City as Metaphor
A diptych from my project called City as Metaphor, a re-photography project spanning 40 years: 485 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in 1981 and 2021.
City as Metaphor
A diptych from my project called City as Metaphor, a re-photography project spanning 40 years: 62 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn.
Two images by Richard Koenig; taken in 1981 and 2021.
City as Metaphor
Two diptychs from my project, City as Metaphor, will be on display in an exhibit next month…
Society for Photographic Education Members Exhibition: New Realities Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville March 4th through the 27th 2024
The juror is Eric Lutz, Curator at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The exhibition is in conjunction with SPE’s national conference in St. Louis which happens March 21st through the 23rd.
These Brooklyn views were made forty years apart: first in 1981 (when I was a photography student at Pratt Institute) and then in 2021. The first diptych was taken at 511 Myrtle Avenue while the second was made at 197 Adelphi Street.
All images by Richard Koenig.
Washington Cemetery This predominately Jewish cemetery, which dates from 1850, is to be found in the Mapleton section of Brooklyn. This is where Bay Parkway and McDonald Avenue cross one another; MTA’s F-line runs atop the latter street on its way to Coney Island. One image by Richard Koenig; taken in the spring of 1982.
City as Metaphor
Two views of 415 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn. From my project, City as Metaphor. Images made 1981 and 2021. ©Richard Koenig
I also had an article published on Lenscratch, a fine art photography daily (a good day). You can see it here.
My latest project, City as Metaphor, is showcased on The Pictorial List today. You may check it out here.
City as Metaphor
Two views from 221 Greenwood Avenue, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Images made 1981 and 2021. Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
Eighth Street just off Prospect Park West, Brooklyn, 1982 and 2022.
Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
Two views at 229 Vanderbilt Street, Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn. Images made 1981 and 2021. Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
Kitty
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in Brooklyn, 1986.
Washington Cemetery
One image by Richard Koenig; taken in Brooklyn, New York, 1982.
City as Metaphor
Ashland Place, Brooklyn, New York, 1981 and 2021
Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
62 Cambridge Place, Brooklyn, New York, 1981 and 2021
Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
169 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 1981 and 2021
Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
415 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 1982 and 2022 Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.
City as Metaphor
Lower Manhattan as seen from the Brooklyn Promenade, 1981 and 2021
Images by Richard Koenig; for more of this project please go here.