IMAGE OF THE WEEK #18

Happy Valentines Day to all the lovers of the world. While love still lingers vaguely in the air, I feel its an apt time for another instalment of lovers. It's the day after, the chocolates are all but gone, the wine is laying heavy on the head and the rose needs some water. Is that what love is about? I think not. I think however, these folks in Coney Island know what love is.

Simon Hewson © 2012

IMAGE OF THE WEEK #13

We all love and hate having our pictures taken. We take them to preserve a precious moment in time. In days, weeks, months or years, our memory fades, but the photograph in whatever form it was captured still exists, reminding us of that fleeting moment. On our travels I was asked many times by complete strangers to take a photo of them. We have all done this at some point in time. The thing I find fascinating, is that you are being invited into their world for the briefest moment, never to be seen again. I made it my quest to record this phenomena.

Simon Hewson©2011

IMAGE OF THE WEEK #4

Time for another helping of Coney Island and some lovers. A young couple observing, as the laughter from the roller coaster turns into shrieks of sheer terror. 

Simon Hewson ©2011

IMAGE OF THE WEEK #1

Welcome to Coney Island, New York.
We spent a sweaty summers day taking in the sights, sounds and smells of this truly amazing place.
It's a place where people can go get loose and not be judged, they do however love to be watched!
It comes as no surprise that it's a photographers mecca. Coney Island has been photographed for many years, as many incarnations. The one thing that stood out to me the most was that people just have fun and don't give a damn what people think. There will be plenty more images on the way!

Copyright Simon Hewson 2011