Dr. Jeff Weiss and his cruiser
Saw this green machine glide past me on 1st and 12th. Caught up with him at 14th Street, took the portrait between 14thView full post »
Bike Portrait: Bilal the Genius Taylor
When I stop someone on the street to do a bike portrait and give them my card, I like when I get one in return. And I&#View full post »
Mila and her Linus in Prospect Park
Last Friday was Good Friday, which meant early release for many of New York’s office toilers. In our case, itView full post »
Nora on Bleecker
Nora is an artist who also has her own dog walking business. “May I take your photo for my bike blog? You wouldn&#View full post »
Bike Portrait: Xavier in Prospect Park
I spotted Xavier on his Giant semi-recumbent bike as he was about to take a few laps around Prospect Park. I’dView full post »
Bike Portrait: Susan at Recycle-A-Bicycle
This is another shot I like from the bike portrait session with Susan Lindell that I did for Velojoy. Susan is aView full post »
Bike Portrait: Jesse the Art Dealer
At any given time, Jesse shares his 1-bedroom Williamsburg apartment with 4-5 bikes in various stages of assembly. AndView full post »
Bike Portrait: Susan Lindell of Recycle-A-Bicycle
Susan Lindell is a manager at Recycle-A-Bicycle in DUMBO and the newest contributor to the cycling blog Velojoy. SheView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Jesse the Lawyer
Jesse is a first-year attorney at Ropes & Gray and, as far as he knows, the only bike commuter at the firm. He ridesView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Ross in Queens
“Biggest problem is deciding which bike to ride,” Ross told me before we met up for a photo. Ross likesView full post »
Bike Portrait: Susan in Union Square
“I’ve been riding in New York City for 37 years. I practically raised my two kids on the back of a bike. IView full post »
Union Square Bike Portraits: Sebastian and Zack
I finally got a chance to photograph Sebastian Delmont last week in Union Square. Sebastian loves biking, he loves theView full post »
“Jamaica”
What’s your name? “Jamaica.” Nice bike! “Thanks! I just finished putting it together.” DidView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Steve in Chinatown
Steve’s been following this site for awhile and finally decided he wanted a bike portrait of his own. So heView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Ed Lederman
Ed Lederman is a talented and established architectural and panoramic photographer in New York City. He’s beenView full post »
“People call me the Catwoman”
Though a little later she told me they also call her Cathy. I saw her on her Cannondale in Jamaica, Queens. &#View full post »
Bicycle Portraits: Genevieve and Clayton in Fort Greene
Genevieve Walker is the newest contributor to the cycling blog Velojoy. Susi Wunsch, who runs that site, asked me toView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Henriette and Paloma
Henriette lives in lower Manhattan, works in film set design and uses her bike for just about everything –View full post »
Bicycle Portrait: Lisa in Bed-Stuy
As seen on Streetsblog. Lisa is a city planner with Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration, an organization focused onView full post »
New York Bicycle Portrait: Jono
Another recent bicycle portrait that recently appeared on Streetsblog. Jono has worked as an assistant director forView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Julio on the Lower East Side
Julio has been working as a building superintendent for 15 years. During that time he has found that a bike is the bestView full post »
Bike Portrait: Iga in Greenpoint
Iga is a 15-year resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and she’s been biking around New York for about that long. She saysView full post »
Bicycle Portrait: Janet and Michael in SoHo
I profiled Janet for my Streetsblog feature last month. Janet first started riding a bike in New York in the late 80sView full post »
Bike Portrait: Michele at the Manhattan Bridge
Michele was headed home from Steiner Studios where she works as a scenic artist and agreed to pose for a bike portrait.View full post »
Arnie and Leah
I spotted this handsome cycling couple at Summer Streets last weekend and asked for a quick picture. Arnie and Leah haveView full post »
Shawn Drayton and his Velorbis Bike on the High Line
Alternate take from my shoot with Osloh Jeans founder Shawn Drayton for Momentum Magazine. We were shooting in ChelseaView full post »
Queens Bike Portrait: Ray
Ray is in charge of overseeing the Queens Plaza reconstruction project, which just last week finally yielded a kickassView full post »
Bike Portrait: Jessica and her Globe Daily 2
After I photographed her friend Jess back in March, Jessica and I connected on Twitter and talked about doing a bikeView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Andrew in Williamsburg
Andrew is a New Jersey native, a longtime Brooklyn resident, and a painter. I happened upon him and his bike/trailer atView full post »
New York Cycle Chic: Lotta
Chance encounter in Park Slope. Swedish woman, Dutch bike. Lotta was in a hurry – well, I’m sorry. I was inView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Saito
This is also on Streetsblog as part of the Why I Ride series. Saito is an artist and animator living in Long Island CityView full post »
Brooklyn Bike Portrait: Carly and Burt
Ran into these guys on the Kent Ave bike path in Williamsburg and just had to ask for a portrait. Carly’s beenView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Cynthia and Adam
This is also on Streetsblog as part of the Why I Ride series. This is Cynthia and her son, Adam. They were out for aView full post »
Emily and her New Dutch Bike
Emily Jacobi is the executive director and founder of Digital Democracy, a nonprofit that seeks to use technology toView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Lloyd
