Category: Events and holidays

Thursday May 19, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Wednesday May 25, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – We attended a dinner sponsored by the Harvard Business School Alumni Club of New York, which named my friend of long standing, Tom Barry, as “Business Statesman of the Year”. Past recipients of this award include David Rockefeller, Felix Rohatyn, Paul Volker, Louis Gerstner, Henry Paulson and Michael Bloomberg. Tom spoke on the role that luck (the “ovarian lottery”) has played in the fortunes of the attendees – one of Tom’s recurring themes. Here’s Tom at the dinner, at the Temple of Dendur at the Metropolitan Museum, taken with my Panasonic GS2 and a 20mm pancake lens.

On this date one year ago: Jim and Kelly. May 19 seems to be National Portrait Day.

Tags Fund raisers, Metropolitan Museum, New York

Events and holidays Food and wine Urban

Friday May 6, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Saturday May 14, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YOK – The James Beard Foundation Media Awards were held this evening in an event space on West 42nd Street. Terrific party. Outside there were anti-foie gras demonstrators, who object to the treatment of geese in producing foie gras, because the Foundation has not taken a stance against foie gras (which was not served at the event, but I would have been fine if it had been because I love it). This taken with my Leica M9 and a 28mm Summicron lens.

On this day one year ago: Sunset from the High Line Park. One of my favorite images from the past year.

Tags Fund raisers, James Beard Foundation, New York

Culture Events and holidays Food and wine

Tuesday May 3, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday May 10, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – So I spent the afternoon testing and working out the high and low points of a new lens for my Alpa kit. This is our library taken with my Alpa Max, a 48mm lens Schneider Helvetar APO lens and Hasselblad 60 meg back.

On this day one year ago: rehearsal at Lincoln Center for the James Beard Foundation Awards.

Tags James Beard Foundation, Lincoln Center

Events and holidays Family and friends Portrait

Tuesday April 26, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday May 1, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – This daily blog project is starting to reveal the cyclicality of my life. Here we are at the 2011 Pen gala. Compare this with the link for “on this day last year” in tomorrow’s post. Here’s a link to the Pen American Center website. Maria is a board member and treasurer; she’s one of the moving forces behind the “World Voices” festival.

Nan Graham, Editor in Chief of Scribner captured with my Panasonic GH2 and a 20mm Pancake lens.

On this day last year: fog on Park Avenue.

Tags Fund raisers

Events and holidays

Friday March 25, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Sunday April 3, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – I attended a benefit at the Waldorf-Astoria’s Grand Ballroom for the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. I thought it might be interesting to connect with the Marine Corps part of my background. A lot of interesting people but I got bogged down in conversation, of all things, and didn’t really connect with the visual scene, despite the scores of full dress uniforms. Taken with my Panasonic GH2 and a 20mm pancake lens after quite a few glasses of wine.

This was actually my last photographic act on Thursday – barely making it into Friday which was an overwhelming busy day at my day job.

On this day one year ago: Socializing at Lever House.

Tags Fund raisers, Marine Corps, Parties

Events and holidays Food and wine

Wednesday March 23, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Tuesday March 29, 2011

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – This evening we spent a couple of hours at a party at ICE (the Institute for Culinary Education) celebrating the publication of Nathan Myrvold’s book Modernist Cuisine. (ICE is the cooking school that was founded by Peter Kump, a close friend of James Beard.) Taken with a Panasonic GH2 with 20mm pancake lens.

On this day one year ago: Chrysler Building from the East Side

Chrysler Building from the far East Side

Tags New York, Parties

Events and holidays Family and friends Interior

Saturday March 5, 2011

Post author By Woody
Post date Friday March 11, 2011

NEW YORK NEW YORK – As noted yesterday we stayed in New York this weekend to attend an engagement party at the River Club. Shot with my Panasonic GH2 and a 20mm pancake lens..

On this day one year ago: Joshua Tree National Park.

Tags Clubs, Events and holidays, Parties