Took a trip to D.U.M.BO. Brooklyn with a friend the other day. For those of you scratching your heads D.U.M.B.O. Stands for down under the Manhattan bridge overpass. It was a really nice day and i didn’t feel like being cooped up in the studio. My friend being somewhat new to New York had never been there and it’s always fun checking out new things. D.U.M.B.O. is a great little area with cobblestone streets, old factory buildings and lofts. It’s also shadowed by the Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges which creates a nice man made shade which is great for taking pictures. We walked around snapping away while making our way towards the water. At one point while taking some pictures we were approached by a Parks Department Employee. He approached me rather aggressively and asked “What are you doing?” Feeling a bit ambushed I replied “What do you mean? What am I doing?” He said “What are you taking pictures for?” I kept playing dumb “what do you mean?” It started to get fun by this time. He starts “It looks like your taking head shots” “What are you shooting for?” I tilted my head and look confused “what’s a head shot?”. I told him it was a beautiful day and I was just taking pictures of my girlfriend. He then went on to inform me that if I was taking pictures for anything I needed a permit. We moved along and found a more private spot away from the eyes of “the man” and finished shooting what we needed. As we walked off we laughed. She took my arm and jokingly said “wow, I didn’t know I was your girlfriend.” It’s getting crazy how often this kind of thing happens. When have our basic rights to enjoy ourselves become so compromised?
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