Lovers, Barcelona, Spain
I whispered, ‘I am too young,’ And then, ‘I am old enough’; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might love. ‘Go and love, go and love, young man, If the lady be young and fair.’ Ay, penny, brown penny, brown penny, I am looped in the loops of her hair. O […]
Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, by Cass Gilbert, Triumph of the Human Spirit, Sculptor Lorenzo Pace, Foley Square Black History
A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi… has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It’s not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for. Thurgood Marshall If the First Amendment means […]
Apollo Theater, famous music hall Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York – Black History
Apollo Theater, most famous music hall, Architect: George Keister, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA he Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the oldest and most famous music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with African-American performers. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[2] and was the home of Showtime at the […]
Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, Black History
Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee,which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street Beale Street is a street in Downtown Memphis, Tennessee, which runs from the Mississippi River to East Street. It is a significant location in the city’s history, as well as in the history of the blues. Today, the blues clubs […]
Black History – Contrast Slave Cabin – Plantation
Black History – Contrast Slave Cabin – Plantation Slave Cabin, Magnolia Plantation and Gardens, Ashley River Road, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
African Burial Ground National Monument, Manhattan, New York
African Burial Ground National Monument, Manhattan, New York Graves, African Burial Ground National Monument, Manhattan,New York City, New York,
Monument to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the commander of the first Massachusetts regiment of black men serving in the Civil War, and his regiment, located in Boston
Monument to Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, the commander of the first Massachusetts regiment of black men serving in the Civil War, and his regiment, located in Boston, Massachusetts. Photos of the USA
Highway 80, Voting Rights Trail. Selma to Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama. Highway 80, Voting Rights Trail. Selma to Montgomery marches brought about the Voting Rights Act in 1965 United States Photographs
Poets Alley, The Mall, Central Park, Manhattan, NYC, Snow
Central park is an oasis. After a storm I took a walk through the park, and come upon this wonderful winter wonderland.
Cooper Union new Academic building designed by Thom Mayne of firm Morphosis, New York City
Cooper Union new Academic building designed by Thom Mayne of firm Morphosis, New York City New York I was walking through the village in 2009, when I saw this building for the first time. It was a total wow moment. It showed the transformation that the city was going through. It led to a book […]
Freedom
When I was eight, my parents immigrated to the United States from Poland via Israel because of the freedom that America offered. I created this picture with images from around the country that involved this countries struggle to create freedom. Collage of the places in the United States that show the journey towards freedom. Pictures […]
Blue Sparkle, Atlantic Ocean, Montauk, NY
I was high on the bluffs on the Eastern most spot In Long Island looking out at the vast expanse of the ocean, It was late morning the sky and the ocean where this wonderful blue. The sun created these wonderful sparkles on the water. On a wall it feels like a window out into the […]
Heart Rocks
When I started exploring the shoreline of the North Fork of Long Island, I noticed that there where a lot of rocks shaped like hearts. I collected them and one day put them back in the water and photographed this scene. i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am […]
Jake Rajs, The Eye of America, By R. B. Stuart, Long Island Magazine January 2008
January 2008, Article, Jake Rajs, The Eye of America, By R. B. Stuart, Long Island Magazine January 2008 Tucked away in an old converted firehouse on the North Fork, is international photographer Jake Rajs whose dramatic landscapes have graced the pages of LIFE, Esquire, OMNI, Travel & Leisure and others. This quiet, unsuspecting visual artist possesses […]
IAC building designed by Frank O. Gehry and 100 Eleventh Avenue designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Beyer Blinder Bell, Chelsea, NYC
Sunset from the Highline, NYC I was walking on the Highline 3 years ago and saw the IAC building designed by Frank O. Gehry and 100 Eleventh Avenue designed by Ateliers Jean Nouvel and Beyer Blinder Bell, realized how much New York had changed. I’m always trying to create something that has never been created before. […]
Canyons of the Ancients, Colorado
Winter morning driving the back roads of Colorado. The storm was clearing and I decided to snowshoe into Canyons of the Ancients, to see the Lowry Pueblo Ruins, an Indian ruin that I had not visited before. As the sun started coming out it illuminated the fresh snow and ruins. The ancient ruins contrasted with the […]
Marsh, Dawn, Quogue, New York
When I photograph a landscape, I try to capture the miracle that there is nothing more beautiful and perfect than what is created by nature. It has a calming, soothing and inspiring influence on our spirit, reminding us to appreciate each day and celebrate the unique beauty that exists only in the moment. Jake Rajs
Louis Vuitton, Fifth Avenue – Why art? What is the reason? photo by Jake Rajs
Mannequins with Neon, Louis Vuitton,, 1 East 57th Street, New York City, New York Why art? What is the reason? This insight is from a speech by Milton Glaser. “How does art help you survive? It helps us survive by making us attentive. In a simplistic way, when you go past a forest and you look […]
Ocean Waves Kissing The Shoreline, photo by Jake Rajs
There is nothing more beautiful than the way the ocean waves keep kissing the shoreline. image link