Last Thursday, I ditched a class to go shoot an actual earnest snowstorm in Central Park as it was happening (rf: see the previous post about the blizzard that didn’t happen). Because of the dense cloud cover, the thick snow in the air, and rapid accumulation on a cold day with heavy snowfall, the park looked like a real outdoor environment. I could almost forget I was smack dab in the middle of an enormous urban metropolis. Continue reading Four Days of Thawing
Category Archives: Photography
The Infamous Snowshoe Hike
Were you here at Weill Cornell med school, you’d probably be hearing rumors flying around about the snowshoe hike that went down this weekend. As one of the nine hikers, let me tell you our story. Continue reading The Infamous Snowshoe Hike
NYC “Blizzard”
There was talk that the blizzard that was going to hit New York City on Tuesday, January 27th, 2015, was going to be historic. Forecasts were predicting anywhere from 24-36 inches of snow overnight. Social media was going nuts. Governor Cuomo haphazardly implemented a travel ban, closing all roads and shutting down the entire MTA. The entire thing.
(But as we all know now, Juno blew by and spared NYC this time. Still, I’m just going to talk about my photographic adventures, okay? Okay.)
Phases of Central Park
If there was one thing for me to continue from last year (i.e. this blog’s work), it had to be nature photography. Obviously, living in New York City offers many perks, but easy access to nature is not one of them. Central Park is my one respite, a 0.8 mile run up 7 avenues from campus, so I started going pretty darn often. Continue reading Phases of Central Park
The Midnight Hike
What better way to celebrate the end of the Brain and Mind unit than to exercise our bodies by returning to the wilderness? Well, that’s what a group of second years thought (I didn’t finish BAM, just tagged along), and so out we headed to Breakneck Ridge in the Hudson Highlands State Park for a midnight hike culminating in watching sunrise at the summit. Continue reading The Midnight Hike
A wild summer of re-exploring California
This summer, I was on a mission: to take photos, hang out with friends and family, and have fun in general before med school consumes my life. Now, one week before I fly off to New York I must say… MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!
Two months, 29 days (50%) with significant shoots, 4000 snaps, 650 shots developed, 3000+ miles on the road, so many great memories. Sit tight, and let your computers buffer up, because this is a big post! Continue reading A wild summer of re-exploring California
The absurd 64-mile bike ride
So yup, I biked 64 miles around Santa Barbara and it’s neighboring cities, along the beaches, through the foothills, downtown, uptown, through a mountainside neighborhood, and then some. It took 5.5 hours. I purportedly burned 2200 calories. It was longer than my previous longest two bike rides combined (37 mi and 26 mi), and I kind of can’t believe I pulled it off. Continue reading The absurd 64-mile bike ride
Sharing the Road in the Sky
Every once in a while, I get a shot I know I’ll remember forever. There’s always a story behind each one, usually some ridiculous journey that I embark on myself or some anecdote about being struck by some revelation about composition. The story behind this milky way shot, however, is different. Continue reading Sharing the Road in the Sky