American Made
Lindenhurst Long Island, NY
New York, NY 2020
Babylon Village, Long Island, NY
"Blue Life..."
“Unless it hurts, unless there’s some vulnerability there, I don’t think you’re going to get good photographs.” - Martin Parr
"I love the people I photograph. I mean, they’re my friends. I’ve never met most of them or I don’t know them at all, yet through my images I live with them." - Bruce Gilden
DJ Fastforward / Pierre - "To this day he doesn't know how much he affected me, how he changed my life. It's something I can't thank him enough for, the good times and the bad times, some of the best times of my life." - Andre Steven Rutgersen
"There was a time that nothing else existed except music, when he would play an album or spin at an event, even photography came second. He has a huge garden now, I bet even that has a rhythm." - Andre Steven Rutgersen
"DJ Fastforward"...Quebec, Canada June 2005
"August 2006, Quebec, Canada"
"June 2005, Quebec, Canada"
Bandmates and Friends! Father and Son, Eric and Patrick
"Wherever there's light one can photograph. And that's when the ordinary becomes extraordinary." - Elliot Erwitt
Coreyanne and her Clan
Coreyanne A.
"I spy the camera guy..."
"Alan N...Color Guard, Always On Guard"
"Reservation for Two! Evan and Meaghan!"
"Back Around To The Way Back!" - w/ Lani P. 1990 NYC
"Jason M. He's So Gonna Score!"
"Practice, Practice, Practice, Bob F.!"
"Shane S."
"Drum Solo, Big Paulie!"
“God creates beauty. My camera and I are a witness.” - Mark Denman
"Pipes and Drums"...
"Taghkanic, NY route 82..."
"Two Worlds..."
"Captree, Long IIsland..."
"Joe and Paul, Practice makes perfect"...
"Duncan Barfuss out and about"...
"Besties..."
"Elleseus, Summer Concert Quebec 2006"...
"Carlo..."
"Joe T. Practice Makes Progress..."
"Photographer Photographed... Andre Rutgersen, photo taken, provided and courtesy of Maritess Gonzales"
"A Harley Quinn In Babylon"
Nassau County, 2020
"Thumbs Up"...
"Blonde and Blonde"...
"Piper"
“When I say I want to photograph someone, what it really mean is that I’d like to know them.” – Annie Leibovitz
"Matt B"...
"Round Hill, Connt."....
"Dennis"...
"Mary Carroll's"...
"Just Kids..."
Rebecca Y. Tartan Day, NYC
"Youth smiles without any reason. It is one of its chiefest charms." - Thomas Gray
"BBoy Brandon 🏳️🌈"...
"DJ Fastforward / Pierre"...
"Marti"....
"Jonathan"...
"Paticus Beach"...
"Bob M."...drummer
"Bagpiper"...
"Dennis...Colorguard Life"...
"Blue Life"...
"Robert J."...
"Paulie Bagpipes and Robert J." ...he spies me!
"Roisin Dubh Pipe Band"...
"John M"...
"Daven"
"Bagpipers Practice" Joe(L) and Paulie Bagpipes(R)
from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
"Captree" ...Robert B.
"Captree"...Robert B
"Cliff..."
"Robert B."...Staten Island
"Don't Shoot The Messenger" On Set with Lauren F.
"Evan"...bass drummer
Babylon Village, NY "Caught catching a moment."
"George R." ...from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
"Bob and Shawn" bandmates and friends from the portrait photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
"Shawn"
from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observatrions" 2021
from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observatrions"
from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observatrions" 2021
all three images, "Jonathan and daughter" from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
The above three photos: Gay Pride Babylon Village, Long Island NY, featured in the portrait photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observations" 2021
New York, NY "Dragon Clouds"
New York, NY "Day Dream Nation"
New York, NY "Imperfect Perfection"
Fire Island, NY "Field of Dreams"
November 2019
the above image from the photography book "Faces, Outtakes & A Few More Observatrions" 2021
Babylong Docks, Babylon Village Suffolk County, Long Island, NY