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new

2012-01-29T12:38:00.001-05:00

Chinese New Year of the Dragon 2012, originally uploaded by ridavio.
The parade lines up on Mott Street at Grand.

languor

2012-01-22T12:00:00.001-05:00

snow

2012-01-21T13:22:00.001-05:00

january, originally uploaded by ridavio.
The first snowfall of 2012 on the USS Maine Monument at Columbus Circle and Central Park.

momentum

2012-01-01T12:10:00.016-05:00

First photo of 2012. First walk on the Highline for 2012. First sunny, mild day of 2012. First hug and kiss in 2012...

Resolution anyone?

2011 Year in Pictures

2011-12-31T19:08:00.001-05:00

On this last day of 2011, looking back on some of the highlights of the past year: a few milestone birthdays; family time in Wichita, Gig Harbor and New York; and some work travel to Jacksonville, Minneapolis, Ottawa and Madrid. There was a lovely long weekend in Germany. I had visitors from Mexico, Peru and Portugal. I was lucky enough to capture a couple of historic moments - the celebration at Stonewall on the night the marriage equality bill passed in New York, and the first day of same-sex marriage in the city. I never did make it down to Occupy Wall Street - my biggest regret of the year. Overall I took fewer photos this year than last year. The last half of the year in particular was very busy with other work. I also met a very special person who I became happy to let occupy more of my time. As usual you will notice the passing of the seasons in my favorite part of Central Park, the flower garden near the Hudson River and those weekends in the Catskills. Finally this year in pictures is dedicated to Brad Bates who left us all too soon on December 18, 2011.

eve

2011-12-25T19:00:00.001-05:00

solstice

2011-12-22T15:35:00.000-05:00

solstice, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fresh

2011-12-20T14:40:00.000-05:00

tree

2011-12-16T21:37:00.000-05:00

red

2011-12-13T13:23:00.001-05:00

red, originally uploaded by ridavio.

light

2011-12-09T14:12:00.000-05:00

light, originally uploaded by ridavio.

friend

2011-12-06T13:29:00.001-05:00

friend, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Washington and Lafayette in Harlem.

first

2011-12-03T19:16:00.009-05:00

First night refers to the first Saturday night of the month, which is a party at the Brooklyn Museum. This month featuring the Hide/Seek exhibit.

better

2011-11-29T12:38:00.003-05:00

Landing from Canada, I am upstate a few hours later to shoot a World of Better.

fire

2011-11-28T21:56:00.003-05:00

My last evening in Ottawa.

crib

2011-11-27T21:46:00.003-05:00

Well, not my house, but the place I get to stay tonight, thanks to a very generous client. It's the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa.

deck

2011-11-26T15:30:00.001-05:00

the halls, the banister, the tree and such.

play

2011-11-25T18:21:00.001-05:00

t-day

2011-11-24T15:08:00.001-05:00

Time to walk off that tofurky.

walk

2011-11-23T14:53:00.003-05:00

Actually I flew to the Gig Harbor on the west coast to see the family today and it was quite stressful given the holidays, but oh so peaceful on arrival.

leaves

2011-11-20T13:56:00.000-05:00

leaves, originally uploaded by ridavio.

thornberries

2011-11-18T11:38:00.000-05:00

thornberries, originally uploaded by ridavio.

obelisk - fall version

2011-11-15T14:23:00.001-05:00

Once again, I pause on the way home from errands in midtown. The fall shot is not quite as successful as the spring version.

monday

2011-11-14T13:47:00.001-05:00

great hill

2011-11-13T11:18:00.000-05:00

afternoon

2011-11-12T14:11:00.001-05:00

beacon

2011-11-11T13:30:00.003-05:00

beacon, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Near Dia in Beacon on Veteran's Day in the afternoon.

play

2011-11-08T09:51:00.001-05:00

play, originally uploaded by ridavio.
A morning walk in the park on a beautiful day.

november

2011-11-05T14:57:00.000-04:00

november, originally uploaded by ridavio.

