From 1989 through 1992 I worked for mentertainment magazine and studios besides having my own studio, In the three-year period i usually was in two or three different strip clubs a night between New York and New Jersey and during the day I was doing beautiful exotic dancers portfolios at the end of my career […]
There was a great camera store on the corner of Prince and Broadway in Soho, I was a part-time manager there on and off for 10 years I also had a little office there and always kept at least 10 masks hanging in the store, I think they like that, This was an amazing location […]
I took a little trip to Seaside Heights New Jersey last year my old stomping grounds as far back as the 60s, I even lost my virginity under that boardwalk in 1971, as I was standing there looking out at the ocean and listening to the waves crashing on the beach I seen this silhouette […]
In 1947 when my grandfather Captain Tony fled Elizabeth New Jersey to go to Key West his little brother my great uncle Joey joined up with the Paladino crew on 2nd Ave. A great bunch of guys ha ha actually great uncle Sal was friends with them also
Before moving back to Florida Three years ago I decided to do one more last website topnewyork.com I decided to cover Coney Island so I got an apartment put together a little photography studio and of course had a blast check that site out
Let me brag for one minute when I left Key West in 1983, I went right to the Jersey shore to photograph hotels, brochures, and tiki bars I got very lucky at a tiki bar in point Pleasant I asked The manager if I could borrow a ladder so I could shoot down on the […]
Even though I lived in Key West and partied with everybody I’m not a rum guy Usually tequila all the way but every once in a while I want to hang out with captain Morgan And drink a lot of rum the sugar in it makes me crazy and I get in to all kinds […]
The guy at the camera store convinced me I should shoot Kodachrome slides for color saturation Shot this sun set picture from Simonton Street 1978
There’s not many photos of me an my great uncle Sal this one was taken by my grandfather Captain Tony That’s my little brother with the captain tony T-shirt on and of course great uncle Sal The year 1976 I was 20 years old there was a parade coming down Truman I just did some […]
If you go back to the homepage go to published articles there’s an incredible story In American photo about Sal a five page Feature story , editors choice that went worldwide Great photos and stories