New York is a city of cities, a network of networks, and a galaxy of galaxies. I am regularly amazed at how one's entire spiritual and atmospheric landscape can change by simply crossing a street or going one stop too far on a bus or subway. In photography I look for the things that make me feel I took that subway one stop too far, or took a turn into an undiscovered neighborhood. I look for what others might miss, from the momentarily beautiful to the ruggedly repugnant. From 1999 to late 2010 I published a nearly-daily 'Big Picture' at my personal web site ( sorabji.com...more