New York City: The High Line

© Georgia Lloyd

I recently returned from an adventure to New York; my first time. The trip was organized through MIAD. Five days of art museums, galleries, studio visits, and spontaneous exploration. It was quite exceptional and, to my suspicions, I was enamored. I mean, how can some one who has seen the Museum of Modern Art not completely swoon? What was also great was sharing that adventure with so many other enthusiastic artists. It would not have been the same experience has I gone without the group (not saying it would be worse, but recognizing the influence the beaming eyes and ecstatic gestures of others can have on one's experience of a place). The second day I was in New York, I spent a good chunk of the day in Chelsea, visiting galleries, and had the chance to walk the High Line. Walking, looking, thinking.


Connecting it to photography, I thought of Joel Sternfeld's series on the High Line, some of which I will include here for viewing pleasure.

Looking East on 30th Street on a Morning in May, 2000 © Joel Sternfeld

Looking South at 27th Street, September 2000 © Joel Sternfeld

Looking East on 30th Street on a Late September Morning, 2000 © Joel Sternfeld

Looking East on 30th Street on a Morning in May, 2000 © Joel Sternfeld

Ailanthus Trees, 25th Street, May 2000 © Joel Sternfeld

A Spring Evening, the Hudson, May 2001 © Joel Sternfeld

Looking South from 33rd Street, Fog Lifting, November 2000 © Joel Sternfeld