Gothamist: The Faces of Brooklyn

brooklyngal

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:15:23 -0500

I was a subject in this project and I happen to know that the work on their site is maybe a 1/4 of all the work they have done. The site is a sampling...they have covered EVERY neighborhood. The rest of the photos will be in a book. These two guys are super talented and dedicated to sharing their love of Brooklyn. Those of you complaining are probably disgruntled photogs who were never talented enough to be included in a serious publication like PDN. Perhaps if you worked as hard on your art as you did moaning, then you'd be feartured on this site.

Jeff

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:30:55 -0500

Yes, I have to agree with Tony and son. Photo District News is a shitrag.

Kay

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:03:16 -0500

I didn't see Midwood, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Gerritsen Beach, Georgetown, Kensington, Borough Park, Madison, etc., mentioned. Other than Bensonhurst, Coney Island, and Brighton Beach, everything that truly, geographically constitutes Brooklyn South was neglected.

sonofTony

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 09:00:48 -0500

If it weren’t for a shitrag like PDN, these two gumbas would still be serving slices of pizza back in bay ridge where they belong, not no talent phonies calling themselves photographers, & writers! As for manners, welcome to Brooklyn..!

Martin

Tue, 18 Jul 2006 02:24:02 -0500

A bold and ambitious project about a town I love so dear. A truly enormous undertaking considering that of the millions of bright souls which inhabit the Borough, only a select few would grace the pages of this masterful work. What is offered here is not a definitive account of Brookyn as it is being lived in today, but a snapshot of certain individuals who take great pride in where they live. This pride is in no small way reflected in their art. The book in itself hammers this last point home. So Say We All

Photo Queer

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 22:29:50 -0500

It sounds like there is a disgruntled Tony in the bunch. My goodness! This is such a fabulous project and here you are venting your own personal issues. Create something this detailed and rich, get some press about it on this website so I can leave you snippy little comments about your mother not teaching you manners. Shame on you!

Tony

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:08:52 -0500

Man, the word "Curate" sure is used loosely these days... In this case it's just a slapped on lable with no truth behind it..

Brooklyn-born

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:55:56 -0500

I wish people would actually fucking read the project before opening their traps. Spike says in his profile that he doesn't live in Brooklyn anymore, and I saw not just the Slope and Burg profiled, but Coney Island, Midwood, Red Hook, and Greenpoint as well. Just because you only recognize the names of those two neighborhoods doesn't mean the others aren't included.

Jason

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:15:01 -0500

Well, Kevin & Kristina, maybe artists from the other boroughs should get off their collective rear ends and start their own project. FYI, Mr. LaSala curates a photography show every year at the Alice Austen House on S.I. And, to be quite honest with you, there is NO other place in the world like Brooklyn.

ugh

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:01:28 -0500

Hmmm. Brooklyn also just consists of Park Slope & Williamsburg - and sometimes Boerum Hill.

ethos

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:48:45 -0500

...Except for the good folks at forgotten-ny.com, who recognize the beauty and diversity in ALL the boroughs. :)

Kevin Walsh

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:37:20 -0500

Agreed Kristina, somehow, I doubt they'd do that kind of project for Staten Island...just a hunch. www.forgotten-ny.com

kristina

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:23:58 -0500

"Is there any place in the world as varied, beautiful, and interesting as Brooklyn (besides Manhattan, of course)?" Yeah, Queens and The Bronx are two that pop in my head. It's still kosher to leave out Staten Island in all conversation.

g

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:39:41 -0500

actually, if you click through you'll see lots of women profiled, from writers and actresses to business owners to everyday people.

snark

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:30:42 -0500

Do any women live in Brooklyn?

Tony

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:21:18 -0500

Umm.. Any other photos & essays about people you work with at PDN LaSala ? That's just a cheap way of avoiding real reporting. P.S. you’re a crappy writer too....

tien

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 13:05:02 -0500

i haven't had a chance to read all of those, but that's a really amazing project.

Jack

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:57:19 -0500

Wow. I'm truly floored by how thorough and deep this stuff is. And it's focused on many different parts of Brooklyn; not just the usual "Brownstone Brooklyn & Williamsburg" angle. Never thought I'd see Howard Wallach profiled at all in such a way. While I was never directly involved in the Lincoln photo department--too caught up in the school paper--his work in creating the photography department was truly a labor of love. But one thing about the profiles irks me. Why is band is a band like "The Hold Steady" profiled and given space in this? They are really a "flavor of the moment" band--that while not bad--is quite over-rated and practically unknown outside of Brooklyn. Most of the members are not from Brooklyn; they all have Minneapolis roots. And Craig Finn's comment of "And while the cost of living is high here, it's sort of like the cover charge." is quite ridiculous and perpetuates an elitist view of NYC that shouldn't be applied to Brooklyn. There are tons of other Brooklyn bands out there that have placed their roots in Brooklyn: The Fleshtones, They Mighht Be Giants, etc... Hopefully they'll be included to help balance things out. But otherwise, this is a great/balanced collection of profiles.

wwwww

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:50:28 -0500

I'm glad they at least chose people who mostly were born and raised in the Metro area. I'm so tired of people saying "I'm so new York!" or "I'm So Brooklyn!" even though they just moved here from Ohio, hold some weird disdain for the people actually from around here ("townies", they might think), and will probably leave in a few years anyway.

homeopt

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:42:42 -0500

Spike Lee lives on the UES now.