Vincent Pflieger's Long-Term Photo Project Documents Coney Island as New York's Last Outpost
Vincent Pflieger, a French photographer, first discovered Coney Island two decades ago during a winter snowfall, which sparked a long-term project named Coney Island. His photographs illustrate a timeless locale that intertwines cinema, memory, and urban transformation. Inspired by Requiem for a Dream, Pflieger recognized familiar sights on his initial stroll along the boardwalk. His attention transitioned from film to the lives of New Yorkers, documenting families, the Cyclone, and seasonal festivities like the Mermaid Parade. Coney Island celebrates individuality and extravagance, standing against New York's uniformity. Pflieger's goal is to portray a genuine New York experience. The images were captured using Kodak Professional Portra 400 and Kodak Ektacolor 160, with scanning done by Nice Film Club.
Fatti principali
- Vincent Pflieger is a French photographer who first visited Coney Island about twenty years ago during a snowy winter
- His long-term photographic project is titled simply Coney Island
- He first recognized the boardwalk's amusement rides and wooden piers from repeated viewings of Requiem for a Dream
- His focus shifted over the years from cinematic references to the New Yorkers who populate Coney Island
- Winter visitors include the Polar Bears and elderly Russian women in fur; summer brings the Mermaid Parade
- Pflieger describes Coney Island as 'candy for the eyes'
- Coney Island is about an hour by subway from Manhattan
- The images were shot on Kodak Professional Portra 400 (ISO 400, 135) and Kodak Ektacolor 160 (ISO 160, 135), scanned by Nice Film Club
Entità
Artisti
- Vincent Pflieger
- Aryz
- Francesco Faraci
- Vladimir Karamazov
- Jordan Rossi
- Domingo Nardulli
- Helena Georgiou
- Txema Salvans
- Lee Miller
- Serhii Fett
Istituzioni
- Kodak
- Nice Film Club
- Westwing
- Crosby Studios
- Wu-Tang Clan
- Clarks
- Carrefour
- Collater.al
Luoghi
- Coney Island
- New York
- United States
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Williamsburg
- Bushwick
- Palermo
- Italy
- Belene Island
- Bulgaria