The UWS Polaroid Project

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

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Today we welcome guest blogger Jamie Beck, an Upper West Side photographer.  She has taken some fabulous photos of our beloved neighborhood… read on to learn about her UWS Polaroid Project and enjoy her photos.

Manhattan’s Upper West Side is synonymous with timelessness.  Photographing something timeless allows the photographer to choose how to capture these moments and share them, either referencing a time passed or the present.  While nothing can last forever, the look of it may be able to transcend time and place, and come to rest in a space more suited for our memories than reality.  I headed out one winter’s weekend in New York for a walk around my neighborhood to capture the places and sights that stand to represent an area of New York, and for me, a certain time in my life.  I shot these nine images with my Polaroid 440 Land Camera and black and white instant film.

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  3. Allison, on January 23rd, 2010 at 9:55 am Said:

    Fantastic, Jamie! Your photos are beautiful! I can’t wait to go shooting with you sometime.

  4. Amy@OldSweetSong, on January 25th, 2010 at 12:02 pm Said:

    Jamie is ridiculously talented. I love these. Yay UWS!

  5. Howie, on January 26th, 2010 at 8:49 pm Said:

    I remain wistful for Zabar’s back in the day, rather than the overwhelming zoo its devolved into today. That casual image evokes all that.

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