JOURNAL • BRIAN ROSE

New York/Lower East Side

by admin on 08/28/2011, no comments

I’ve been browsing the local blogs for how the neighborhood fared in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Although some water sloshed over the seawall along the East River, the biggest damage seems to be fallen trees, as much the result of water saturated soil as wind, which was not extraordinarily strong. Via EV Grieve,  I […]

New York/Irene

by admin on 08/27/2011, no comments

From the New York Times website A moment of zen via the New York Times as we await the arrival of a large, but not particularly ferocious  hurricane. Good sense dictates that immediately vulnerable coastal areas be evacuated. Beaches in the city and on Long Island for sure. But Battery Park City, the East Village […]

Portsmouth, Virginia

by admin on 08/25/2011, no comments

High Street, Portsmouth, Virginia — © Brian Rose My mother, sister, and I drove around the Hampton Roads area revisiting places where we once lived, or places that held some significance. Near the picture above, I remember–at age 4–going to a bowling alley above an A&P supermarket. My mother was a competitive duckpin bowler in […]

New York/Williamsburg, Virginia

by admin on 08/15/2011, 3 comments

My sister, father, and me one week ago in Williamsburg. It has been a roller coaster of a weekend for me. Saturday, a story and interview about my photos of the World Trade Center ran on the homepage of CNN. Today, I rushed down to Virginia after receiving a phone call informing me that my […]

New York/WTC

by admin on 08/13/2011, no comments

This morning, an article and podcast interview about my photographs of the World Trade Center is featured on the front page of CNN.com.  Be sure to listen to the podcast, which is down on the left side of the page. Article, photos, and interview can be found here.  

New York/Midtown

by admin on 08/11/2011, no comments

West 36th Street — © Brian Rose Stan Banos at Reciprocity Failure asks “Are you a street photographer?” and points to my recent photograph of balloons as evidence that it is still possible to find moments of wonder ” in the street.” People suggest that street photography is making a comeback. Maybe I’m out of […]

Williamsburg, Virginia

by admin on 08/04/2011, no comments

Williamsburg, Virginia — © Brian Rose Once again in Williamsburg, Virginia attending to my 90 year old father. Heading back to New York later today. Williamsburg, Virginia — © Brian Rose