the first thing that happened when we landed in new york: we got in a cab.
we left the airport, got on the on-ramp, entered the freeway, and what is he doing? why is he pulling over? why is he stopping? who is that man getting out of a black car and WALKING UP TO OUR CAB?! OH MY GOD WE ARE DEAD WE ARE GOING TO DIE THEY ARE GOING TO STEAL OUR MONEY AND KILL US AND DUMP US IN THE RIVER! why is he smiling at me? is he hiding the knife in that plastic bag? oh that is your brother? and you forgot your lunch at home? oh how nice of him to wait for you here. your mother would be proud. no, no its fine-no i figured it was something like that.
and that! is new york city. not at all what you think its going to be.
jeff and i walked so much the first day there…i thought i was going to die. i am so glad he came with me, to get me set up and used to the city, learn together how to use the subways and learn the lay of the land. i was so proud of myself when he left – reading the map and heading out on my own.
these were all taken at the top of the empire state building.
and these while walking around.
grand central station on the left and the chrysler building behind it…
while riding the subway:
attempting to take a ferry to see lady liberty (we got there too late)
once jeff left to come back home, i got down to business and had six sessions before coming home myself. three in northern new jersey and the rest in the city. i met incredible people (as usual) and really enjoyed having an entirely different kind of backdrop to use with my clients. thats what i love about doing this most of all – getting out of the orange county beaches and finding something that inspires me all over again.
thank you thank you thank you to each and every one of my clients who braved the heat and humidity and my wacky ideas and gave me the awesome opportunity to come to the east coast.
and now, i must get back to work. august/seattle clients-your sessions are coming up next. i am so behind right now and im so sorry. im just a one woman show-doing my best to do a great job for all of you!! i appreciate your patience and friendships so much.
xo
My first trip(and only) trip to NYC was in the 80s. I’ve traveled out of the country with no problems, but total cultural shock in NYC. My friend and I were talking photos waiting for the subway. we were laughing and having fun to kill the time. Two cops standing in the station said “come here ladies” and asked where we were from. We said CA and they said (kindly and serious)they could tell and advised us to take the smiles off our faces and put the cameras away or we’d get ourselves in trouble. The two of us girls were early-mid 20’s.
Now I have lived in Seattle and that city is unlike southern CA or NYC. No stories there, but bring an umbrella in case. Otherwise it’s God Country when the sun shines.
your photos of nyc are amazing, of course. we are NY bound tomorrow night for a week. it’s for work and no it will not be as much fun as you had, but we are leaving our kids at home too. xoxo
those are so awesome!
my fave is you riding the subway!
sigh..seeing these makes me fall in love with the city all over again…I’m bummed we didn’t get the chance to link up, but super glad that you had a great time.
Your perspective of NYC is …so cool!!
I will be looking with new eyes when I go this Friday, thanks for sharing your talent.
oh, and where-oh-where did that post go where people gave you recommendations of cool shops to visit?