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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Rockaway's Archives #2

"Pastor Gary's Daughter", Rockaways, NY, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

"Kelly, Pastor Gary's Daughter", Rockaways, NY, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

Monday, October 1, 2012

Rockaway's Archives #1

From the archives. I don't believe I have shown these. A day hanging out in the Rockaways in 2011.

"Maria. I'm Not That Simple", Rockaways, NYC, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

"Billy and Maria", Rockaways, NYC, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

"Hanging out on Steps #1", Rockaways, NYC, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

"Hanging out on Steps #2", Rockaways, NYC, 2011. ©Juliana Beasley

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

More from the Archives...

More shots from my series of portraits I took last during during a bike trip in Quebec.

"Anonymous Boy in Street", Quebec, Canada, 2011. Juliana Beasley.

"Anonymous Cashier in Grocery Store", Quebec, Canada, 2011. Juliana Beasley.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Last year I traveled up to Quebec to go on a week long bike trip. It seems like it is has become impossible to take vacations anymore without bringing my camera and finding a project around every corner I turn. So, here is one shot, I discovered in my external hard drive named Franz. I can't remember this boy's name. He was standing out front in his driveway with two of his friends. The hood of his car was open and they were working away at fixing the engine.

"Anonymous Ado in Front of House", Quebec, Canada. Summer 2011. Juliana Beasley.

I have others of him that I might post later.

Friday, August 31, 2012

Finally The Rockaways....

This weekend, I hope both Saturday and Sunday, I will trek out to the Rockaways to catch up with old friends and I hope new friends, as I troll the streets with my Rollei wrapped around my neck. This is the first time I am going out to the Rockaways this entire summer and honestly, I really missed the people and the place.

There is nothing like the Rockaways. And I believe there are many out there who would agree. One thing I can say for sure. I have been taking the long subway trip out there for 10 years counting this year and now this summer and things are changing. Change comes slowly to the Rockaways and this is perhaps one of the most charming part of the peninsula.

The once forgotten neighborhood (no, I do not speak of all of the peninsula, only certain pockets) beacon to many of the disregarded is now on the map and highlighted in trendy on-line and printed journals. Yes, hipsters have discovered and flocked to the hidden city beach paradise over the last couple of years. But you can't take the real salt of the Rockaways or at least the neighborhoods where I have been photographing. Over the last decade so many of my subjects have died. I used to get off the train and many familiar faces would great me as I exited the MTA on 116th Street. I miss those kind greetings. So, much can change in 10 years.

These are a couple of simple shots I took outside of a new pub that I frequent.