So I’ve never been the type of person who always follows the rules. Shocking I know, anyone who knows me knows this, and like most people, I get a thrill out of doing things I’m not allowed to do. Most of the time I conform like a good monkey but, every once in a while I gotta push it. Lots of people are like this in their own respective aspects, and I encourage the practice, as it can be liberating. Now obviously I don’t condone a lot of illegal activites, however pushing the envelope within reason sometimes can be fun and rewarding. I’m pretty good at assessing risk, both to myself and my relation to whatever is happening in my enviroment so I don’t generally do things if I think I’ll get caught or die or whatever. Don’t get me wrong, I’m talking about mischievous childlike things you would do in your teens…yeah I’m 28… and your point is?
Case in point, and I do this a lot when I’m out shooting. I’m out with my good friends Thomas and Keir, and we were out shooting some night stuff in Brooklyn. I see this pier that is under construction and thought that would be a cool place to make a picture, so we wander over there, I do a little recon of the area, assess the risk and say to myself “well hell, you walked all the way over here didn’t you?”. Now in many rural places doing this would be no big deal at all, but in NYC they never know what you are up to, for all the cops know you might be a terrorist. Most good photographers know that in order to get “the shot” sometimes you have to go where no one else will. So I jumped the fence. Thomas handed me the camera and tripod and I ran out there and made a few pictures. Did I mention that NYC staffs 24hr guards at construction sites, and their little trailer was right in front? (well maybe 40-50 yards away). Anyways, it was no big deal made a shot I really liked and hoped out, certainly wasn’t conflict photography, although that is something I would really like to do at some point. The shot on top is from the pier, and the others are from earlier in the night, enjoy! Props to Thomas for the idea of a long exposure on us taking pictures (2nd from the top) Thats Thomas on the left and Keir on the right, man they look kinda messed up…wonder what they were drinking…hahaha