September 19th - 13:40

Title: September 19th - 13:40 Medium: Super-8 film Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Resolution: 2880 x 2160 File Type: H.264 Codec / MP4. Comments: Here we have one of the greatest photographers that ever graced New York City, Meryl Meisler. A dear friend for many years. I passed by her first exhibition at the Living Gallery back in 2012 when I lived in Bushwick, Brooklyn. We became friends ever since. A student of Arbus and Disco, her work brings to life all walks of people and nightlife events spanning over 4 decades, This portrait was made at her solo exhibition at Clamp gallery in Chelsea. She was showing works old and new together. Meryl is holding her new book with the page of her mothers portrait holding a newspaper alongside the printed photograph behind her. Seeing double? Because in photography we like to play with juxtaposition! Where the foreground meets the background in duality and repetition. It was around my birthday time so I wanted to support my dear friend Meryl and collect this meaningful artwork of her Jewish mother that reminds me of my Jewish mother. Oy vey! A match made in heaven. I believe in her work and will always support her prints and books. I think I have all her books at this point. Her success and commitment to photography is well deserved as she goes out everyday with her camera to connect with people in the world and shoots her heart out. To create a beautiful life. Meryl is one of the only photographers that has photographed me, and a number of times as I grew up as an artist from Brooklyn to Manhattan. Photography is an art form and one of the most realest and relatable mediums. Its what we see, it's how we see. Its light and magic! It's not quite a mirror, even though you can see yourself. Photography has a depth where you can reflect symbolism through representation. The decisive moment is the how you frame and when you shoot something. To capture infinity into stillness is truly a miracle. Where does the present go to die, or shall I say, to live forever? It's like the observer effect in the wavefunction collapse. When something is observed its state changes. The same can be said through photography. You honor your subjects, you bring attention to something nearly invisible. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and the beautiful is shared through the lens photography. When you look deeply at something or someone it changes because light is being reflected and received. There is an awareness that arises from nothingness. Does it even exist until you look to see that its there? Photographers are the witnesses of life in motion. It is how we respond to the present, learn from the past, and provide wisdom for the future. Is there even a present moment? Or, are we constantly harmonizing with what has already happened with the anticipation of what is to come? We find ourselves in a paradox. Time. What is it? Photography is the way out. It liberates us from reality through the looking glass we can build our worlds and share our stories.