Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (digester eggs) (4×5 film) — © Brian Rose The existence of New York is based on its extraordinary infrastructure both natural and man-made. The building of the Erie Canal opened up the west, and connected New York to limitless sources of prosperity. The building of New York’s water system with its […]

h2hotel, Healdsburg, California — © Brian Rose (mouseover the image for evening view) Photographs like the one above (day and night versions) are fairly straightforward to make, but there is nothing wrong with such simple compositions. Architectural photography is first and foremost about the buildings, not necessarily the photographer’s vision. I believe the latter comes […]

Received a DVD in the mail the other day with the video embedded below. It’s about Tom’s Diner, the song by Suzanne Vega, and an unlikely hit. The video was done for Norwegian TV, but the interviews with Suzanne, Lenny Kaye, and others are all in English, so it’s easy to follow. I make several […]

The Good Hotel — © Brian Rose Back in San Francisco I checked in to the Good Hotel on 7th Street. There are three hotels grouped together here–under the same ownership–each with its own theme. The Good Hotel is half motel, half vertical hotel, decorated for a youthful hipster crowd. The Americania, across the street, […]

Tassafaronga Village — © Brian Rose A major priority in returning quickly to the Bay Area was to photograph Tassafaronga Village in Oakland for David Baker + Partners. It is a mixed income development in a difficult area of Oakland. My understanding is that the new village of apartments and townhouses replaces barracks-like public housing […]

One Rincon Hill and the Clocktower on the approach to the Bay Bridge — © Brian Rose Back in San Francisco to complete shooting projects for architect David Baker. I drove up 101 through the city and headed directly for the Bay Bridge over to Oakland where I would be photographing a development called Tassafaronga […]

New York pizza joint — © Brian Rose Without comment.

Jet Blue baggage claim area — © Brian Rose Former TWA terminal designed by Eero Saarinen — © Brian Rose Back in New York after a week in the San Francisco Bay Area. I was unable to complete my assignments because the weather did not cooperate. I had to get back to NY to meet […]

Armstrong Senior Housing — © Brian Rose Amstrong Senior Housing by architect David Baker. Brian Rose in front of Armstrong Senior Housing — © Chris Gallagher After several beautiful days, the weather has not cooperated. I spent an entire day battling intermittent fog trying to photograph Armstrong Senior Housing on 3rd Street in Bayview, San […]

Random San Francisco street images — © Brian Rose Without comment.

h2hotel in Healdsburg, designed by David Baker, is a beautiful hotel–a relaxed environment where every design detail has been thought out. I’ll post some images of the building when I get the 4×5 film developed. But here are some interesting bits and pieces. h2hotel, Healdsburg, California — © Brian Rose An undulating green roof echoes […]

Spoonbar, h2hotel, Healdsburg, California — © Brian Rose Drove north from San Francisco to Healdsburg to photograph a hotel designed by architect David Baker. After a day’s shooting I ended up with my assistant parked at the hotel bar along the street.

7th Street, San Francisco — © Brian Rose Sorry for the recent absence. I am now in San Francisco shooting various projects around the Bay Area. Heading up to Healdsburg, today, to photograph a hotel. More pictures to come.

Fire Department of New York Memorial Wall (4×5 film) © Brian Rose A newly scanned image of the FDNY Memorial Wall.  When I made this photo a couple of winters ago, I was struck by the expanse of blank wall above the horizontal bas relief of the WTC image and firefighters. A soldier accompanied by […]

Renée on the balcony — © Brian Rose Beautiful weather in New York for the holiday weekend.

Second Avenue and E3rd Street — © Brian Rose Without comment.

Eldridge Street — © Brian Rose Without comment.

Division Street (4×5 film) — © Brian Rose A couple of weeks ago, Blake Andrews, a very fine photographer from Eugene, Oregon, wrote about the photo above from my book Time and Space on the Lower East Side. It’s almost embarrassing to call attention to his generous remarks, but I’m doing my best to promote […]