New York
Ai Weiwei in New York City
Text: Julie Schwietert Collazo Photo: Francisco Collazo ** Though the artist himself can’t be in New York City–he’s currently being detained indefinitely by the Chinese government–Ai Weiwei’s exhibit, “Circle of Animals……Zodiac Heads,” is on display at the fountain in front of The Plaza on 59th Street and 5th Avenue now through mid-July. Here’s one of … Continue reading
LIC Love
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** The summer calendar is filling up and holds lots of travel (Belize, Valencia, Belize, Mexico City), which is both exciting and a little sad because I adore New York in the summer for at least a thousand reasons and it looks like I’ll miss a lot of it … Continue reading
Mounted Police in NYC
Text & Photo: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** So many aspects of daily life in the city escape notice until they’re right in front of my face. A couple weeks ago, Francisco, Mariel, and I went for an afternoon walk and happened upon a couple of police officers from the Mounted Unit on our way home. … Continue reading
Adobe Lightroom Workshop at Mohonk Mountain House
Text & Photos: Francisco Collazo & Julie Schwietert Collazo ** We don’t get out of the city often enough, by which I mean this: We don’t get to upstate New York enough. For New Yorkers (and, of course, I’m referring, self-centrically, to those of us who live in NYC) “Upstate” is anything outside of New … Continue reading
Osama bin Laden is dead: New Yorkers take to the streets [Photos]
Text & Photos: Julie Schwietert Collazo ** By now, most people with access to TV, radio, and Internet know that Osama bin Laden was killed in a US military operation this weekend. The news was received late on Sunday night, but that didn’t stop New Yorkers from taking to the streets; large crowds gathered at … Continue reading