leaves

2011-10-30T12:05:00.001-04:00

snow, originally uploaded by ridavio.
On the day after our big October snowfall I finally make it to the park to see what is left of the foliage, actually the park had not turned that much yet. In fact, that was the unfortunate timing for the many trees that lost heavy branches due to the weight of wet snow on their still green branches.

snow

2011-10-29T13:25:00.002-04:00

finisterre

2011-10-25T16:23:00.004-04:00

That would be the end of land for the Iberian Peninsula, that is Galicia.

atocha

2011-10-24T14:56:00.001-04:00

atocha, originally uploaded by ridavio.
This was Skoti's fav pic of Madrid when I came back. The central train station as seen from the courtyard of the Reina Sofia Museum - which was excellent, btw.

rastro

2011-10-23T14:37:00.000-04:00

rastro, originally uploaded by ridavio.

cielo

2011-10-23T14:17:00.003-04:00

cielo, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Upon embarking through the Rastro, a large open air flea market in Mardrid.

teamwork

2011-10-22T18:26:00.001-04:00

@cochranecollab - it had been four, long, collaborative days with secretly talented buddy, Alan Cassels.

working

2011-10-19T11:47:00.001-04:00

I nearly cried when I heard Ashraf's interview, of course it could have been the lack of sleep...

retiro

2011-10-18T14:23:00.002-04:00

retiro, originally uploaded by ridavio.
A scene from a brief afternoon wandering in downtown Madrid.

libros

2011-10-18T14:02:00.004-04:00

libros, originally uploaded by ridavio.
To one side of the parque del retiro - a book stand. Classic.

ein prozent luftballon

2011-10-16T14:55:00.005-04:00

ein prozent luftballon, originally uploaded by ridavio.
While having lunch in Speyer, Germany, a hot air balloon floats by. Nicht neunundneunzig Luftballons, sondern nur eins. #OccupyGermanAirSpace?

game on

2011-10-15T15:43:00.002-04:00

Mainz vs. Augsburg 0:1

felsenmeer

2011-10-14T14:21:00.002-04:00

Felsenmeer, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Odenwald, Germany

alsbacher schloss

2011-10-13T17:08:00.002-04:00

Alsbacher Schloss, originally uploaded by ridavio.
Near Jungenheim, Germany.

post peak

2011-10-10T09:07:00.000-04:00

Catskills, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fire tower trail

2011-10-09T15:15:00.002-04:00

Fire Tower Trail, originally uploaded by ridavio.

alder lake

2011-10-08T14:04:00.001-04:00

Alder Lake, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fall line

2011-10-01T13:33:00.001-04:00

wichita

2011-09-22T13:55:00.000-04:00

legion

2011-09-17T12:15:00.000-04:00

legion, originally uploaded by ridavio.

memorial

2011-09-12T11:55:00.000-04:00

memorial, originally uploaded by ridavio.

moon

2011-09-11T22:41:00.001-04:00

duck

2011-09-10T15:23:00.001-04:00

First photos with the new camera.

red telephone

2011-09-08T19:05:00.002-04:00

red telephone, originally uploaded by ridavio.

It's September and that means a night of gallery openings.

present

2011-09-05T16:51:00.001-04:00

Happy Birthday to me! The pics will be getting better, but allow for a learning curve.

fire

2011-09-04T14:32:00.000-04:00

fire, originally uploaded by ridavio.

