Or, it was.
I headed down to Zucotti Park on Saturday to see what was going on, and it was a festive scene, at least relative to what I saw last fall. There were plenty of folks making out, hugging, and I even smelled what may have been marijuana.
This girl was my favorite of the characters I encountered, and she was in quite a good mood — likely because the police hadn’t shown up yet.
On today’s adventure, I ventured down to the Occupy Wall Street protest at Liberty Plaza here in New York City.
There was quite a crowd there.
Aside from protesters in various stages of undress, there were cops, construction workers, Wall Streeters, tourists, and teenagers. Everyone was pretty well-behaved, though I saw one guy get arrested for some unknown indiscretion.
All images captured with the Fuji X100.
So here’s what I saw. (warnings – at least one image below is NOT SAFE FOR WORK)
You can click all images to see them bigger:
The 99%:
The Colbert Report, on the scene:
Love this guy. Is he right?
You mad?
The topless photo booth:
Cops and execs, clearly unimpressed by the protest:
My favorite picture of the crew of protestors:
This young lady was getting marked up:
A call for the rebuilding of the World Trade Center:
The revolution will not only be televised, but naked:
And I saw several signs of support for Troy Davis, who is set to be executed in Georgia.
Some quiet, lighter moments:
And of course, there were signs everywhere protesting Goldman Sachs, Fox News, JP Morgan, the Federal Government, and many others:
So I was strolling up 7th avenue in Manhattan today, and look who I saw:
Yes, that’s Jay Manuel from America’s Next Top Model!
From what I saw, Jay is one hell of a nice guy. He took a lot of time to talk to fans and pose for pictures. And he is really skinny in real life.
Shot with Fuji X100, processed in Silver Efex Pro.
I took more pictures at the 9/11 Memorial at the 69th Street Pier last night, and I was pretty touched at the outpouring of emotion. (you can see the first set of pictures here)
Among the crowd were State Senator Marty Golden, the Xaverian High School Band, the Rolling Thunder non-profit organization, the Fort Hamilton High School JROTC, and members of the military, NYPD, FDNY, and other city agencies.
Note – if you’re a member of the media or the community and would like copies of any of these photos, feel free to get in touch.
So let’s get to the pictures: (click to make pictures bigger)
Senator Golden with Rolling Thunder, Police:
And finally, the view of the harbor and Manhattan from the pier. Unfortunately, dark clouds obscured much of the twin beams of light coming from the 9/11 site. But it’s still magical to me. (click to see bigger)
