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Guitariste

Broadway / 103rd Street

Posted on November 1, 2009November 1, 2009Categories B&W, Broadway, Photo, Street, subwayTags "West 103rd St", Adam Isler, B&W, Broadway, candid, Isler, Manhattan, musician, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subway, womanLeave a comment on Guitariste

King of the E

E train to Queens
E train to Queens
Posted on October 31, 2009October 17, 2009Categories B&W, Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, B&W, candid, commuter, Isler, man, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on King of the E

Reflective Architect

Amsterdam & 94th
Amsterdam & 94th
Posted on October 27, 2009October 17, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, candid, glass, Isler, man, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, reflection, storefront, street, windowLeave a comment on Reflective Architect

GreenBerry Couple

Ninth and 43rd
Ninth and 43rd
Posted on October 25, 2009October 17, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, candid, couple, glass, green, Isler, man, Manhattan, New York, Ninth Avenue, NYC, people, portrait, reflection, storefront, street, window, womanLeave a comment on GreenBerry Couple

Ninth Avenue Triptych

41st & Ninth
41st & Ninth
Posted on October 25, 2009October 17, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, candid, glass, Isler, Manhattan, New York, Ninth Avenue, NYC, people, portrait, reflection, storefront, street, taxi, wall, window, yellowLeave a comment on Ninth Avenue Triptych

Orangewoman

103rd and Broadway
103rd and Broadway
Posted on October 19, 2009October 17, 2009Categories Broadway, Photo, StreetTags "West 103rd St", Adam Isler, Broadway, candid, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, orange, passerby, people, portrait, street, womanLeave a comment on Orangewoman

String Player

14th Street IRT station
14th Street IRT station
Posted on October 16, 2009October 11, 2009Categories B&W, Broadway, Photo, Street, subwayTags 14th Street, Adam Isler, B&W, Broadway, candid, commuter, Isler, man, Manhattan, musician, New York, night, NYC, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on String Player

Subway Dual Portrait

Downtown B train
Downtown B train
Posted on October 15, 2009October 11, 2009Categories B&W, Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, B&W, candid, commuter, Isler, man, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on Subway Dual Portrait

Boy in a Basket

Gristedes, Broadway & 103rd St
Gristedes, Broadway & 103rd St
Posted on October 13, 2009October 11, 2009Categories Broadway, PhotoTags "West 103rd St", Adam Isler, boy, Broadway, candid, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, passerby, people, portrait, shopping cart, streetLeave a comment on Boy in a Basket

HATE

Broadway between 99th & 100th
Broadway between 99th & 100th
Posted on October 12, 2009July 7, 2024Categories Broadway, Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, Broadway, cover, graffiti, Isler, magazine, Manhattan, New York, newsstand, NYC, Obama, portrait, poster, red, repetition, Sign, storefront, street1 Comment on HATE

Family Subway Portrait

Downtown Broadway #1 train
Downtown Broadway #1 train
Posted on October 11, 2009Categories B&W, Broadway, Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, B&W, Broadway, candid, commuter, daughter, family, father, girls, Isler, kiss, man, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on Family Subway Portrait

Closeup

Uptown 1 train
Uptown 1 train
Posted on October 9, 2009September 27, 2009Categories Broadway, Photo, Street, subwayTags "West 103rd St", Adam Isler, Broadway, candid, close-up, commuter, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subway, womanLeave a comment on Closeup

Subway Dioskouros

7 train to Manhattan
7 train to Manhattan
Comedy?
Comedy?
A model?
A model?

A perfect model – even though he was unaware of my picture-taking.

Posted on October 9, 2009October 12, 2009Categories Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, candid, commuter, Court Square, green, Isler, Long Island City, man, New York, NYC, orange, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on Subway Dioskouros

Two Self Portraits

11th Ave around 50th St.
11th Ave around 50th St.
Druids, 10th Ave & 50th St
Druids, 10th Ave & 50th St
Posted on October 6, 2009September 22, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, bar, candid, distorted, Isler, Manhattan, mirror, New York, NYC, orange, portrait, pub, reflection, self, self portrait, storefront, street, subwayLeave a comment on Two Self Portraits

Pals

52nd and 10th
52nd and 10th

Fellow on the right insisted on my taking their picture and giving me a big hug and blessing from God. He was drunk as a skunk.

Posted on October 3, 2009September 20, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, blue, candid, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, red, storefront, street, windowLeave a comment on Pals

Parking Lot and Shipping Containers

11th Ave, upper 40s or low 50s
11th Ave, upper 40s or low 50s
Posted on October 1, 2009September 20, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, attendant, blue, candid, container, Eleventh Ave, green, Isler, man, Manhattan, New York, NYC, parking lot, people, portrait, shipping container, streetLeave a comment on Parking Lot and Shipping Containers

Morning Read Interrupted

Downtown B train
Downtown B train
B train at Columbus Circle
B train at Columbus Circle
Posted on September 25, 2009September 19, 2009Categories B&W, Photo, Street, subwayTags "Columbus Circle", Adam Isler, B&W, candid, commuter, girls, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, reading, street, subway, sunglasses, womanLeave a comment on Morning Read Interrupted

Gamine

Tenth Ave, upper 40s or low 50s
Tenth Ave, upper 40s or low 50s

She affected not to care if I took a picture or not but seemed pleased with the results when I showed her.

Posted on September 18, 2009September 13, 2009Categories Photo, StreetTags Adam Isler, apple, backpacks, candid, food, girls, homeless, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, red, street, wall, womanLeave a comment on Gamine

Blues

Westbound E train
Westbound E train
Posted on September 16, 2009September 12, 2009Categories Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, blue, candid, commuter, Isler, man, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subwayLeave a comment on Blues

Unsure

Downtown 1 train
Downtown 1 train
Posted on September 14, 2009September 12, 2009Categories B&W, Broadway, Photo, Street, subwayTags Adam Isler, B&W, Broadway, candid, commuter, girls, Isler, Manhattan, New York, NYC, people, portrait, street, subway, womanLeave a comment on Unsure

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