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Vigil
December 17, 2008
Photographs from the 2008 Vigil to End Violence against Sex Workers held in Washington Square Park, New York.
Inflation - Thanksgiving 2008
November 26, 2008
Eavesdropping at the balloon inflation the night before Thanksgiving confirms what most children know: parents don't listen.
Mumbai terrorist attacks
November 26, 2008
The news from Mumbai is ugly, but it may get worse still if the attacks trigger inter-ethnic violence.
Democracy 2K8
November 4, 2008
Democracy is coming to the USA; in bite-sized pieces, once every four years.
November again
November 2, 2008
It's November. Do you know where your novel is? More to the point, do I?
Halloween Parade 2008
October 31, 2008
A small selection of photographs taken at the Halloween Parade in New York's West Village, 2008
What's in a name?
October 25, 2008
Your neighborhood bar is the place where people know your name; if we could just get them to remember the bar's name as well, we'd be onto something.
2008 Vendy Awards
October 18, 2008
Pictures from the 2008 Vendy Awards, a street food event organized by the Streetvendor Project of the Urban Justice Center.
Lost in translation
October 17, 2008
It turns out that my neighbors don't do irony.
Cross Bones
October 15, 2008
The Cross Bones graveyard in London was the burial ground for prostitutes working in the licensed brothels of Southwark.
Incident on the LES
October 4, 2008
A shooting on the Lower East Side brings the police out in force.
Betelnut Girls
October 3, 2008
Annamarie Ho's installation 'Betelnut Girls' has come to Manhattan.
One Fish Two Fish
September 27, 2008
The bluefish are running.
Notting Hill '08
August 29, 2008
Some photographs and observations from London's Notting Hill Carnival.
Photowalk
August 23, 2008
Some pictures from the NYC Chinatown photowalk, part of Scott Kelby's worldwide photowalk.
Detained in Beijing
August 20, 2008
My friend Brian Conley from Alive in Baghdad has been detained in Beijing.
Precision
July 26, 2008
What exactly is precision brow planing, and why would you want it?
Fourth of July
July 4, 2008
What I did on my Fourth of July holiday.
Olafur
June 28, 2008
Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has installed four giant waterfalls in New York
Mermaid Parade 2008
June 21, 2008
Photographs from Coney Island's annual Mermaid Parade.
Midget
June 17, 2008
You see some strange things in New York
Toy Tower
May 12, 2008
The Toy Tower, a ramshackle wooden structure towering over Avenue B on Manhattan's Lower East Side, is due to be taken down.
Roller Derby
May 10, 2008
Pictures from a roller derby bout between the Manhattan Mayhem and the Queens of Pain.
Study war no more
April 25, 2008
Internet startups blip.tv and Pando face off on the paintball field, and everyone gets covered in yellow paint
Band Rampage
March 28, 2008
Photographs from various bands that played New York in the first part of 2008.
Pomelo
January 27, 2008
The softest kitty in the world is no more.
Mumbai
January 11, 2008
A small collection of photographs taken in and around Mumbai.
Mumbai Rail
January 10, 2008
The suburban railway system in Mumbai may be the most complex and heavily loaded in the world.
Mahalaxmi
January 10, 2008
A small set of photographs from Mumbai's open-air laundry at Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat.
Amber
January 9, 2008
A small collection of photographs taken at Amber Fort near Jaipur.
Jaipur
January 8, 2008
A selection of photographs from Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Sacred cows
January 6, 2008
India's roads have everything. Really everything.
Orccha
January 3, 2008
Photographs of the palaces and temples of Orchha in northern Madhya Pradesh
Tea with the sadhu
January 2, 2008
A tea break with the residents of a Hanuman shrine in Khajuraho.
Khajuraho
January 1, 2008
Photographs from Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh.
Juhu Beach
December 30, 2007
Photographs from Juhu Beach, northern Mumbai
Pakistan from the air
December 30, 2007
Pictures of Pakistan from the air.
"Alive in Baghdad" reporter killed
December 15, 2007
Ali Shafeya, a journalist working with my friend Brian, has been killed in his home by the Iraqi National Guard.
Atmosphere
December 5, 2007
Two pictures of unusual atmospheric phenomena - a 'sun pillar' and a 'fallstreak hole'.
Fire on the Bowery
November 29, 2007
Pictures from a fire at a lighting store on the Bowery.
Picture of an underachiever
November 14, 2007
It's November again, and that means it's novel-writing time.
Halloween
November 1, 2007
Some pictures from New York's Halloween Parade.
Strange days indeed
October 11, 2007
Only in Tajikistan can a ride in a shared taxi turn into an industrial spelunking expedition.
Dushanbe
October 8, 2007
A small collection of photographs taken in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
The Gray Plague
October 8, 2007
The police in Dushanbe are everywhere ... and they have too much time on their hands.
The road back
October 7, 2007
A small collection of photographs taken on the Tavildara Road from Khorog to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
Pamir Highway
October 5, 2007
A small collection of photographs taken on the Pamir Highway east of Khorog, Gorno-Badakshan.
