Photography
Laissez-faire: Sneakercon 2013
Scanning the hardwood floor at Basketball City where NYC Sneakercon 2013 was held, I could see some of the most iconic sneakers to have ever touched pavement. With an array of vintage kicks, Sneakercon met my expectations of a free trade environment where transactions and bartering in every shape and form took place. Amidst duck-walking…
Vintage Gear Addicts: The North Face shoot – Washington Sq.
Before The North Face (TNF) was bought up and commercialized by Vanity Fair and made into every lazy college student’s preferred class attire, it was meant for real nature extremists. These adrenaline junkies climbed Kichatna, hiked Inyo National Forest, and kayaked Lake Tahoe. Thus rightfully so, TNF named the bags and clothing after these notable…
No Brakes, No Fear: Monster Track 14
Stand at any random street corner in Manhattan between 9AM and 5PM, and it’s guaranteed that you will see a messenger maintaining the perfect cadence while reading the ebb and flow of urban traffic. It’s an inherent skill that an urban cyclist picks up after years of death defying cycling. To the common person, we’d…
Throgs Neck Bridge – NYC
Chris Umali, one of SNTRL Fam’s own, sent in these beautiful shots of the Throgs Neck Bridge in New York City. For those that aren’t familiar with the Throgs Neck Bridge, this is the eastern-most bridge that crosses over the East River and connects the boroughs of The Bronx and Queens. Umali, who is well-known…
Gritty NYC : 100YRS AGO
Workers dig in Delancy Street on New York’s Lower East Side in this photo dated July 29, 1908. The historical pictures released online for the first time show New York in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Painters hang from suspended wires on the Brooklyn Bridge October 7, 1914 — 31 years after it…
Photography of Marvin Stavars
Stumbled upon the portfolio of Polish Photographer Marvin Stavars. Lot’s of photog’s tend to desaturate their photos for “atmosphere”. Maybe I’m just being a hater but I can rarely connect to the message they are trying to send when they use that technique, most times it’s just a black and white photo. I’m a designer…