Even after the glitter fades

I photographed the most insanely beautiful apartment yesterday- the apartment of William Basinsky, an avant-garde composer. He has been living in the Helca Iron Works building on North 11th in Williamsburg for 20 years in this gorgeous 4,000 sq. foot apartment. Billy and his boyfriend are moving to their Los Angeles apartment full time as the rent has just become too much, and the neighbourhood changed beyond recognition. While the vaulted ceilings might be decaying and falling apart, the apartment is one of the most glamorous spaces I've ever been in- a place with so many stories to tell.






The original ironwork in this closed up staircase is just incredible- Helca also did the ironwork on the Flatiron Building and many other New York landmarks.

All photos Copyright © 2008 Laura Helms

Days on End

So much has been written about Jamie Livingston's polaroid a day from 1979 till his death in 1997, but I just wanted to put a little post up about these amazing photographs. He started shooting one polaroid each day while he was a student at Bard and continued shooting through marriage and cancer treatment. They are an immaculate glimpse into one man's life- an artist and a normal man with just as mundane a life as anyone else.

This is the article that started all of the excitement about his work.

This image below is from the day I was born.

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Copyright © 1983 Jamie Livingston