Rocco Galatioto, nice photos and good food

The countryside is full of places where these so called antiques are sold. They do make for nice images but I cannot take seriously the calling of these relatively modern items antiques. You must realize that I come from a place where the renaissance is called modern history and where old is really old. Bur who am I to criticize. These images were made with the Olympus EPL-2.

I am back to ethnic photos because I work and live in a city that has an almost endless variety of ethnic groups. These Indian folk dancers were shot at an event held at a Catholic Charities day care center in Queens, New York City. To capture the action I used the Canon 1D II a sports camera that had very quick response.

The Chinese are no longer manufacturing products just for Western and Japanese companies but are now developing their own designs under their own brand names. These products re much cheaper than the competition. This was inevitable and the consumer benefits. The fact is that these will probably be deemed too cheap for snobs  may be  expected .  We believe that the more products the better.   After bringing to the market few interesting Android smartphones Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has now released its first tablet. Like its phones, the Xiaomi Mi Pad has impressive specs at a very reasonable price point. It has a 7.9-inch, 2,048 x 1,536 pixel resolution screen and is powered by a NVIDIA Tegra K1 quad core processor.

This is a photo of my beautiful daughter Jennifer who blossomed into a superb photographer and has worked for many years for some really big name clients. This shot was made with the Leica M-4, the 90mm Tele Elmarit F 2.8 on Kodachrome 25, I just love the expression that even at that early age exudes great confidence.

Living in New York, one is privy to the multitude of cultures. It makes living here wonderful. Throughout my career, I was fortunate to cover many ethnic events for clients. These shots are from a Latin American cultural events a few years ago.

During my many years doing shoots as a public relations photographer, I took many shots that had to be taken to satisfy the requirements of the assignment. However, I was always on the look out for what I deemed good shots or personal portfolio photos ù- This is one of them. I do not recall the place or the event but it was shot in 2006. I just love the look on the woman who is showing her dignified pride. Originally in color, I converted into black and white. I hope you like it.

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As we live in the information age, publicity as become part of the background of daily living. It is insidiously pervasive. Here we see all these notices and ads on the door of an old Venetian palazzo that opens on to the canal. What bothers me more is the graffiti that finds it's ugly way on many walls even in this treasure of a city.

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These photos were shot in the Meat Packing District on a lazy late summer afternoon. I got interested on the row of unused citibikes and how the contrasted with the buildings.