This post also appears on Streetsblog. Lloyd is a social worker living and working in the East Village. He’s onView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Kim in Central Park
Kim Burgas in Central Park. Artist, designer, dancer, cyclist… Kim does it all, and does it well. Ever the womanView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Shawn Drayton of OSLOH Jeans
This is Shawn Drayton, founder of OSLOH jeans, with his Velorbis bicycle. I was recently on assignment to shoot aView full post »
Brooklyn Bike Portrait: Gloria
This post also appears on Streetsblog, as part of the Why I Ride series. A lifelong New Yorker, Gloria has lived mostView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Manny
Originally from the Bronx, Manny now lives in Queens. All told, he’s lived in New York for 58 years and has beenView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Erin
I always like to see bikes like Erin’s – elegant, but clearly bearing the scuffs and scratches that come withView full post »
Bike New York, bike to work
This is Ashley (left) and Jacquelyn, from Bike New York. You might remember Jacquelyn from an earlier #BikeNYC shootView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Coco and Kika
This is Coco and her Schwinn, photographed next to the Hudson River Greenway near the Financial District. Her windsweptView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Anne
As you might have guessed, I bumped Anne on a sunny and windy day. I was blinded by a blur of red and asked for a photoView full post »
New York Cycle Chic: Carina Jensen
I met Carina Jensen by chance last Friday when I was out riding with Marc van Woudenberg of Amsterdamize.com. We saw herView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Marc (Amsterdamize in New Amsterdam)
Marc van Woudenberg, the powerhouse blogger/videographer/photographer behind Amsterdamize, is in town this weekend forView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Wilson
It’s Friday, so today’s profile is also the fourth installment in the “Why I Ride” feature onView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Joe and his Schwinn
Sometimes you have to stop someone in the street and demand a bicycle portrait. This was one of those times. Joe hasView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Angelo and the new Continuum Track
We had maybe one or two nice weather days in March, and March 18 was one of them – and a Friday to boot. I wasView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Johnny
Johnny is an engineer living in Brooklyn and working in Manhattan. He bought this Biria bike about 5 years ago fromView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: John the Paramedic
This profile also appears on StreetsBlog, as part of their “Why I Ride” series. John is a paramedic withView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Jeremy Bought a Painting
I spotted Jeremy ferrying this painting on his bike in Greenwich Village. He had just bought it at a thrift store andView full post »
Brooklyn Bike Portrait: Ras-I
Ras-I is a Reggae musician living in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. I spotted him talking to some friends as I rode by. HeView full post »
Brooklyn Bike Portrait: Jamal
Today’s post also appears on StreetsBlog as part of their Why I Ride feature. Jamal is a writer and painterView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Steve and Clark in Long Island City
My first father and son #BikeNYC portrait. Steve Vaccaro and his son Clark. Steve is an attorney with the firm RankinView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Sally in Queens
Note: This post also appears on StreetsBlog as part of their new “Why I Ride” feature. Originally fromView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Krys and the Eighth Inch Scrambler
Krys Blakemore works as a bike mechanic at 718 Cyclery, a bike shop in Park Slope that you should check out. SheView full post »
Krys and the Eighth Inch Scrambler, alternate take
Here’s an alternate take from my shoot with Krys and her new Eighth Inch Scrambler. Krys and I both liked these NoView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Amanda with Raleigh and Flowers
I was riding on Vanderbilt from Prospect Park to Greenpoint, when I spotted this ahead of me: A sign of Spring! I didn&#View full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Trish and her Panasonic Road Bike
Trish is a 3-season bike commuter living in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She works as a researcher for a nonprofit and onView full post »
Central Park Bike Portrait: Bic
I was on a typical Sunday Central Park ride – an exercise in avoiding oblivious tourists, horse manure, and NYPDView full post »
Manhattan Bike Portrait: Pete
Even though it’s technically spring now, winter has returned this week to kick our collective New York ass. ButView full post »
New York Bike Portrait: Ricky and his Custom Schwinn Stingray
Bike Portrait of Ricky – graffiti artist and DJ. I ran into Ricky and his customized Schwinn Stingray onView full post »
New York Bike Portraits: Julian and Devlin in Greenpoint
Julian lives in Bushwick but runs an audio mastering studio in Greenpoint. His wife Devlin teaches music and theater toView full post »
#TrikeNYC Portrait: Barbara and Gabriella
Barbara and her pooch Gabriella (Gabby) photographed underneath the East River Drive overpass. Remember when BrooklynView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Jess
Jess first contacted me about doing a bike portrait back in December. I love this: she was alerted to my site by herView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Isaac
Isaac rides this bike to/from his job as a cleaner. Part of his commute takes him along the Prospect Park West bike laneView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Les
Les and his bike caught my eye for some reason :). He’s been riding in New York since the 90s, mostly out ofView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Shmuli
