I know nothing about architecture. I'm a street photographer, working mostly in New York. But you can't be in the city without absorbing its architecture. So, I began to photograph New York's buildings, but it was an afterthought. Until the Covid pandemic. Stuck at home, I began to experiment with colors, saturation, hues, tints, even the absence of color. The photographs morphed into elaborate patterns, shapes and colors. I still don't understand architecture. But as a photographer, I understand patterns, shapes and colors. Visualizing these images is now my take on architecture.
Once I wanted to be Ansel Adams, a reach, especially for someone who lives and photographs in New Jersey. But even when I went out into real wilderness, I never felt at one with these places. My introduction to street photography was "Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Early Work". I was hooked immediately. My first attempts at street photography were in New York. From the beginning, I knew this was where I belonged. Even in neighborhoods that were new to me, I felt that these were my streets. I have photographed in the US, in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. They are still my streets.
