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Happy New Year to you and your family.  Wishing you the best in life and in your photos for 2013.

I just put up galleries of my favorite images from 2012 on Google+ and Facebook.  It's interesting to reflect on your year through the photos you took.  This is the first time that I've put them up this way at the end of the year and I think it will be fun to view the progress from year to year as I do more of them.

I was planning to keep the blog going until New Years, but honestly I'm a little burnt out and I figure this is a good time to take a couple day break and recharge.

We'll be back, rested, and ready to go on Weds, January 2nd.  Have a great New Years and I will see you then!

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For some, the love affair with the city starts very early in life.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

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Most people go to 5th Avenue for the holidays to view the stunning windows and buildings.  I like to go to view the stunning people.

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One of my favorites of the year.  View large.

Also, here's an answer to a commenter, Ged, who wanted to know why this was one of my favorite images.  Here's my answer from below.  I probably should have written this from the start.

One of the issues that I'm intrigued with is the effect of consumer culture on people.  I find this image so interesting because of the connection between the bright red, flirty image on her iPhone case and the real life woman shopping on 5th avenue, who looks almost robot like in her gaze, affluent clothing, and dark appearance. There's a disconnect here between the two, yet also an influence. It feels here like the woman is almost weighed down by her clothing and fashion and bags, and trying to live up to some standard that society holds for her. The red illustration looks much more like an alive, free spirit than the actual person does, and that contrast I feel says something about our society at large. 

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is here, and this is what it looks like.  Duane Reades, Banks, Trader Joe's and nothing else.  Well Starbucks and pizza and Hollister stores will survive.

Reminds me of that Wesley Snipes movie, Demolition Man, where Sylvester Stallone wakes up in the future and every restaurant has turned into Taco Bell.  It's scary how that's actually beginning to happen right now.

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