RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Stories that matter, from the heart of the East River.

RI DAILY

Manhattan's little, quieter island and beyond

Reporting Roosevelt Island since sunrise.

Street Photography

What is fine art street photography now?

Fine art street photography is a form of photography that captures and shares everyday moments in public spaces. Street photography has been around for some time, but the shift to fine art street photography happened more recently. In Naples Child…

June 2021 on Roosevelt Island, Pictures Tell the Story

Pictures tell the story of June 2021 on Roosevelt Island as coronavirus restrictions mostly pulled away. But in many ways, it was like other Junes, a mix of good and bad, joy and disappointment. Let’s take a look. By David…

Lightning Strike Hits the World Trade Center

The Roosevelt Island Daily thanks Sylvan Klein for the tip. Also from the Roosevelt Island Daily News

Scenes from “Onlooking, New York Street Photography” Mircea Nicolescu, Bucharest, Romania

Courtesy of photographer Mircea Nicolescu, we’re sharing some scenes from Onlooking, New York Street Photography, his just opened show in Bucharest, Romania. Roosevelt Island Daily News A strong turnout. Visitors prepared to enter the exhibit. Many of the pictures represent…

10 Ways to See New York Pre-Pandemic, A Sudden History

There are more than 10 Ways to See New York City. What comes to mind when you imagine New York City? Times Square? Central Park? The Empire State Building? Maybe, the Statue of Liberty? Here, I’ll offer some other, less obvious choices.

Canal Street New York City

Canal Street, New York City, is where anything loose in the city seems to tumble. This fine art photograph is a kind of composite. From Chinatown to Mcdonald’s, all along the subway spine. Canal Street Station in Chinatown is a…

San Francisco Point of View

San Francisco point of view… “Walking through a park in San Francisco, I found an abandoned hopscotch court just as the sun set. It had a kind of lost childhood, haunting feel that I couldn’t resist.” Photographer Deborah Julian

The Great Henri Cartier-Bresson, Father of Street Photography

About Henri Cartier-Bresson — street photography owes him a debt. Cartier-Bresson didn’t invent street photography, but his “decisive moment” gave it life. Funny thing, his heart was never 100% into it. Cartier-Bresson Style/The Decisive Moment By David Stone Assorted Ideas,…

Look: Fine Art View of Beautiful Charles Bridge, Prague

About Deborah Julian’s Charles Bridge, Prague … Not all urban or street photography is fine art. It all depends on the photographer’s motive. Street photography is about narrative, and urban may be static, a look at the landscape or how…

Images of New York City, Urban Landscapes

Images of New York City bring an angular view to urban spaces, seen through street photography. Catching what’s missed in the rush. Up Close, What Does New York City Look Like? Deborah Julian is a New York City based street…