The Way We Were

I Was Not A Young Man When I Started Photographing New York City. I Started Photographing Nyc Around 1974. I Was 32 Years Old. I Got The Idea Of Making Scenes Of New York City And Selling My Pictures In The City Streets After The Invention Of Resin Coated Printing Paper. With This Paper I Could Make A Print And Then Simply Hang It Up On Clothes Pins To Dry And Put My Print In Ready-Made Mat Boards With The Inset Already Cut Out. I Had A Plan. I Had A Job As A Messenger Delivering Packages All Around New York. This Gave Me The Means To Go Around The City Looking For Interesting Subjects To Photograph While I Was Delivering Packages. I Figured A Time Would Come Once I Had Taken A Certain Amount Of Photos When I Would Feel Good About Leaving My Messenger Job.