The view from Bulunkul
October 5, 2007
Bulunkul, in the Pamiri desert: dry earth, a handful of houses, no future.
In the Pamirs
October 4, 2007
Photographs taken in the Pamirs, near the Khargush Pass
Checkpoint
October 4, 2007
Chance encounters in the desert.
Wakhan Valley
October 3, 2007
Some pictures taken in the Wakhan Valley, Gorno-Badakshan Autonomous Oblast, Tajikistan
Bibi Fatima
October 3, 2007
A visit to the hot springs of the Wakhan Valley.
Howo Kush
October 2, 2007
Strange things happen on the road to Khorog.
Tavildara Road
October 1, 2007
Taking the old road from Dushanbe to Khorog.
Photo Exhibition
September 20, 2007
Some photographs taken during a recent photography course.
San Gennaro
September 16, 2007
The Feast of San Gennaro comes to Little Italy.
Relaunched
September 10, 2007
Another day, another website makeover.
Fireworks
July 4, 2007
Photographs of the 4th of July firework display seen from the Lower East Side.
Reverend Billy
July 1, 2007
Reverend Billy has reportedly been arrested.
Sarasota
June 26, 2007
A handful of pictures from a trip to Sarasota, FL.
Birds and the Bees (and Crabs)
May 31, 2007
Love is in the air (for wild turkeys and mind-blowingly ancient arthropods).
(It's a) Burning Car
May 24, 2007
A car spontaneously combusts in the street outside.
Dance Parade 2007
May 19, 2007
Dancers vote with their feet (hips, hands and other body parts) to protest New York's archaic cabaret laws.
Great Saunter 2007
May 5, 2007
Here we go round the island again.
MoDo Madness
April 30, 2007
The mourning doves have landed, and the cat is going insane.
Fire and Police
April 4, 2007
High drama - and a touch of farce - on the streets of New York.
Eclipse
March 3, 2007
Some photographs of the March 3rd lunar eclipse.
Dissenting opinion
March 1, 2007
Vandals have taken to defacing anti-authoritarian wall art in my neighborhood.
Gung hei faat choi
February 25, 2007
Photographs from the Chinese New Year parade in Manhattan.
Snow
February 15, 2007
Some photographs from recent snowstorms in Manhattan.
East London
January 28, 2007
A few photographs from East London.
Britain from above
January 25, 2007
Some aerial photographs of mountain scenery in Britain, taken from a commercial flight.
Power Washer
January 6, 2007
Photographs of the power-washing of 188 Suffolk Street, Manhattan
James Brown
December 25, 2006
Some pictures from James Brown's 70th birthday concert in Battery Park.
Alive in Mexico
December 5, 2006
Another friend gets arrested, this time by Mexican police in Oaxaca.
Rhymes with 'Flymo'
November 29, 2006
NaNoWriMo has my soul again
Erin
October 30, 2006
Erin Siegal, Reuters and Indymedia photographer, has been arrested by the NYPD while covering a demonstration.
Best of breed
October 29, 2006
Pictures from the Halloween Dog Parade in Tompkins Square Park, Manhattan
Roller Derby
October 14, 2006
The Bronx Gridlock and the Queens of Pain meet in Manhattan, and I get to take pictures from the ringside.
Patiwat?
September 19, 2006
The Thai military has seized power - again.
Paraty
July 24, 2006
Paraty pushes the envelope in its relentless pursuit of the picturesque.
Ilha Grande
July 23, 2006
Pictures taken on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
Bonde
July 19, 2006
About the bonde, the tram service connecting Rio's Centro district to Santa Teresa.
Urca
July 19, 2006
Photographs taken in Urca, Rio de Janeiro.
Centro
July 18, 2006
Pictures of old colonial houses in Centro, Rio de Janeiro.
Rio Graffiti
July 18, 2006
Some graffiti art from Rio de Janeiro.
Rio
July 17, 2006
Some photographs from Rio de Janeiro.
To Rio
July 15, 2006
Photographs and musings on the way to Rio de Janeiro.
From the Air
June 23, 2006
Some cloudscapes and aerial photographs.
Paris Graffiti
June 18, 2006
Pictures of graffiti from Paris
Paris
June 17, 2006
Photographs taken in Paris
London
June 16, 2006
A small selection of photographs from London
UNGASS
May 31, 2006
Photographs from the UNGASS protests outside the UN Building.
Feast of St Joey
May 19, 2006
The Hungry March Band leads a procession in honor of Joey Ramone.
Gardens on the march
May 13, 2006
A march for community gardens visits the Lower East Side.
Great Saunter 2006
May 7, 2006
The Great Saunter 2006: another thirty-two miles round Manhattan's rim.
Lost in America
April 20, 2006
One thing I like about New York is the chance to see live music.
Erawan
March 22, 2006
The Brahma statue at Bangkok's Erawan Shrine has been smashed by a mentally-ill man.
Snow
February 12, 2006
It's snowing in New York. A lot.
Global Village Epiphany
January 31, 2006
Teatime in the global village.

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