For me, it’s all about New York streets. They’ve been immortalized in who knows how many songs and poems, movies and books, but even though I’ve spent years documenting them with my photography, I don’t think I’m any closer to understanding them than I was when I started. They are their own kind of art, and for a photographer, all you need to do is setup the shot and take it. I have lived in New York for only five years, but I have been a working, professional photographers for fifteen years now.
Street Scenes
Street Corner, NYC
You never know what you’ll find on the streets. And if you happen to be a photographer working in New York, that’s doubly true. I’ve had the good fortune to shoot all over the world, and when I come back to New York, I’m always reminded of why I started my career here.
The New York street scene is, for better or for worse, the street scene. It’s the one that is the most iconoclastic, and because of the backdrop of New York, it’s the one that I think people from just about anywhere imagine when they think of the idea of a street scene—whatever a “street scene” happens to be.
I created this album to showcase some of my favorite street scenes that I’ve captured in New York. This is nothing that I’ve done on contract or in my studio, just real life moments captured by me with my Mark III when I had some time to kick it around the city. I hope you like what you see. I did.
Upon receiving her BA in Public Communications from the State University of New York at Buffalo, Jessica accepted a position with the United States Army marketing team for the department of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) in Tacoma, Washington. She spent three years writing articles for publication in the Tacoma News Tribune and designing posters, flyers, advertisements and billboards for MWR. In 1996, Jessica moved with her husband and daughter to Heidelberg, Germany spending the next three years traveling throughout Europe, ultimately visiting 13 countries. After returning to the United States and the birth of her son, Jessica decided to change professions and matriculated in the George Washington University Masters in Interior Design. In 2005 she graduated, was hired by a leading design firm in Rockville, Maryland and spent the next 3.5 years designing award winning luxury high-end amenity spaces in condominiums and apartment buildings throughout the Washington, DC area.
Jessica holds an NCIDQ certificate, and is a LEED- AP. She is a member of ASID and is a licensed Interior Designer in Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and New York.
