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Yesterday morning I took portraits of bike commuters at the Williamsburg Bridge at rush hour. It was a bit of an\u00a0experiment:\u00a0I wanted to set up at one busy bike spot during bike commuter rush hour and try to take as many bike portraits as I could. I decided on the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge (Brooklyn side) from 7-9am. I picked that spot for a few reasons: I knew it would be busy; there is a good amount of sidewalk space to shoot a portraits without blocking everyone’s way; I knew the trees would block the morning sun long enough to keep the light good; oh, and it’s close to my house.<\/p>\n

I announced my plan on Twitter and also used my bully pulpit as a curator at BikeNYC.org to advertise my little pop-up\u00a0photo shoot. I had no idea how many people would actually come for the shoot, so I also tried to flag down riders to get them to stop for a quick shot. As you can imagine, this isn’t easy to do – these people are trying to get to work, after all. But a few did stop; one guy actually rode halfway up the bridge before changing his mind and coming back down.<\/p>\n

For each person who stopped for a portrait I did my best to get 3 quick pieces of info: name, occupation, and destination. Hopefully these snippets of info will add nice context to the portraits.\u00a0I ended up with a total of about 35 portraits – not a bad yield, all things considered. Students, teachers, parents taking their kids to work, attorneys, and lots of others.\u00a0So here you go. A small, by no means comprehensive cross-section of some Willy B commuters. I plan to do this again in the near future in another part of the city.<\/p>\n

A few highlights are below; the full gallery is on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"Omar. “I’m a construction worker. I’m headed to Stuytown.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Lara. “I’m a teacher. Going to school on Stanton – just over the bridge.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Jac. “I’m a shop manager at an architecture firm in Chelsea.”
\n\"\"Ward and his son, Luke. “I’m taking him to school. You’ll see me come back alone in about 20 minutes.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Terry. “I’m going to the Rubin Museum of Art. I work there.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Steve. “I’m a\u00a0transportation\u00a0planner for the Transit Authority. I’m coming from Astoria – going to 2 Broadway. I can ride on any transit for free, but I love to ride my bike to work.”
\n\"\"“Make it literally 2 seconds. We’re late for school!”<\/p>\n

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\"\"“I’m a dentist at NYU. You need a cleaning, you call me.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Ragnar, headed to Maiden Ln. ”\u00a0I’m a social science researcher on sexual health and reproductive rights.”
\n\"\"“We’re late for school!”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Kristin. “I’m a designer. I’m heading to SVA right now.”<\/p>\n

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\"\"Woody. “I teach guitar – I’m headed to a lesson.”<\/p>\n

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Alek. “I’m just waiting for a friend.”<\/p>\n

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Don’t forget to see the full gallery on Facebook<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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