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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.

A reveler in an elaborate period costume and tall top hat beams at the camera, capturing the uninhibited spirit of the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in the mid-1980s. Surrounded by other festive participants — including a young child and a person in a clown wig — his expressive face is sharply illuminated against the night. The scene was captured on Tri-X film with a 35mm Pentax, using a powerful professional strobe to freeze the high-energy atmosphere of the New York City street celebration. The high-contrast black-and-white tones emphasize the textures of the costumes and the spontaneous joy of the crowd during this iconic annual event.