ramon b. nuez jr. | photography
….building stories one photo at a time
[button link="http://ht.ly/c2rxm" window="yes"]Click To Buy Print[/button] This is Buono Beach on Staten Island. It’s less of a beach and more of a memorial to the fallen residents of Rosebank and Fort Wadsworth -- during World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. I have only lived on Staten Island for a short period of time -- but from what I can gather residents come … [Read more...]
[button link="http://ht.ly/c0OIE" window="yes"]Click To Buy Print[/button] If this photo looks familiar -- well first you have a good memory and 2nd you are correct, it’s the 9/11 Memorial in St. George, Staten Island. So why am I publishing another 9/11 Memorial photo? Because it’s a different perspective and I think that I have grown as a photographer, since the first photo. This … [Read more...]
[button link="http://ht.ly/bZ32b" window="yes"]Click To Buy Prints[/button] The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is one of only two ways that Staten Island is connected to New York City -- and for many it's the only way. Additionally, to being a main connection to New York City via Brooklyn -- it's a heavily used and expensive bridge. The daily traffic as of 2008 is 189,962 cars -- the cost is a … [Read more...]
I took this photo at the 9/11 Memorial in Staten Island. It was very early in the morning -- blue hour -- which this time of the year is at 4:22 AM. Am I a bit nuts for getting up at 4 AM for a picture -- yes I guess I am but look at the results :-) Giving In To The Urge I took a number of photos this morning of New York City from different angles and with different lens. But … [Read more...]