Family

16x20 inch Black & White print on Epson Art Cotton Smooth 250 gram paper. From the NYC Village Halloween Parade, 1982–86.

In this heartwarming black-and-white slice of the mid-1980s NYC Village Halloween Parade, a man in a plaid suit beams at the camera, his costume featuring a small child playfully tucked into the front of his jacket like a living pocket. Beside them, another young boy in a wide-brimmed hat and shimmering white robe navigates the Greenwich Village streets, while the edge of a witch's broom and cape frames the right side of the composition. Shot on a 35mm Pentax with Tri-X film, the image captures a beautiful contrast between the dark, crowded background and the brightly lit subjects in the foreground. The pop of a portable commercial flash brings out the textures of the plaid fabric and the children's expressions, preserving a candid moment of family fun and community spirit amidst the city's legendary October chaos.