New York City is a fantastic place it’s the city that never sleeps there is always something going on if you know the right group of people, In the 30 years of me photographing in Manhattan I acquired a incredible group of friends and Connections sometimes I would get a dozen emails a day about […]
In 1949 Sal worked for the bazaar traveling carnival the World of Mirth he went under the name of the great Saltar he did his mind reading mask making, played the piano, and did all the photographs. This portrait right here is of one of the midget clowns that worked for the carnival. Freddy that’s […]
My great uncle Sal photographed a lot of very famous people and did amazing portraits of them this photo he took right here that made it to the cover of the village voice the number one art newspaper in the world with the most circulation this newspaper is in most news stands around the world […]
After photographing in Key West for about a year 1977 I took a vacation back up north to see family and friends I couldn’t wait to go to New York City to photograph. I took the train from New Jersey to Times Square. this was one of the first photos I took. I remember it […]
That’s my dad And Roy Schrader from Jaws Talking shark stories they both eventually went fishing in Key West
Another one of those times when I almost got my ass kicked for taking a photo of something I shouldn’t have I was hanging out at my friends hat stand on 39th and seventh Avenue This big Escalade pulls up two enormous bodyguard guards get out and tell me no Photos that means I’m going […]
This is one of those great mafia parties at the grand opening of the Strip club Stilettos in Manhattan If you watch a lot of mob movies you will see these two gangsters in the middle as extras They are actually gangsters from New Jersey A good friend of mine Donnie Diamonds knew the owner […]
American In 2004 the largest photo magazine in the world, American photo contacted me they read some of the articles on my website and saw some of Sal’s work Long story short they gave me a five page editors choice story that went worldwide also paid me which they usually don’t do when that story […]
I created this site 20 years ago because my great uncle Sal and myself have been doing portraits our entire lives Sal did them as far back as the late 20s till his debts in 1995 and me I have been doing them since 1978 between both of us we have thousands of Portfolios and […]
They say a photo could tell 1000 words this one right here 5000 words her name was tiny back in the early 70s she was my grandfather’s bouncer I and bodyguard a 320 pound bull Dyke with a knockout overhand right that she used on male customers bothering female tourists the funny thing Is I’m […]