Goldsprint competitions have always been one of my favorite things to photograph. I like to get close (real close) to the action, but I’m not a huge fan of long lenses. I also like beer. So throw a stationary bike race in the back of bar and I will be there. I made this photo last night at East River Bar during the prize party for the Escape From New York Ride.

Chombo giving Doug a few words of encouragement. Brooklyn, 2010.

I own many cameras. Two are digital, the rest are film. The film cameras usually all have a rolls of film in them. They sit around in a bag or on a shelf waiting for their turn, the film inside often becoming a long record of things I would have otherwise forgotten. Developing a roll is like walking into a surprise party. I love this process. This roll has been in my Nikon FM-10 (yes, I still own and use my first manual camera) for a long time. I’m sending it off to a good friend who is living and working in Moab and is without a camera, so I finished off the roll and processed it. This one is my favorite from the roll.

Mary returned to messenger work a couple weeks after suffering a fractured skull and brain hematoma. She was hit by a car in Brooklyn, she thinks.NYC, 2010.

This post is a bit over due, but HEY! I’ve been busy. About a month ago, the great people at Lomography made me a Lomo Amigo. They sent me an LC-A+, a few accessories and a box of all kinds of great film. Once I’ve shot all the film. they’ll process it, interview me about using the LC-A and create a gallery of my photos on their website. I’ll post a link here when that happens, but in the mean time, I couldn’t resist shooting and processing a few test rolls.

After my friend Chris took a spill on Ave B, surgeons at Bellevue took his ruptured spleen. NYC, 2010.

Sassy came down from Boston a couple weeks ago, NYC, 2010.

Tobacco warehouse and the Brooklyn Bridge. Brooklyn, 2010.

Williamsburg Bridge. NYC, 2010.

Jesus headed uptown. NYC, 2010.

I think George Steinbrenner lived here. NYC, 2010.

Signage. Harlem, 2010.

Men working. Queens, 2010.

More men working. NYC, 2010.

Vintage bike parts. Boise, 2010.

I was in Boise a couple weeks ago on the first day of the city’s Bike Week. Most of the events were scheduled after my departure, but I was able to make it to the vintage bike swap, held in a Rite Aid parking lot. The “fixie” craze has hit Boise, but it seemed to have missed the swap. Lots of rust and chrome; mostly vintage cruisers and parts filled the lot. My friends from the Classic Riders, would have been in heaven. I made these photos on expired Fuji Superia film.

Jr. Roadmaster. Boise, 2010.

Vintage bike with original hand tied skirt guard. Boise, 2010.

I just developed a couple rolls of film. These were made on Tri-X in NYC and Boise, ID.

Behind the skate shop. Boise ID, 2010.

Men talking on Rivington. NYC, 2010.

Photosynthesizing Madison Ave. NYC. 2010

Clouds and contrail. Boise ID, 2010.

Out back bike rack. Boise ID, 2010.

Bike on Lexington Ave. NYC, 2010.

I just got around to developing a roll of film from my trip to RVA for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show. The show was great and I met some interesting people. Here is a photograph I made of Simon Firth from Bilenky Cycle Works who was nice enough to staple my promo card to the wall inside their booth.

Simon Firth, frame builder with Bilenky Cycle Works at the NAHBS. Richmond VA, 2010.

A while back I posted a couple photos from the 2010 Red Hook Crit and recently a tear sheet from the new Urban Velo, which features a couple more. Now that the mag is out I’d like to share a few more, as this is one of my favorite races and it’s energy is unbridled. Click on previous posts to see the others.

Urban Velo 19

Urban Velo ran a few of my photos from the Red Hook Crit in their latest issue. This issue also marks the start of the magazines 4th year in business. Jeff, Brad thank you and congratulations!

A few people have asked lately, and some are a bit confused, so it’s time to go into a bit more detail about the book I am working on. Yep, I’ve been photographing The City’s bike community for years. But BIKE NYC is not just a photo book. It’s your definitive guide to cycling and bicycle culture in New York City. Part guidebook, photo gallery, history and human-interest story, BIKE NYC takes you on virtual bike rides through all five boroughs and beyond. Imagine a book you’ll read cover to cover during your flight to NYC then keep in your backpack for reference as you pedal a rental (or your own!) bike up the Hudson River Greenway to the Cloisters during the height of the fall foliage change. Imagine a book full of compelling photos and stories gleaned from random bikers and icons of The City’s bicycle community. Imagine a book any bike-minded visitor, recent transplant or native will want to own and ride along with.

The book is being researched, written and photographed by award-winning author, Marci Blackman, eminent New York bike culture photographer, me, and Bikeblognyc journalist and filmmaker, Michael Green. It will be released in 2011, by Skyhorse Publishing.

I can’t thank our agent (and my wife to be!) Amy Tipton enough for making this happen.  She helped us flesh out the book from the start and found us a publisher in a New York minute. I’m proud to join the chorus of clients who sing her praise. Amy is fierce!

For more info visit BIKE NYC.

Alec, from the Austrian bike culture magazine Velosophie, contacted me last month about submissions for his magazine. He was looking for portraits of every day NYC cyclists or something “cycle chic.” I sent him a photo I made of Kym Perfetto during a summer “mixer” on the Williamsburg Bridge. I was very happy to get a full page in the mag! Check it out here. Thanks Alec!

Velosophie 2010.