1977 back in NYC Time Square

1977 back in NYC Time Square

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 […]

50 cents

50 cents

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 […]

Stilettos… mob… top shelf

Stilettos… mob… top shelf

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 Photo

American Photo

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 […]

A quarter million images

A quarter million images

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 […]

Her name was Tiny

Her name was Tiny

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 […]

Studio 54

Studio 54

I worked for a lot of different companies in New York City as a photographer but I have to admit Herbert Fox was one of the biggest party promoters in the city he was doing them back in the studio-54 days he would have these incredible model wanna be parties and runway shows I photographed […]