New York City photos, travel tips, and tales by travel photojournalist, Kelly Williams. To view the full travel photography portfolio, please visit www.Kelly-Williams.com.
As the saying goes, ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, then join ‘em.’ Yesterday’s Manhattanhenge viewing on the streets of NYC was pure chaos. I remember when Manhattanhenge (as with so many other NYC events) used to be low-key and something that only a few people knew about. Perhaps due to the Memorial Day holiday, the…
Coney Island is a street photographers paradise. The colors, action, and people get photographers of every genre something to shoot. Here are a few tips for your Coney Island street photography if you are planning a trip to the Brooklyn shore.
Today I took a walk through the city, but with a different view. A few weeks ago, I had ordered a set of prisms online. Wedding photographers have started using prisms to add an abstract edge to their photos and enhancing the bokeh. While I tried the look at my last wedding, the small prism…
I was really tired this morning, and did not want to get up for today’s Easter Parade and Bonnet Festival. I’m glad I made it however. It’s been about two years since my last Easter day parade, and I think the crowds were bigger than ever. In case you’ve never been, the parade is more…
Yesterday I took a trip to Coney Island. It had been about a year since my last visit, and I assumed the amusement parks would all be closed. I was wrong. Yesterday was, in fact, opening day at Coney Island. The weather was beautiful, and the crowds were plentiful. It was as if all of…
I’m in the process of going through a lot of my past work towards the goal of creating a larger photo series on tourists and exploring the concept of how people react to a given environment. The plan is to tackle several iconic tourist destinations and look at these locations with the eyes of a…
Scenes from today’s trip to Far Rockaway and Jamaica Bay in Queens.
Yesterday I went out with the mission to make a photo, not take a photo. All too often I find myself snapping and running vs. taking the time to wait for the shot. I want my street photography to push beyond the limits of simply being in the right place at the right time. This…
Chaos, everywhere. A different country. That’s what it feels like to step out of the subway at Roosevelt and Main and into the world of Flushing, Queens. I have visited countless times before, but yesterday I went with the express purpose of street photography. Here is a glimpse of my day in Flushing.
