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Tag: paint

Some Wall Textures

I like to capture these types of mottled, textured walls – they’re like canvases upon which images can be placed in an urban setting.

44th between 10th & 11th
44th between 10th & 11th
44th, West of 10th
44th, West of 10th
Posted on September 30, 2009September 20, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, concrete, gray, Isler, Manhattan, metal, New York, NYC, paint, street, W 44th St, wallLeave a comment on Some Wall Textures

Commercial Space

43rd and 10th (or 11th?)
43rd and 10th (or 11th?)
Posted on September 29, 2009September 20, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, architecture, decay, geometry, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, peeling, street, texture, wall, windowLeave a comment on Commercial Space

Gray, Rainy Day

10th Ave, low 50s
10th Ave, low 50s

Not sure why there are so many concrete walls hiding empty lots around here, but they make excellent canvases for capturing street portraits.

10th Ave, low 50s, cyclist
10th Ave, low 50s, cyclist
Posted on September 20, 2009September 13, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, basket, bicycle, candid, concrete, cyclist, gray, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, passerby, pedestrian, people, street, wall, womanLeave a comment on Gray, Rainy Day

Photography Today

Broadway, around 100th or 101st St
Broadway, around 100th or 101st St
West End Ave betw 106th & 107th St
West End Ave betw 106th & 107th St

4×5 view camera. He said he was doing some lens tests.

Posted on September 10, 2009September 6, 2009Categories B&W, Broadway, Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, B&W, blue, Broadway, candid, flag, hydrant, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, people, photographer, portrait, red, streetLeave a comment on Photography Today

Signatures of all things I am here to read

Sidewalks of Sea Isle City

Posted on August 18, 2009August 15, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags "New Jersey", abstract, Adam Isler, Isler, metal, paint, Sea Isle City, sidewalk, Sign, streetLeave a comment on Signatures of all things I am here to read

Wet Paint

97th & Central Park West Subway Station
97th & Central Park West Subway Station
Posted on June 7, 2009June 6, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, black, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, Sign, street, subway, wallLeave a comment on Wet Paint

Green Post No Bills

 

Broadway in the mid-70s
Broadway in the mid-70s
Posted on June 2, 2009July 7, 2024Categories Broadway, Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, Broadway, construction, fence, graffiti, green, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, partition, street, wall, white, woodLeave a comment on Green Post No Bills

Riverside Rothko?

20090425-dsc_3797

Posted on May 5, 2009May 1, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags abstract, geometry, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, Riverside Park, square, street, wallLeave a comment on Riverside Rothko?

Green in Blue

 

Times Square, 7 Train
Times Square, 7 Train
Posted on April 19, 2009April 25, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, blue, construction, green, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, street, subway, wall1 Comment on Green in Blue

Grays

Gray Wall #1 (20090308-_dsc3378)
Gray Wall #2 (20090308-_dsc3380)
Gray Wall #3 (20090308-_dsc3379)
Posted on March 14, 2009April 25, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags abstract, Adam Isler, concrete, gray, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, paint, street, wall, West Houston StLeave a comment on Grays

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