New York, NY United States (Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, NY)

Best photo for this location

By Sam Cheung

Walker Photos

Below are all walker photos that have been uploaded and entered in the 2011 Photo Walk photo contest.

Elyse Fradkin
Chang Zeng
susan schoenberger
susana shiu
Carl Caltabiano
Sam Cheung

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Meet Time: 04:00pm - 06:00pm

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Photo Walk Description

We will explore Brighton Beach in Brooklyn. This area has long been a destination for Russian immigrants. Also called “Little Odessa by the Sea” it’s rare to hear english spoken as you meander through this neighborhood’s streets. Most storefronts display signs in Russian and the Boardwalk is dotted with the types of cafes and lavish restaurants you’d expect to see in Moscow. The architecture here is comprised mostly of Art Deco styled low rise apartment buildings interspersed with enclaves of summer bungalows converted into year round homes. Visiting this area gives the impression of having crossed into a foreign country. Our goal will be to experience, and photographically capture the unique flavor of this flourishing, and continually changing community.

About Your Photo Walk Leader:

Jeff Bachner left the automobile business after 35 successful years to pursue a career as a Photojournalist. With his images showcased weekly on Reuters’ website he knew this was the path he wanted to follow. In 2006 he joined the Brooklyn Paper. His photos frequently appeared on the front page of that award winning publication and it wasn’t long before his work attracted the attention of the NY Daily News. In 2008 he was offered a contract by the Photo Editor of that prestigious daily paper.

Jeff’s work has also been published by such notable media outlets as BBC News and Associated Press, as well as in publications like Time Out NY, Cath Lab Digest, Latin Week NY, NY Press, Blood and Thunder, and Russian Parent Magazine. His list of clients include NY Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Little Bird Style, Robert Scarano Architect, September Concert, Future Leaders Institute, and Jeff is the official photographer for the NYC Arm Wrestling Association.

KEN EDDY says:

August 21, 2011 at 11:17 am

Isn’t there a concern of low light conditions, or would you consider this optimum end of day light?

Thanks,
Ken Eddy

Howard Schoenberger says:

September 28, 2011 at 10:13 am

Good point, its starting to get dark earlier already

jeff bachner says:

September 30, 2011 at 10:07 am

Sunset is scheduled for 6:40PM. The light should be perfect in my humble opinion.

carole says:

September 30, 2011 at 6:11 pm

my walk was cancelled..do you have openings?

jeff bachner says:

October 1, 2011 at 10:12 am

Plenty of spots available. Please join us.

susan schoenberger says:

October 2, 2011 at 6:23 pm

Jeff, thanks for hosting the walk – had a lot of fun. If you have not already done so would you create a flickr group so that all the people that participated can upload a bunch of their photos so we can each see what everyone else captured.

Thanks

Howard