LIFE CONTINUING...

Lucien K. - New York, NY 2011

Nassau County Long Island, NY 2011 - "It's funny. It's tough. It's exciting. It's dangerous. It's heartbreaking. I have photography in my blood." - WEEGEE (Photographer) - "There is a timelessness to black and white photography. There's also this cult of nostalgia with it too. Your facing the past and the present at the same time. That's what's so wonderful about it and why almost every photographer can't help but go back to it again and again." - Andre Steven Rutgersen

Ocala National Forest National recreation area in Marion County, Florida - “Sometimes you don’t need tricks or special techniques. Letting people playout life is alll you'lll need.” - Philippe Halsman (Photographer)

Nico - Long Island, NY 2021 - "I was struck! The eye contact felt like falling into freezing water. I knew that I had to capture his image and there was a moment I thought he wouldn't let me. His appraoch was brawny. His eyes were Icy glaciers then his smile changed everything."

Maddie and Ryder - Ocala Florida 2026 - "Another set of adorable faces my camera just couldn't resist!" - Andre Steven Rutgersen

Long Island, NY 2021 - "Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality." — Mary Ellen Mark (Photographer)

Alex Tare Fire Island, Long Island NY 2010 - ALL DIGITALLY RESTORED 2026 - "What I've always loved is that he doesn't remind me of anyone else, then or now." - Andre Steven Rutgersen