Category Archives: Washington Heights

Grilled Corn

Dervish

Early one Sunday morning, I was walking my son to a playground to meet up with a friend of his. On our way we saw this man, a whirling dervish, going about his trance-like spin. My wife and I had the opportunity to see a performance when we were in Istanbul in 2008. This manContinue reading “Dervish”

Evangelist

Ethan and I pass this man every day on our way home from school. I don’t know how the business he stands in front of can stand it. His microphone is turned up pretty loud and he is constantly shouting. All fire and brimstone in Spanish. I photographed him a few times before, but onContinue reading “Evangelist”