Hey Sailor

Archival 16x20 inch black-and-white fine art print on Epson Art Cotton Smooth 250 gram paper. NYC Village Halloween Parade street photography, Greenwich Village, 1982–86.

Captured on Kodak Tri-X film with a 35mm Pentax camera, this black-and-white image preserves a theatrical moment from the NYC Village Halloween Parade during the mid-1980s. A powerful professional strobe light cuts through the darkness, illuminating two parade participants in exaggerated, campy costumes that exemplify the era's creative freedom. On the left, a figure in a nautical-themed ensemble with anchor details strikes a dramatic pose, hand to face in a mock-surprised expression. To the right, their companion in a shimmering, fringed outfit looks directly at the camera with a confident, knowing smile. The grainy texture of the Tri-X film adds a gritty, authentic atmosphere to this Greenwich Village scene, freezing a spontaneous instance of urban performance and joyful self-expression in the middle of the street.