Street Photography: Icons of New York

In my last post, I featured a photograph of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Across the street, a half block away, I came across an elaborately ornate entrance. The black gate appeared to be of iron and it was decorated with – if I counted correctly – 96 of these yellow-gold rosettes. As usual, I

New Book to Spotlight Weir Farm and its Connections to Long Island

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact The first book about Weir Farm National Historic Site, the only national park dedicated to American painting, will be authored by Xiomaro, a fine art photographer from Roslyn Heights, in a deal he signed with Arcadia Publishing.  The park, located in Connecticut, was the home of J. Alden Weir (1852-1919), the father of American

First Book on Connecticut’s First National Park to be Authored by Xiomaro in Deal with Arcadia Publishing

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact Wilton, CT:  The first book about Weir Farm National Historic Site, Connecticut’s first national park unit and the only one dedicated to American painting, will be authored by Xiomaro, the park’s Visiting Artist, in a deal he signed with Arcadia Publishing.  About 150 of Xiomaro’s photographs will be accompanied with captions that, he explains,

“Long Island at War” Exhibit Features Photographs From Xiomáro

http://www.xiomaro.com | Contact Me Photographs created by Xiomáro (pronounced SEE-oh-MAH-ro) will be included in the Long Island Museum’s large scale exhibit Long Island at War:  Battle Front and Home Front, from May 23 to December 29, 2014, in Stony Brook, New York. He is the only contemporary artist to be included in an exhibit featuring over 200