Passing Through

Bayside train station is a great combination of what you could imagine any classic train station to look like from a suburb of NYC. I thought it was only right to involve a (always-pleasing) long-exposure photo of the train passing through the station. Bayside, Queens ( 11-7-16)

Patiently Waiting

My dad decided to take me to the town he grew up in a couple of months ago. After walking through the main village we saw this train station and decided to walk through it. On one of the upper platforms stood this older man, eccentrically dressed, patiently waiting for his train. If you think he looks like he's in deep thought, it's because he is. Right after capturing this photo, the man answered a call. He ended it with " Love you sweetie.. I'll be on my way soon." Bayside, Queens ( 11-7-16 )

Time Warp

Rainy days , like the one before this photo was taken, create great puddles in the streets. These puddles portray mirror-like images of whatever lies adjacent to it. The reflection in this image is one of my favorites because it makes you wonder whether a scene like this is from the 1950's or 2000's. Farmingdale, New York (11-20-16)

All Aboard the Polar Express

The first moderate snowfall in Long Island made me drive over to my local train station and catch the evening commute. Little did I know that a Tom Hanks mock ticket-collector would lean out of the brightly glowing train car as I captured the photo. Thanks "Tom". Farmingdale, New York (12-30-16)

Whiteout

This is the same night that I captured the Tom Hanks look alike in the photo prior to this one, although this scene was very different. After assuming that the snow wouldn't fall any harder, I stuck around to capture photos of passengers leaving the next train. Fifteen minutes later, the train showed up along with an unexpected heavier burst of snow. The frigid feeling of the train whirring by in conjunction with the snow helped me freeze the scene with the exact feeling I experienced in the moment. Farmingdale, New York ( 12-30-16)