I had the pleasure to meet and photograph Shmuli, fellow cyclist and photographer. Shmuli hails from Amersfoort, theView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Liz
Liz lives and bikes in the East Village. She rides year round, and likes to enjoy the sun on a bench in East River ParkView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Pat
I ran into Pat in East River Park – she looked so leisurely and comfortable as she cycled along the esplanade,View full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Todd
I met Todd on the Staten Island Ferry – we got to talking about biking in the city, and in Staten Island inView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Don
This is Don and his Yamaguchi. Don’s a friend of Angelo, whom I photographed back in November. A few of us wereView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Ryan pt 2
I really liked two portraits I shot with Ryan, so I’m posting the second one as well. This was actually takenView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Ryan
Ryan teaches science to elementary school kids. He commutes from Astoria, Queens to Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on thisView full post »
Cornell
We got a sneak preview of spring weather yesterday, and I was lucky enough to have a bike portrait shoot scheduled withView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Erin
Erin is a writer in Boerum Hill. I was in her neighborhood yesterday morning and we took a bike portrait. When I woke upView full post »
Bike Portrait: Hugo
I previously posted a portrait of Hugo by the Bronx Zoo. The day that was taken we ended up riding from the Bronx toView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Megan
Only a few months ago, Megan wasn’t that much into biking. Or having her portrait taken, for that matter. But thenView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Hal
I think it’s safe to say that Hal Ruzal is New York City’s most famous bicycle mechanic. He’s been aView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Hugo
Hugo works as a bike mechanic in Long Island City. Before that, he worked as a messenger for a few years. He lives inView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Willie
I saw Willie pedaling through the courtyard of his apartment complex in the Bronx. We chatted a bit and he was game toView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Jana
Jana is a graphic designer working in DUMBO – and that where we met for this portrait of her with her 1970s Fuji.View full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Jess
Jess Versus, professional tattoo artist, woman of many talents and interests, avid cyclist and fellow GreenpointView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Carlos
Carlos is the founder of Spokesman Cycles in Long Island City. He’s lived in Queens for something like 20 yearsView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Johnny
Riding in Queens on Vernon Blvd I spotted Johnny standing next to his bike in Queensbridge Park. He looked like someoneView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Chris
Chris is a freelance writer living in Clinton Hill. He’s writes about hip-hop and other things here. Like manyView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Jordan and Vaidila, Creators of Ride The City
#BikeNYC portrait of Jordan Anderson and Vaidila Kungys, the founders of www.ridethecity.com.View full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Marte and Jonathan
Marte and Jonathan live waay uptown in Washington Heights near Highbridge Park, and that’s where we took thisView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: John
John Watson, a.k.a. @JohnProlly. If you follow New York cycling online, you’ve likely come across his site, ProllyView full post »
BikeNYC Portraits: Jacquelyn and Ed
I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing Jacquelyn and Ed bright and early Monday morning in Greenpoint’sView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Scott
Scott is a student at the NYU Stern School of Business and one of the people behind the new City Spoke bike blog. AtView full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Doug – Grand Army Plaza
Doug: writer, cyclist, dad. Doug lends a calm, articulate voice to the online discussion of city cycling with his new View full post »
BikeNYC Portrait: Jahmal
Asking someone on the street for a portrait is kind of hard by itself. There’s getting over the inhibition to askView full post »
BikeNYC portrait: Angelo
Angelo cycles, Angelo takes photos. So we have some things in common. In fact, you really need to check out hisView full post »
Shukri
“I never carry a lock with me, because I don’t want to let it out of my sight even for 5 minutes.”View full post »
Nels
I met Nels once, a couple of years ago, at a party hosted by his roommate. I ran into him again a few weeks ago, andView full post »
Noam
Noam: Third year law student at NYU. Location: Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn Bike: Bianchi Eros Noam’s bike used to belongView full post »
Joni (?)
I saw this gentleman in East River Park while I was waiting to do a #BikeNYC portrait with Nels (preview here) and askedView full post »
Awesome…
…is the word that comes most readily to mind. This may be my favorite after the Greenpoint Warehouse Terminal oneView full post »
Noam
Noam: Third year law student at NYU. Location: Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn Bike: Bianchi Eros Noam’s bike used to belongView full post »
Sheryl
“At this point, I cannot imagine a life without my bike.” This is Sheryl (a.k.a. Ms. Bitch Cakes), and her HelloView full post »
Julie
I found Julie through her Flickr photos. Judging by her photostream it seems she’s never without her camera orView full post »
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