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Tag: basketball

Classic

West 92nd Street, New York
Posted on September 9, 2025August 21, 2025Categories Candid, documentary, Photo, Sports, StreetTags basketball, candid, Manhattan, New York, street, yellowLeave a comment on Classic

Questions

84th St and Columbus Avenue, New York
Posted on July 24, 2022July 16, 2022Categories Candid, documentary, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, documentary, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Questions

The Things They Carried

…with apologies to Tim O’Brien…

C train, New York

Posted on January 26, 2020January 26, 2020Categories Candid, Photo, Street, subwayTags basketball, bouquet, candid, commuter, flowers, Manhattan, New York, street, subway, urbanLeave a comment on The Things They Carried

Baseketball?

West 93rd Street, New York

Posted on December 14, 2019December 14, 2019Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Baseketball?

Basketball

91st St and Columbus Avenue, New York

Posted on August 26, 2019August 19, 2019Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Columbus Ave, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Basketball

Basketball

92nd St and Columbus Avenue, New York

Posted on December 6, 2018November 24, 2018Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Columbus Ave, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Basketball

Basket

For our last class with the Josephine Herrick Project‘s NY Brain Injury group in November we photographed a game between the St Francis Terriers and the Manhattan College women’s basketball teams. Sports photography is hard.

St Francis College, Brooklyn, New York

St Francis gets one

Posted on December 2, 2018December 2, 2018Categories Candid, Photo, SportsTags basketball, Brooklyn, candid, Manhattan College, New York, Sports, St Francis College, womanLeave a comment on Basket

Shot

West 92nd Street, New York

As I was walking by, this boy called out with me to take his picture, shooting the ball. I rushed up to the chicken-wire fence and poked my trusty small 23mm lens through it to grab this.

Posted on April 18, 2018April 15, 2018Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Manhattan, New York, street, urban4 Comments on Shot

A Legend in the Making

104th St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Posted on May 18, 2017May 15, 2017Categories B&W, Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, Black & White, candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on A Legend in the Making

Ball Players Yearning to be Free

101st St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York
101st St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Posted on November 29, 2014November 23, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, fence, football, kids, Manhattan, New York, playground, street, urban4 Comments on Ball Players Yearning to be Free

Live Strong

105th St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York
105th St and Amsterdam Avenue, New York

Posted on November 3, 2014October 26, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags "Amsterdam Ave", basketball, candid, grandchildren, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Live Strong

Girls Basketball Clinic Flies Over Sidewalks

91st St and Columbus Avenue, New York
91st St and Columbus Avenue, New York

Posted on June 24, 2014June 22, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Columbus Ave, kids, Manhattan, New York, passerby, running, street, urbanLeave a comment on Girls Basketball Clinic Flies Over Sidewalks

Quick Shave Before the Big Game

West 92nd Street, New York
West 92nd Street, New York

Posted on June 2, 2014May 31, 2014Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, razor, shaving, street, urbanLeave a comment on Quick Shave Before the Big Game

Street Scene

84th St and Broadway, New York
83rd St and Broadway, New York

Posted on May 21, 2014May 20, 2014Categories B&W, Broadway, Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, Black & White, Broadway, candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Street Scene

Street Ball

W 94th St, New York
W 94th St, New York

Posted on September 22, 2013September 14, 2013Categories B&W, Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, Black & White, candid, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on Street Ball

B Ball on the C train from D Bronx

W 125th St, New York
W 125th St, New York

This is the last of the pictures taken since the demise of my hard drive and before leaving for Stockholm. See you back here in about a week.

Posted on July 17, 2013July 14, 2013Categories B&W, Candid, Photo, Street, subwayTags basketball, Black & White, C train, candid, commuter, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, subway, urban2 Comments on B Ball on the C train from D Bronx

After the Game

91st and Columbus Ave, New York
91st and Columbus Ave, New York

Posted on July 16, 2013July 14, 2013Categories Candid, Photo, StreetTags basketball, boys, candid, Columbus Ave, Manhattan, New York, passerby, street, urbanLeave a comment on After the Game

Looking Ahead

106th and Amsterdam Ave, New York
106th and Amsterdam Ave, New York

Posted on January 22, 2013January 20, 2013Categories B&W, Photo, StreetTags "Amsterdam Ave", basketball, Black & White, candid, Manhattan, New York, Sign, street, urban, wheelchairLeave a comment on Looking Ahead

Jump

W 92nd Street, New York

Posted on September 26, 2012September 23, 2012Categories Photo, StreetTags basketball, candid, fence, jump, Manhattan, New York, playground, street, urbanLeave a comment on Jump

A Game of Basketball in the Rain

10th Ave, around 49th St?
10th Ave, around 49th St?

Posted on September 19, 2009September 13, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, basketball, candid, feet, green, Isler, Manhattan, New York, Nike, NYC, people, playground, reflection, sneaker, street, waterLeave a comment on A Game of Basketball in the Rain
 

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