High Five

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One of the best photographic experiences of my life was when I had the crazy opportunity to shoot one of the most prolific silent buildings on the east coast. Smack dab in one of the busiest areas of NYC, 5 Beekman Street finds it’s home just off the Brooklyn Bridge, near New York City Hall and the World Trade Center. I’ve followed and read elsewhere about this beautiful abandonment, always keeping in mind that this was one of the places I’d only dream about seeing in person, let alone actually photographing.

Until one fateful day back in the summer of 2011…
I get a phone call: “YOU GOT BEEKMAN!! Be down here in two days.”

Whaaaaat?! I was in disbelief. Seriously?? I wasted no time booking a flight and making arrangements. Two days later I was there, in awe, and still in disbelief. Until I went in. Into an abandoned building, in the middle of Manhattan, totally alone, quiet. The only person in an empty building watching and listening to the hustle and bustle of 6 million other people around you. And no one knows you’re there…