On the Road is a weekday feature spotlighting reader photo submissions.
From the exotic to the familiar, whether you’re traveling or in your own backyard, we would love to see the world through your eyes.
ema
I am super uncomfortable taking pictures/filming people, so please don’t judge too harshly.
Cool subway people.
Naked cowboys.
Ladies who lunch.
Window washers.
Silly tourists.
Central Park people.
Marines and munitions people.
Bryant park people.
Times Square people.
Pipes and drums people.
Baud
Really good street shots. I would have thought you were a pro.
sab
I love these, especially that dog face with the pipers.
These photos sure make me feel like midwestern hick. All those spike heels.
BellyCat
Spectacle captured! Well done.
raven
Get on them 155’s.
JPL
Wonderful pictures!
Scuffletuffle
The color of that first woman’s boots gives me life…the heels on the other hand, would be the death of me!
CCL
So much fun – delightful photos!
HeartlandLiberal
What a great photo diary. I feel like I was there!
p.a.
Nice work!
Lapassionara
Love these! Thanks for sharing.
NotMax
Couldn’t help but feel old when in Times Square a week or so ago, comfortably seated and enjoying a small après matinee see-gar, after noticing the Naked Cowboy has developed varicose veins.
That ol’ tempus sure do fugit.
Oh, and Times Square has now surpassed any even inflated quota of electronic billboards. Sensory overload maximus.
Ohio Mom
My first boyfriend, who was from Brooklyn, was fond of pointing out small
groups of women dressed similarly. He would look at the pair in the third picture, with their short black skirts and high black heels and say, “Friends dress alike.”
I see them examples of this theory often, especially at my local mall and yes, when visiting my ancestral home, NYC.
NotMax
Did take a train into the new LIRR Madison complex way, way beneath Grand Central, wanting to experience those Everest-like escalators.
Very bright, very pretty, very clean and very, very sterile. A walk the length of multiple blocks (like 5 or 6 in my case) underground to get to the subway, with not a single bench nor seat in any of the long marbled corridors. Not a recommended hike for the ambulatory challenged.
eclare
Love these photos! And yes those spike heels would kill me. But those lime green boots…
Betty
Only in NYC. What a place and so well represented in your pictures.
ema
Thank you all, and, encouraged by your comments, I’m working on another NYC people series.
RSA
Nice. Unrelated, but I was reminded by this:
A friend visiting the United Arab Emirates discovered that taking pictures of people without permission, even in public settings, is against the letter of the law. I had no idea.
laura
Those green boots shout Zest for Living and they gladden my heart.
satby
@ema: though it is legal to take pictures of people in public places, we were always taught in photography school to get written releases if there was any chance of publication of recognizable people, just to avoid a lawsuit for invasion of privacy. Yes, you might prevail in court because technically you’re not breaking the law, but smart folks avoid even the chance. Easier just to avoid faces that might be recognized.
stinger
Great pictures, great captions — the Times Square one made me laugh out loud. And doggos!
WaterGirl
Count me in on the I love those green boots team.
It’s like when I watched the movie jumping Jack flash and Whoopie got to wear all these cool high top, yellow and bright red and tennies and I wondered why the hell regular people can’t buy those.
WaterGirl
Forgot to say how fun these pictures are!
WaterGirl
@stinger: that dog was not impressed by the drums!!!
kindness
No Washington Square pics? Aww, you got to go there and shoot.
Miss Bianca
For some reason, I’m only seeing one photo, the rest are blank in Safari. Guess I’ll have to switch to my phone, which uses Chrome.
Miss Bianca
@Scuffletuffle: now that I can see the photos, I can proudly state that I own an identical pair of go-go boots – that exact shade!
ema
@satby:
Hmm, not sure if it makes a difference but none of these are pictures. They’re screenshots from my YT videos. The channel was recently reviewed by YT (for monetization), and it was approved. Maybe, since their their legal department OK’d them, they’re OK? I’ll have to look into this a bit more.
Also, you just gave me a great idea for my next NYC People series. Thank you!
ema
@WaterGirl:
He managed to fall asleep while they were playing and only woke up once people started applauding. He was just the cutest!
ema
@kindness:
Will do.
WaterGirl
@ema: sweet!