“When you talk about this trip, and you will, because it was quite a journey and you witnessed many things, there were ups and downs, sudden reversals of fortune and last-minute escapes, it was really something, you will see your friends nod in recognition. They will say, That reminds me of, and they will say, I know exactly what you mean. They know what you are talking about before the words are out of your mouth.

Talking about New York is a way of talking about the world.”—Colson Whitehead

My first trip to NYC, my first SLR. What could possibly go wrong?

(Note: all photos only one lens, 50/1.8f.)