The last colors of summer burn bright into September.

leak

2011-08-30T10:05:00.001-04:00

Maybe Irene didn't stay very long in New York City, but she did leave me this parting gift. The carpet was soaked, but dried quickly thanks to the abundant sunshine this week. On the upside it could have been much worse - my neighbors kitchen ceiling was completely destroyed. He happens to be the super as well. We are getting a new roof!

irene

2011-08-28T19:23:00.007-04:00

Middleburgh, NY inundated from Hurricane Irene. Having gone upstate for the weekend we thought we would be away from all the action on the coast. It turns out the flooding was much worse in the mountains. Little creeks became raging rivers that swept away houses. We were without TV, radio or internet, texting the city and hearing the storm had passed we attempt to return to the city when our power goes out late in the day. Our way is quickly blocked by washed out roads. After three detours we have to stay the night in Oneonta, finally finding a hotel on the fifth attempt. The following day it take us nearly 8 hours to make it back to the city. New Jersey is equally bad for flooding.

mist

2011-08-27T08:54:00.001-04:00

The Saturday before the storm starts hazy and cloudy, but it soon burns off and we go to the farmer's market at the round barn and then return to hang on the deck for the afternoon. In the evening we grill.

rendezvous

2011-08-24T19:55:00.000-04:00

Going to meet Skoti at the bistro in Riverside Park. It seems to be the place to get together with friends coming back to town this summer.

echo

2011-08-23T16:45:00.000-04:00

echo, originally uploaded by ridavio.

On the second-to-last day of editing a segment on New York's Marriage Equality vote for In the Life I took a break to walk around Madison Square Park. About two hours earlier many people had evacuated the Flatiron Building, under the serene gaze of Echo in the background, as a 5.8 earthquake shook the East Coast and rattled many nerves in the buildings of New York City. I was working on the 4th floor of a building across Fifth Avenue from the Flatiron, but didn't feel anything.

room at dusk

2011-08-20T16:59:00.001-04:00

room at dusk, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Rarely has this room been open when I visited PS 1 in the past, and actually it gets quite warm in there! But it is a cool experience to art.

warm up

2011-08-20T16:52:00.001-04:00

warm up, originally uploaded by ridavio.

See and be seen at Warm Up. I have to say the music was fantastic today.

waxing

2011-08-12T20:06:00.001-04:00

analog fire

2011-08-11T23:21:00.001-04:00

A great night of shorts followed by several rounds of music.

altline

2011-08-10T10:38:00.001-04:00

altline, originally uploaded by ridavio.
A beautiful breezy night on the Highline tonight.

wilt

2011-08-08T14:34:00.001-04:00

wilt, originally uploaded by ridavio.
It's hot again.

busy

2011-08-07T12:21:00.001-04:00

as a... I worked all weekend, a bit of a drag in some ways, but oh so worth it later in the week, I hope.

play

2011-08-06T09:29:00.000-04:00

play, originally uploaded by ridavio.

The first day of Summer Streets, no container pools this year, instead sandboxes.

because

2011-08-05T12:39:00.000-04:00

It's far from perfect, but I like this picture for some reason. Somehow the haze of August is apparent. I hadn't been by the flower garden in quite a while, with enough time to take a picture anyway.

map

2011-08-01T11:03:00.000-04:00

On the way to the studio I see the Google Maps Street View car photographing 23rd Street between 6th and 5th Avenues. For all I know it took a picture of me taking a picture of it.

iris

2011-07-31T14:01:00.000-04:00

iris, originally uploaded by ridavio.

bonfire

2011-07-30T20:55:00.000-04:00

bonfire, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Another beautiful Catskill weekend.

newfest

2011-07-27T19:37:00.002-04:00

Last day of NewFest. I took in two screenings. Reviews to come.

on set

2011-07-25T12:36:00.002-04:00

First day on the set covering the back story of the marriage equality vote, an emotional interview with state senator Tom Duane.

"I Do!"

