"I started photographing in the park during the summer of 1980. I was freshly home from being honorably discharged from the United States Army after completing a thirty-six month tour in West Germany. I was "back on the block," as we called it, with a new love for photography. Armed with my Canon AE-1 camera with a 50 mm f/1.8 lens, I was ready for action."
"My father, who was a working professional photographer at the time of my release from the service, saw my interest in the craft. He put me under his wing and taught me the ins and outs of photography, from understanding light, speed, and composition to the importance of having concrete themes to focus on and commit to. My interest in photographing Prospect Park came early on."
"As a former soldier who was accustomed to physical training every day, I decided to maintain my discipline and run at least four days out of the seven-day week. Living about a mile away from Prospect Park in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, I would get up at 5 a.m. every morning and run from my house to the park. Once there, I would hit the horse trail, which provided a more scenic route and was more comfortable on the knees."
The photographer began photographing Prospect Park in the summer of 1980 after an honorable discharge from the United States Army, using a Canon AE-1 with a 50 mm f/1.8 lens. A professional photographer father mentored him in light, speed, composition, and the value of focused themes. Living a mile from the park in East Flatbush, he maintained a disciplined routine of early morning runs to the park, often taking the horse trail. Those runs prompted reflections on childhood visits, a sense of escape from Red Hook, memories of army field days, and an epiphany about the park’s significance for understanding the world.
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