I took this photo at Calvin Klein’s birthday party she or he was next to him for a good part of the night I got a quick chance to talk to Calvin Klein only because he lived in Key West and he knew my grandfather this one here kept eyeballing me I have lots of […]
Another one of Sals great portraits Her name Lindsay star as Captain Tony would say the best bartender he ever had
Her name was Lindy one of the first bartenders I met at my grandfather’s bar in 1976 When I move there from Jersey when I move there from Jersey she had an incredible following everybody came to visit her at the bar and have a cocktail for many years after she left my grandfather always […]
Just one of Sal’s vintage negatives that I have to print up
About 20 years ago I inherited my great uncle Sal’s estate of thousands of prints negatives and the famous mask collection and thousands of glass slides he was photographing since 1928 until his death in 1995 I spent two years organizing and printing up some negatives that I thought were important a lot of great […]
Back in the day the most dangerous strip club in America Fools paradise
So here’s the thing I am a little over 6 foot tall 220 pounds back then 30 years ago when I was with the magazine, This guy here his name is the Shield 427 pounds 6 foot seven and seriously trained in martial arts he was the head bouncer at the most dangerous strip club […]
What’s the statue limitations on photos
Carlo from the godfather this guy was funny
Being A Italian photographer from New Jersey you get to photograph some very interesting parties I’m not saying Italian Mob parties but I was kidnapped twice and they took all my film luckily they didn’t take my cameras anyway this is Carlo from the godfather you know the one that Sunny beat the shit out […]
My jersey shore Italian family
Since I’ve been a photographer forever when ever there’s a family get together or a party I’m the guy who takes the pictures this is one of my greatest family portraits original jersey shore Italians My mom side it’s at my cousin Cheryl an Sids House on the Jersey shore that’s right where those loud […]
Key West The way it was
Key west Florida 42 years ago that’s right I’m old this was the first year I started taking photos and actually selling them to Kennedy studios I’ve already published nine postcards before I turned 22, what’s unique about this sunset is it’s not Mallory Square it’s Simonton Street, back then a bunch of us locals […]
30 years of the characters in times square
My digital library has over 65,000 photos on it I edited those out of a quarter of 1 million that’s the 30 years I spent in New York City photographing street people, parties, events, and soirées Some people say that’s the largest website out there with that many photos from one artist, I haven’t met […]
Being a portrait photographer for over 40 years
A lot of things go Into into being a portrait photographer first you have to capture The beauty of that person this portrait right here was easy she was very attractive I worked for a studio called Lorsten and Thomas one of the biggest high school college your book companies on the East Coast Located […]