2011-07-24T09:52:00.001-04:00

On the first day of marriage equality in the state of New York, the first six couple to marry in Manhattan emerge from the city clerks office. I'm covering the event for "In the Life." My friends John and Charles go in later in the afternoon - the mood is supremely festive and upbeat. Video to come.

grow

2011-07-21T23:33:00.001-04:00

grow, originally uploaded by ridavio.

eye candy

2011-07-18T22:16:00.005-04:00

On the set of the Eye Candy promo shoot in McCarren Park, Brooklyn.

unwell

2011-07-17T12:13:00.003-04:00

On the set, or outside of the set of the shoot for the music video for the track "Unwell" as covered by J. Michael Reeds. The DP and one of the more vivacious dancers. There was no A/C in the venue and temperatures reached in the high 80s as premonition of the heat wave to come.

williamsburg

2011-07-13T19:53:00.002-04:00

On the way to the last session of the film collective this season.

framed

2011-07-13T13:06:00.005-04:00

At MOMA in the final hours of a New York City visit by old family friends from Coahuila.

castle

2011-07-09T18:24:00.000-04:00

castle, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fourth

2011-07-04T16:26:00.000-04:00

A sultry holiday afternoon on Governor's Island.

frame

2011-07-02T21:10:00.000-04:00

frame, originally uploaded by ridavio.

luck

2011-07-01T17:57:00.000-04:00

Jer was in town for part of the holiday weekend - we tried the lottery for 'Book or Mormon' and lost. Our consolation prize with 'Midnight in Paris' - delightful, as was the rest of the weekend.

sentinel

2011-06-30T19:22:00.000-04:00

sentinel, originally uploaded by ridavio.

fire

2011-06-29T19:13:00.001-04:00

On the way to my film collective tonight I stop by the garden in Riverside Park for what will be the last flower pictures in June.

pride

2011-06-26T13:34:00.001-04:00

and joy. On the day New York City celebrates Pride for LGBT of all persuasions it starts in the subway on the way down to the festivities. Young people from all over the metropolitan area show their enthusiasm with color. Spirits and voices ran high on the train and this year had the extra push of the recent passage of marriage equality. Governor Cuomo marched at the front of the parade.

stage

2011-06-25T19:46:00.000-04:00

All the world is a stage, but my little piece of Central Park is the proscenium for tonight's performance of Moliere's The School for Husbands by New York Classical Theater.

free

2011-06-24T23:49:00.000-04:00

free, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Many passers-by got caught up in the jubilation in front of the Stonewall bar on Christopher Friday night when the New York State Senate passed the bill legalizing same-sex marriage.

together

2011-06-24T23:47:00.000-04:00

together, originally uploaded by ridavio.

They have been seeing each other for a couple of years now. They told me they have no immediate plans to exercise their new right to marry.

favorite

2011-06-24T17:57:00.001-04:00

My niece Julia Joy picked this one as her favorite from the FB album of that evening on the Highline.

lush

2011-06-23T15:43:00.000-04:00

So this was taken within the first week of having the iphone on one of those early 'heatwave' days, it was stifling out.

wet-nic

2011-06-22T19:12:00.001-04:00

The Mayor's Pride picnic started pleasantly enough under threatening clouds, the mood was urgent, everyone was gaming the senate vote on marriage equality which was possibly happening that evening. As things were winding down the thunder rolled and the rain poured. Everyone gathered under the big tent for one last glass of wine before trailing out into the city.

on set

2011-06-21T12:04:00.001-04:00

It was a warm day for Ridavio Productions on the set of "Before Homosexuals," we blasted the A/C between takes. Photo courtesy Khoi Pham.

Jacqueline Jonee

2011-06-20T20:59:00.002-04:00

Kicking off pride on Monday in a very old-school way. Instead of the usual song and dance though, this clever cross-dresser is actually an accomplished concert pianist.

nightline

2011-06-19T20:29:00.000-04:00

nightline, originally uploaded by ridavio.

sunset

2011-06-18T19:20:00.000-04:00

sunset, originally uploaded by ridavio.

Stopping at Chelsea Piers on my way to a party in Williamsburg.

highline

2011-06-18T17:11:00.000-04:00

highline, originally uploaded by ridavio.

My first visit to the newly opened section of the Highline.

orange

2011-06-17T12:40:00.002-04:00

orange, originally uploaded by ridavio.

purple

2011-06-16T12:41:00.000-04:00

purple, originally uploaded by ridavio.

The June edition of the Garden People's Garden in Riverside Park.