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

A vivacious drag performer center stage at the Village Halloween Parade experiences a humorous and daring wardrobe malfunction, their exuberant expression and blonde curls captured in the timeless grain of a 35mm Pentax. Shot between 1982 and 1986 on black-and-white Kodak Tri-X film, the scene is punctuated by the sharp, high-contrast light of a Norman 200B Flash, which meticulously details the textures of the performer's ruffled bodice and voluminous tulle cape. This professional strobe isolates the subject's playful shock against the dark, crowded New York City night, where nearby spectators in hats and costumes are seen grinning at the unfolding spectacle. The high-contrast black-and-white aesthetic perfectly documents the raw, irreverent, and spontaneous street theater that defined the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade during this creative era.