Monthly Archives: April 2010

West Village street portrait

On Saturday night I was walking around/exploring the Christopher Street area, looking and looking to make some new images for my  “Walking the Block” photo essay and upcoming exhibit opening on June 3rd at the LGBT Center in Manhattan on … Continue reading

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Flags of Pride

Yesterday I was privileged to be apart of  a flag raising ceremony and rally  at the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan in response to a rainbow flag burning hate crime that happened there last week. The Center has been a … Continue reading

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black and white world?

The other evening I returned to a place  that I love, my one-time sanctuary that I have abandoned for way too long – The Dark Room! I was reminded that I love and am living in a black and white … Continue reading

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Walk or Wait?

Yesterday we walked to Crown Heights to a meet and greet and to pay the balance on our CSA for the upcoming season, starving we headed next to Chavella’s for some yummy, probably the best in Brooklyn (that I’ve had … Continue reading

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Clear the area

When I stepped out of my apartment on Tuesday to head to Manhattan, I noticed this bright red dumpster marked “Coney Island”, then I noticed Albert.  Albert is also a photographer. He says he supplements his income by working odd … Continue reading

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greetings from a graveyard

tombstones_05.jpg, originally uploaded by jo ann santangelo. I thought these tombstone images would make a “good” greeting card series. images for this series were taken April 2008 at the Comal Street Cemetery in East Austin. go to: http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannsantangelo/sets/72157604363324489/ to see … Continue reading

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Who goes up, must come down

Aging New Yorker’s don’t usually have the liberty of just hopping in a car.  Most have to get around the city via public transit- which are usually not handicapped accessible-  it can be an up and down daily struggle. As … Continue reading

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pay your fare?

hmmmm…is this just a well-protected bus stop or just city budget cuts have forced these police officers to take public transit?

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It’s in our hands

Once again it’s time for US to be counted! But how accurate is the “count” going to be?? It’s crazy – the U.S. Census Bureau wants an accurate count of everyone in the country – but there’s no question in … Continue reading

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emergency exit

I like to take reflected- self portraits. You can see a lot of them on my flickr set http://www.flickr.com/photos/joannsantangelo/sets/72157601065927485/

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