Large Ron

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

A giant papier-mâché puppet of Ronald Reagan waves to a sea of masqueraders in this scene from the mid-1980s Greenwich Village Halloween Parade. Photographed from a second-story window using a 135mm lens, the compressed perspective reveals a dense crowd gathered in front of the Patchin Post Office — several adventurous souls hanging off the building for a better view. A political poster for the Mondale-Ferraro campaign peeks out from the mass of people, grounding the festive chaos in the era's political climate. Shot on Kodak Tri-X film and illuminated by a powerful professional strobe, the image captures the parade at a pivotal moment in its evolution into a legendary neighborhood institution.