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Chef Chris O'Neill
Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
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Singers with South African choir, Sinikithemba
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Shemar Sealy at West Indian American Day Carnival
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Thoughtful little girl at Kansas City barbecue restaurant
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| Activism
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Local 32BJ SEIU union members demand their rights
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Young woman lies down in crosswalk during Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign march
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NYC Councilmember Charles Barron and Harlem Tenants Council Director Nellie Bailey lead rally against war on Iraq
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United for Peace and Justice march in NYC during Republican National Convention
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Korean drummers march in Washington, DC against war on Iraq
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Million Worker March in Washington, DC
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| Self-Expression
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Brazilian martial art, Capoeira, demonstrated at Annual Tribute to the Ancestors of the Middle Passage in Coney Island, Brooklyn
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Russian American Kids Circus aerial artist performs at Brooklyn College
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Dancer from Korean American Traditional Art Development Association performs at awards gala
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Playing mas in West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn
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Face painter Ha! Ha! B. Klown and paintee astonish each other at Free Kids Day in Flatbush, Brooklyn
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Aerosol artists in front of mural at 5 Pointz in Long Island City, NY
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| Inanimate
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Graffitied window
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Stained glass window
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Sky as seen from Brooklyn parking lot
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Day fades into evening in Kansas
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Cloudy yet bright Kansas sky
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Abandoned farmhouse on a clear day
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Old fashioned kitchen on display in Fredonia, KS store window
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Empty auditorium at Kansas City's Southwest High School
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Metal object appears almost alive
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Dragon attacks SUV! - 5 Pointz in Long Island City, NY
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| Animate
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Minna the ferret out for some air
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Kansas City Kitty
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My darling Daisy
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My adorable Bradford getting a different perspective on life
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One of Bradford's favorite napping positions
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Daisy's come hither look
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Caribbean Carnival Costumes
One of my favorite assignments for Caribbean Life each year is helping to cover the 5-day long West Indian American Day Carnival and Parade, held over Labor Day Weekend in Brooklyn, NY.
The festival always kicks off on Thursday night behind the Brooklyn Museum with fabulous calypso singers, rollicking adult humor, and - my favorite - an absolutely breathtaking extravaganza of carnival costumes that will light up Eastern Parkway come Labor Day. Framed by the beautiful dark of night and highlighted by intense light, one by one the kings and queens and the male and female characters of about twenty mas camps (organizations that choose a new theme and then design original costumes) take to the stage to display these stunning creations.
Some of the most internationally renowned mas camps whose costumes are shown here are Antoine International, D Midas and Associates, Genesis International, Hawks International, Mas Production Unlimited, The Promise/XTC, Sesame Flyers International, United Front International, and Utica Boys International.
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Empire State Building
Sitting at my desk, pounding out my articles on my computer, the Empire State Building is my constant companion - except when it disappears behind a fog, as it occasionally does, leaving me desolate.
When something particularly dramatic happens I sometimes leap up, dive for my camera, run to the window and get the shot as best I can. Therefore, I have to ask you to please excuse the slight crookedness of some of the photos. They were all taken quite informally - not because I planned to do anything with them, but because I couldn't resist taking these portraits of my friend.
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