peel away,
what's revealed is beauty in the face of decay.

#urbanexploration #urbex #ue #decay  

2013-01-16 17:00:24 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Forgotten Cell Block

Re-posting this as my submission to the #PlusOneCollection2012 charity project (http://plusonecollection.com/submit/).

This is one of the closed-off cell blocks at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.

2013-01-10 15:47:47 (8 comments, 2 reshares, 32 +1s)

Portrait of the Garrulous One

A little fun with textures in Photoshop. This is a beautiful scarlet macaw.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmvazquezjr/8367559126/in/photostream

#TextureBlendThursday +Christine Hauber +Matt Suess +The Official TextureBlendThursday Photo Theme Page

2012-12-14 14:51:32 (10 comments, 1 reshares, 56 +1s)

Farewell, iPhoneography Friday
This will be my last post as curator of iPhoneography Friday. +Christianna Pierce and I have decided to step down as curators. We had a great run and it was a blast seeing all your beautiful works of art and meeting so many amazing mobile photographers. Unfortunately, it's a time-consuming role that neither one of us can uphold.

We hope to still see you all around. This is goodbye to the theme, not Google+.

Keep those iPhones snapping!

Apps: Hipstamatic with Melodie lens, BlacKeysSuperGrain film, Laser Lemon Gel.

#iPhoneographyFriday #iPhone #Hipstamatic #MobilePhotography
#newyorkcity #nyc #centralpark  

2012-12-14 13:12:57 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

iPhoneographyFriday Goodbye

+Jose Vazquez and I have decided that this will be our last week of curating the +iPhoneography Friday theme. Increasing time commitments in other areas have led us to this decision. It has been a genuine pleasure curating the theme and and we have really enjoyed being a part of this active community of talented photographers.

You have our thanks and appreciation for your enthusiastic participation in the theme and we wish you all the best in your future photographic endeavors!

Warmly,
Christianna and Jose

2012-12-07 18:31:26 (6 comments, 2 reshares, 26 +1s)

Happy iPhoneography Friday!
I've been away for too long. It's been a super hectic summer and fall, but I'm slowly going to make my way back here. Enjoy your weekend, everyone!

Apps: Hipstamatic with Watts lens and DC film.

#iPhoneographyFriday +iPhoneography Friday +Christianna Pierce
#FloralFriday +Tamara Pruessner +FloralFriday
#iPhoneography #Hipstamatic #MobilePhotography  

2012-12-03 13:57:57 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

In the Woods
A home nestled in the woods in Hawthorne, NJ.

This is also my submission for a Hipstamatic photo contest where the grand prize is a Canon EOS 5D Mark III. If you're on Twitter or Facebook, please follow the link below and vote. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Apps: Hipstamatic with GSQUAD lens, Blanko Noir film, and Dreampop flash

http://community.hipstamatic.com/submissions/242270

#MyMobileMonday +Sinead Sam McKeown  +MyMobileMonday Photography 
#MoFoMo +mofomo  +Michael Sutton +Alexander Kesselaar 
#Hipstamatic #iPhoneography #MobilePhotography  

2012-12-02 14:54:48 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

I've just entered a Hipstamatic contest to win a new Canon EOS 5D Mark III. If you're on Facebook or Twitter please take a few seconds to follow the link and either "Like" or Tweet my submission.

Your help is greatly appreciated!

If you're a Hipstamatic fan, there's still time to submit a shot of your own too. Go for it!

http://community.hipstamatic.com/submissions/242270

2012-11-07 22:48:33 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Trick-or-Treat For UNICEF
Hi everyone! This Halloween my wife and I planned to take our little boy/monkey out trick-or-treating to help raise money for UNICEF. Then Hurricane Sandy came through and botched those plans.

We're still trying to reach our goal, so if you can make a small donation  and/or pass this along, it'd be greatly appreciated!

http://inside.unicefusa.org/site/TR/Events/YouthActionSite?px=3959260&pg=personal&fr_id=1360

2012-10-20 19:33:41 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Super psyched to find out one of my photos on 500px was selected as an Editor's Choice. It's one I took this past January during a snowstorm in Central Park.

http://500px.com/photo/4536976?from=editors

#500px #hdr #newyorkcity #nyc  

2012-09-18 20:33:17 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

#NYC   New York Photographers, +Jose Vazquez and I are going to do a Photo Walk around Coney Island Friday Evening, September 21, 2012 @ 7:30pm.  I'm in town thought it would be fun to do some long exposures of the lights and rides.

