This fantastic picture was taken by Spencer Greene (@savvysociety on Twitter or @spencer_charles on Instagram) last summer in Brooklyn, close to Dumbo Park. I’ve been having it on my Mac’s background since he sent it to me.
What I love about these photos is that, first, there are no people. You can kind of see people-like figures in the background but the focal point here is architecture, things that people have left behind, and whatever else a quite inquisitive pedestrian’s camera could pick up.
The BK Bridge is almost majestic-like as it seems to hide behind the guardianship of the beautiful early century red and brown brick buildings, like a king behind his knights. As in the other long range photo, the lighting and positioning allows everything to have its own space.
In my opinion, the stars of this story are the brick-ladden street and the off-centered car. Each entity in this particular photograph has its own space to be whatever it is: the buildings on the side, the buildings in the background, the hazard cones, the trees, the street lights, etc. Everything has a place, yet it all works together to offer the viewer a harmonious depiction of a quieter street in NY.
These rich photographs embody Brooklyn/NYC: a little old, a little new, a tad off-centered, mad big, very dirty, and a bit dangerous. It’s very comforting to know that there are still streets in this over-exposed city that aren’t polished and camera ready, as some folks like to imagine them. And thanks to photographers like Spencer, the pedestrians of the world are able to see them in all of their glory.
Hope you guys enjoy them as I have for the past year.






