Recollection: Thirty Years of Photography at The New York Public Library

Curated by Stephen C. Pinson, this exhibition celebrates the 30th anniversary of NYPL’s Photography Collection with more than 90 great artists of the camera, including Berenice Abbott, Walker Evans, Irving Penn, August Sander, and many more. Soundtrack: “Soak It Up” by Houses. Their upcoming album “All Night” will be available on Oct. 19 on Lefse Records.

New York City is always one of my favourite city destinations. I had visited the Big Apple a few times before, but always for an extremely short period of time, and I really wanted to get to know this fascinating metropolis a little better. So I cashed in some Airmiles and booked a four-day trip to NYC from October 15 to 19, 2010. Immediately upon arrival at the LaGuardia Airport, I picked up a 7-day Metropass which would allow me to explore the city with unlimited public transit over the next few days. During late afternoon rush hour it took me almost two hours by bus and subway to reach my abode for the next few days: the West Side YMCA at West 63rd Street, right across from Central Park, a perfect place for exploring New York City on a tight budget. I was going to meet my good friend Linda tomorrow, so the two of us were going to share a tight room with two bunk beds together. The room was not fancy, but it had everything I needed and the location was great. During my first evening I strolled southwards past Columbus Circle to Times Square and was visually bombarded by the hundreds of brightly lit neon and LCD advertisements on NYC’s most famous public space. The area was hustling and bustling with huge crowds who were enjoying the recently introduced pedestrian-only environment at Times Square. After a nice dinner at the bar at the Olive Garden I kept walking south on Broadway and was impressed with the additional pedestrian spaces that had been created along this …