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And to follow the images from Part 1, we took a quick walk through the Arboretum, before heading back to the city to view the fireworks on the Hudson River. Pretty epic. The following day, I met up with some friends at Beach 98 in Far Rockaway for a day of nothing. Perfect.
Tags: 2010, 4th of July, Arboretum, Beacj 98, Brooklyn, Ferris Bueller, Fireworks, Hudson River, Jake Jones, James Ryang, Ken Li, New York, pool, Rockaway, Williamsburg
It’s been sometime since my last post, but I’ve been hard at work and away in Iceland. Those photos will be coming shortly. This 4th of July, my buddy Ken was gracious enough to open up his home for a day at the pool. There was food, friends, tennis, basketball, and not much else you could ask for. Even a nature walk through the arboretum nearby. Here is part one of two.
Tags: 2010, Arboretum, Ari Kardasis, Assumpta Galang, BBQ, Danica Newell, David Moore, Independence Day, James Ryang, July 4th, Ken Li, Louis Abelman, New Jersey, Photography, pool, Sara Colangelo
On Saturday, Restless People and Delorean played at Glasslands in Brooklyn. It was an amazing show. Here are some photos.
Images James Ryang 2010
Tags: bands, Brooklyn, Delorean, Glasslands, James Ryang, June 2010, Music, New York, Photography, Restless People
Anyone set on going to Brimfield in July? Knowing that friends like Kenyan Lewis and Hitoshi from Jantiques in Tokyo regularly attend for the duration of the week makes me think that it’s worth going again. Having Kenyan as a guide at Brimfield makes it a lot easier to put the whole thing into perspective. He has the whole place mapped out in his head and keen eyes for rare unique objects. One thing that is calling me back is that the camera guy is coming back for the July shows. This guy’s got everything. Rare lenses, bodies, filters, lighting kits, Polaroids, etc. Notable items in this set of photographs here are: the fox head-piece, the wooden ghost, the bust form, the full skeleton minus lower jaw, Kenyan in action, the flood light, the Arabic stop sign, and the R L calling out to the Ralph Lauren prop people, and that 8×10 camera which was only $225 although I was told that it did not have a home in my apartment. Anyway, I hope someone got it.
Tags: 2010. Keren Richter, 8x10 camera, Auburn, Boston, Brimfield, bykenyan, Camera, cameras, fox head-piece, Hitoshi, Jantiques, July shows, Kenyan Lewis, Massachusetts, May, Nakameguro, props, R L, Ralph Lauren, skeleton, skull, Tokyo, wooden ghost
Here are more photos from Brimfield. It was crazy to see all the dudes on bikes with walkies, collectors only looking for one type of thing, people from all over the world sourcing props for their stores and restaurants. Wildness. Things to note: “Military” is spelled “Militry,” porters wear t-shirts letting people know they are there to carry stuff blazed out of their skulls, Mork, DIY Fred Flinstone and Barney Rubble, the vintage Red Sox pendants, the broken instruments, and the food court. Jeez.
Tags: bb guns, bees, Brimfield, Flinstones, instruments, James Ryang, May 2010, Militry, Mork, Photography, porters, Red Sox
Just three and a half hours north of New York, the craziest flea market happens three times per year. On monday night, we drove up to the Quality Inn in Auburn, MA to rest for a few hours before heading to the shows at Brimfield. The Brimfield Shows are happening through the weekend. We’d been told that if you really want to find the best stuff you have to go on the first day; and while running around like wild animals, we ran into friends with the same motivation trying to find things before the prop stylists, the set builders, the J. Crew’s, Ralph Lauren’s, and Tommy Hilfiger’s. The turn-out was pretty incredible; it is the physical manifestation of eBay. I feel that more than ever people are looking for things that have longevity and history as opposed to things that are pre-fabricated and ill-constructed. Although I never really buy much while I’m there, it’s worth going just to witness the spectacle. These are some of the things I found there just walking around.
Tags: Antique, Auburn, Brimfield, Flea Market, J. Crew, James Ryang, Kodak, Massachusetts, May 2010, New York, Photography, prop stylists, Ralph Lauren, set builders, Shows, Tommy Hilfiger
Harajuku, January 2010
So it’s been awhile since I did an entry. I left New York 18 days ago and I’ve been sleeping with my camera. I think I’m taking like a 1000 images a day. I decided to hold off on posting anything until I can get home and wrap my head around it all. And edit which is really the most important thing. It’s been rad but I’m kinda excited to head back home and get back to work and New York.
Image copyright James Ryang 2010
Tags: 2010, grafitti, Harajuku girls, James Ryang, Photography, What
This has been a hectic trip so far. It seems like it’s mostly been travel, whether it’s a car, bus, or plane. It was almost a full day on an airplane. Just getting here has been a trip and it’s going to be mostly fulfilling family duties before any real fun starts. It also occurred to me that I’ll pretty much only be around Asians for the next three weeks which is always fun to experience again. I’m already starting to shoot some things that will be of more interest in future posts.
Tags: 12.24.09, Airports, Christmas Eve, JAL, James Ryang, Japan Airlines, JFK, Narita, New York, photographs, Seoul, Tokyo
I did some photos for T Magazine. They are on The Moment Blog on The New York Times online. To read the interview by Elizabeth Spiridakis click HERE. And also read her blog, White Lightning.
All images copyright James Ryang 2009
Tags: Alexis Krauss, Derek Miller, Elizabeth Spiridakis, James Ryang, Sleigh Bells, T Magazine, The Moment Blog, The New York Times
I just did a shoot tonight inside the World War II aircraft carrier, the USS Intrepid. But in eight years of living in New York, I never visited the museum. What a trip. But tonight was a totally different type of visit. I setup a mini-portrait studio inside the hull of the ship. Below is a portrait of my friend Thibault, who I worked with tonight, and an interior shot from inside the belly of the beast. Also, below are some amazing images from the top-level deck of the aircraft carrier shot by my friend Leonard Fong. To learn more about the Intrepid Museum, click HERE.
Top two images copyright James Ryang 2009
Bottom two images by Leonard Fong
Tags: 2009, December, Intrepid, Intrepid Museum, James Ryang, Leonard Fong, Photography, Portraits, Remy-Cointreau, Studio, Thibault, USS Intrepid
