Coney Island: In Color

Coney Island: In Color is a photographic and sensory time capsule of Coney Island from 2022 to 2025. It’s a project that’s rooted in place, memory and the senses. What began as a Saturday pilgrimage—a passionate effort to document a place I felt deeply connected to—has become an urgent call to remember and preserve. With the city now planning to build a casino and redevelop much of the area, displacing businesses and locals, the historic park is on the edge of change. This project is my response to that tension—showcasing the beauty of the park and boardwalk, its resilience and its uniqueness. Unlike many Coney Island projects that center the people, mine highlights the environment itself. I think of my photographs as the paintings in which one can watch the people play—a place alive with color, clutter, sound, and the weight of its aging and chaotic charm. The project consists of darkroom-printed color photographs, typewritten prose, and visual notes taken while walking the boardwalk week after week to convey the texture, smell, and rhythm of the place. The title is intentional—many of the formative bodies of work on Coney have shaped it in a black and white visual legacy. My project embraces vivid, saturated color—reflecting the sensory overload, warmth, energy and intensity that define it.

The project is now complete, and I’m in the process of piecing everything together to bring it to life as a book—a tactile, hand-made object that recreates the feeling of being there and honors Coney Island. Updates on the book to come. For now, this page has an exerpt of some of my favorites photographs I’ve made so far.

Wonder Wheel Alley, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Friday Fireworks Under the Wonder Wheel, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Rocket Riders, 4th of July, 2025

Firework Through The Tunnel, 2024

12x18in Chromogenic print

Winning Shot, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

The Windstarz Ride, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

The Coaster, 2022

10x12n Chromogenic print

Astroland Rocket, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

Hanging On The ATM, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

Wonder Wheel Park, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Prize Booth Alley, 2024

12x36in Chromogenic print from a 6x17 negative.

Coney Island At Dusk, 2023

12x14in Chromogenic print

Childhood Wonder, 4th of July, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

Long Day, 4th of July, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

4th of July, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

The Snake Charmer’s Ice Cream Break, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

4th of July, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

The Cotton Candy Stand, 2023

6x7cm Color positive slide

4th of July, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

The Parachute Jump, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Fog Rolling In, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

The Shore, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

The Recycler, 2023

6x7cm Color positive slide

Summer Beach Day, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

The Ride Alley, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Astroland Rocket Visitor, 2025

12x18in Chromogenic print

Erica and The Puppet Stand, 2023

10x12in Chromogenic print

Dancing On The Boardwalk, 2024

12x14n Chromogenic print

The Puppet Stand, 2023

10x12in Chromogenic print

The Walkways, 2024

6x17 color positive slide

Beginning of July, 2025

End of August, 2024

6x17 color positive slide

Paletta Seller, 2024

6x17 color positive slide

Sunset On The Pier, 2024

6x17 color positive slide

The Go-Karts, 2025

The Archer, 2024

12x36in Chromogenic print from a 6x17 negative

The Wheel, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Closed for Winter, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

The Henna Tattoo Stand, 2023

12x14in Chromogenic print

Corn Seller, 2022

10x12in Chromogenic print

Arcade UFOs, 2023

12x14in Chromogenic print

Fish Game, 2023

10x12in Chromogenic print

Win A Goldfish, 2023

10x12in Chromogenic print

Ticket Booths, 2022

10x12in Chromogenic print

The Ice Crem Seller, 2024

12x14in Chromogenic print

Empty Alley, 2024

12x18in Chromogenic print

Red, White and Blue, 2025

24x36mm Color positive slide

Red Kite, 2025

24x36mm Color positive slide

Cotton Candy Seller, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Slingshot Ride, 2024

24x36mm Color positive slide

Mother and Daughter, 2024

24x36mm Color positive slide

Snakes on The Boardwalk, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

The Girl and The Snake,2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Nathan’s, 2024

24x36cm Color positive slide

Winter’s First Light, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Summer’s Last Light, 2023

6x7cm Color positive slide

Coney’s Snowy Beach at Twilight

6x7cm Color positive slide

Summer’s Sunset, 2023

6x7cm Color positive slide

Toward The Horizon, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Summer On The Beach, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Front and Back, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Il Dorado, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Sweet Shoppe, 2024

6x7cm Color positive slide

Fading Light, 2023

10x12in Chromogenic print

Girl On The Boardwalk, 2024

24x36mm Color positive slide

Balloon Stand, 2022

10x12in Chromogenic print

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