Bring your dSLR, point and shoot, iPhone, Android and join us.  I'd love to meet some NY #photogs  

Let's meet up around 7:30pm at Nathan's, take a quick group shot and have fun!  Nathan's on Surf Ave and Stillwell Ave is pretty easy to find and right near the Coney Island/Stillwell Ave train station.

nathan's near Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, NY

Please pass this on to other photographers.  Hope to see you on Friday!

#photowalk #newyork #coneyisland   #photographers  #photog #togs 

+Brian Furbush +Boris Gorelik +Angel Figueroa +Jesse Pafundi +Myrna Weinreich 

2012-09-12 13:22:34 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 28 +1s)

Shining to the Sky
I had a chance to shoot the Tribute in Light yesterday from rooftop in Jersey City. It almost seemed as if everything stood still while I was up there. There were no loud noises...just calm and quiet as the lights reached up to the infinite sky.

#newyorkcity #nyc #manhattan #september11 #worldtradecenter
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 

2012-09-07 16:32:05 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Mini City
It's been a very busy end of summer for me. I haven't had much time at all for social media, or even shooting for that matter.

But, it's iPhoneography Friday and we're back! Well...sort of. Christianna and I still have lots going on in the coming weeks so we may not be back full-force. We'll definitely be around more though :)

So let's get crackin' with the iPhoneography!

Here's a shot I took a few days ago from the roof of my new apartment building. I decided to apply a tilt-shift effect since I had a high vantage point, hence the heavy saturation and blur.

Apps: ProHDR, Snapseed

#iPhoneographyFriday +iPhoneography Friday +Christianna Pierce
#iPhoneography #Mobilography #MobilePhotography #NYC  

2012-08-25 16:01:30 (11 comments, 0 reshares, 34 +1s)

Uh Oh!
My little guy on tummy time. I love watching all the faces he makes!

2012-08-17 14:20:49 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 23 +1s)

It's not so hard getting up in the morning when I get to see my chubby little guy showing me his cute, gummy smile.

Apps: Hipstamatic with Foxy lens and BlacKeys SuperGrain film.

#iPhoneographyFriday (we'll be back soon!!!) +iPhoneography Friday 
#WeAreParents +Juan Gonzalez +We Are Parents
#iPhone #iPhoneography #Mobilography #MobilePhotography #Hipstamatic  

2012-08-17 12:52:08 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 34 +1s)

Empty
Medication - Damien Jurado

2012-08-16 13:43:58 (10 comments, 4 reshares, 60 +1s)

No Medical Help Here
It's been a while since I've posted anything new. Between moving, work, and the baby I've had very little time for photography. Last night I finally had a chance to process this shot I took of the hospital block (Cell Block Three) at the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA. I posted a similar shot that I took with my iPhone a few weeks ago.

Enjoy!

#decay #ue #urbanexploration
#PlusPhotoExtract +Jarek Klimek 

2012-08-11 00:50:44 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 41 +1s)

Gene Bowker and 1 other was tagged in Jose Vazquez's album.

2012-08-09 01:33:17 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 13 +1s)

Added photos to The August #Bestshot Event and virtual photo-exhibition (#1).

2012-08-07 01:19:24 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 36 +1s)

City in the Sky
This week for my Hipstamatic project on Instagram I'm shooting with one of my favorite lenses - Salvador84. I snapped this on my way home while on Canal Street in Manhattan.
http://instagram.com/p/OAJ16yAlVu/

Apps: Hipstamatic with Salvador84 lens and BlacKeys B+W film.

#MyMobileMonday +Sinead Sam McKeown +MyMobileMonday Photography
+mofomo +Alexander Kesselaar +Michael Sutton +mofomo
#MonochromeMonday +Monochrome Monday
#iPhone #iPhoneography #Mobilography #MobilePhotography  

2012-08-06 12:29:59 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 43 +1s)

The Guard Tower
One of the guard towers at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
http://500px.com/photo/11173557

#MonochromeMonday +Hans Berendsen +Jerry Johnson +Manuel Votta +Steve Barge +Nurcan Azaz +Monochrome Monday
#urbex #urbanexploration #ue #decay