Last week I had the pleasure of visiting New York City for a short trip. It was only for a night but I made the best of it and went up early to enjoy a walk through Manhattan, Times Square, some yummy food, and an amazing hotel, the Wyndham. The Wyndham is now up there on my list of awesome hotels let me tell you! It was a little mini vacation to sleep in that amazing bed, eat some New York cheesecake, and listening to the bustle of the New York streets below.
You know what struck me most though? The smell. I love how cities smell. Its that kind of smell that you can get no other place. That smell that, even blindfolded, you know where you are. That mix of good food, vendors, taxi fumes all wrapped up in one:) Love it!
In my walk up through Manhattan I grabbed a few pictures….first up, my lunch when I first got off the train from the airport, yummy gyro:)
ahhh…my room at the Wyndham and its view. Happiness!
I love these two pictures…I love that they give you a different perspective on Times Square.
I’ll skip the story about how you shouldn’t wear new shoes when you decide to walk over 40 blocks to Central Park and back and just share this street scene picture of the carriages with you:)
Love this picture of the airport. love it.
In the midst of gyro’s, sore feet, and awesome hotels, I also got the chance to meet some amazing and inspirational photogs…
Jason Groupp – NYC’s most awesome wedding photographer
John Michael Cooper – very different wedding photography
Seshu – Connecticut documentary wedding photography
Tim Dinofa – modern south NJ wedding photographer with very neat handwriting
Steven Young – amongst the most awesome NYC peeps
Willi Wong – NYC modern and lifestyle type of guy
Jacobus Photography – Jared + Rachel Jacobus!
Jason Miller – Washington DC guy but missed the DC workshop I guess
Jim Altieri – CT!
Tina Jay Photography – Philly! (and fellow Penn Stater I might add:) )
Kim Percival – just Kim (leading a double life)
Darren Squashic – fresh and fun
Ahmetze – NY and NJ awesomeness
and a thanks to Lawrence and Julie for being awesome and to Jason Groupp for letting us invade his studio!
Tags: city, gyro, new york city, newark airport, street scenes, times square, travel photography, workshops, wyndham garden hotel
Sounds like a great time! Honestly I prefer the smell of the country rather than the city, but hey to each their own right? Looks like a fantastic hotel and view!
ah…you can make someone carrying grocery bags look great in a photo!! the airport photo is awesome! and the smell of hot dogs and sauerkraut, the sounds of cars and horns, the view of a sea of people………….ah that’s new york!!
It looks like you had a blast!! It makes me want to visit.
Fabulous shots!! Would LOVE to visit NYC (and meet fab photogs!!)
Absolutely loving the lens baby shot!
Some folks like to getaway… take a holiday… from the neighborhood…