Photography

New York City is a fine place for a photographer, offering eternal photographic fodder for both inspiration and subject matter.  Because of the camera, our city’s rise to urban stardom has been well-documented.  Our people and places come and go, but photographs freeze them in time and excite a special part of our intellect.  That said, it’s not every day that an actual place seems to have frozen in time.  The Brooklyn Navy Yard has been fenced in since the 1820s, and certain sections of the huge campus have not been touched in many years.  When this type of place is spotted, guess who gets excited? Photographers.>> Continue reading

One week ago, we held our first Seasonal Photography Tour of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, and the submissions are in!  Several tour participants shared photos they took on the tour on Instagram, and now we are sharing them with you.

Professional photographer (well known for his work at National Geographic) and Navy Yard tenant Robert Clark will be “liking” his three favorite photos from this crop of submissions early this week, and the photographer of each will receive two free tickets to any one of Turnstile Tours’ experiences at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.  We will be holding three more photography tours in 2013, and after each tour, a professional photographer from inside the yard will select three finalist photos.  At the end of the year, these 12 finalist photos will be entered to win either the photographer’s choice award, chosen by a panel of professionals, or the people’s choice award, voted on by our online followers.  Each winner will receive a private tour of the Navy Yard for themselves and their friends.>> Continue reading