East Side Gallery — © Brian Rose The East Side Gallery is the longest stretch of Berlin Wall still standing–its survival due to the murals that were done on it just after the Wall was opened. Over the years the paintings deteriorated, and there was talk of removing the whole thing. Fortunately, the murals are […]

Topography of Terror — © Brian Rose Topography of Terror — © Brian Rose Topography of Terror — © Brian Rose The raw provisional quality of the Topography of Terror exhibition remains after a seemingly endless effort to construct a documentation center, and a find a proper way to present and stabilize the foundation walls […]

Curry 36, Berlin — © Brian Rose Not much time for haute cuisine on this trip to Berlin. Mostly I’ve been picking up food on the fly. The two classic Berlin fast foods are currywurst and dönner kebab. I’ve had great dönner in the past, but this time I’ve been sampling currywurst–basically, grilled sausage drenched […]

Formerly, Nazi air force ministry, now, German finance ministry© Brian Rose I made a shorter day of it confining my photos to a two or three block area between Checkpoint Charlie and Wilhelmstrasse. Many of the Nazi era government buildings were located along this street. The Berlin Wall ran just a short distance to the […]

Palace site on Unter der Linden — © Brian Rose Walking from Alexanderplatz, I headed down Unter den Linden, the grand boulevard of the city, passing by the now vacant site of the Palast der Republik, the former East German government and cultural building. Many hated it for its tacky architecture and what it symbolized–and […]

Exhibition, Alexanderplatz — © Brian Rose I took the S-Bahn to Alexanderplatz to see the exhibit there about the events leading up to and surrounding the fall of the Wall. It is a large, comprehensive, exhibition that deserves some time digesting. I plan to go back for a less camera-centric visit. Exhibition, Alexanderplatz — © […]

Berlin Wall, 1989 — © Brian Rose 20th anniversary of the opening and subsequent fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin — © Brian Rose Tomorrow will be the 20th anniversary of the fall–or opening–of the Berlin Wall. I am here in Berlin to do a last round of photographs of the subject I’ve come back to over and over since 1985. There are thousands of people milling the streets along the […]

Delancey Street near the Bowery — © Brian Rose Bikes have become more popular in New York, which is mostly a good thing. But these white bike memorials do give one pause. I’m off to Berlin tomorrow. November 9 is the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall. I’ll be taking pictures throughout […]

New Utrecht High School, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn© Brian Rose Went back to Bensonhurst to photograph a new cafeteria wing for New Utrecht High School. The building, from the 1920s, is somewhat battered like many New York City schools. The entrance with imposing pediment and columns has blank green doors with one small barely visible handle. Above, […]

Trick or Treating in Chelsea — © Brian Rose Quite the weekend and New York between Halloween and the marathon. Brendan trick or treated in Chelsea with friends for the third year in a row. He started out as a scarecrow, but ended up looking more like a farmer. The Sigma DP1, which I use […]

East New York, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose East New York, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose Walking to the subway station at Broadway Junction in East New York. Stop. Toy Story poster and red wall. Walk forward. Stop. Bus shelter with seated people and figures high above.

East New York, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose East New York, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose Without comment.

East New York, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose On the job in East New York shooting a building. More to come.

East 4th Street between Second and Third Avenues, 1980 (4×5 film)© Brian Rose/Ed Fausty When I first arrived in New York in the summer of 1977–the day of the blackout–I got off the train early, picked up a copy of the Village Voice, perused the classifieds for available apartments, and by noon, had scored a […]

Washington, D.C. — © Brian Rose Continuing the unintentional vintage automobile theme from below. I’ve been a bit busy lately with photo shoots and a quick trip down to Washington, D.C. Took the picture above while parking my rental car. Hope to report on the Robert Frank show at the Metropolitan soon. Will be traveling […]

Greenpoint, Brooklyn — © Brian Rose And Jesus! Wit dat, he pulls it out of his pocket, an’ so help me, but he’s got it – he’s tellin’ duh troot – a big map of duh whole f______ place with all duh different pahts mahked out. You know – Canarsie an’ East Noo Yawk an’ […]

Newtown Creek wastewater treatment plant (the eggs) — Greenpoint, BrooklynPolshek Partnership Architects — © Brian Rose Over the weekend I went to the Newtown Creek sewage plant to tour the famous digester eggs, iconic sludge stomachs that tower over Greenpoint and can be seen from many vantage points around the city. The tour was part […]