Man at the Bar © Leland Bobbé

One of my favorite photos, I shot this at a Blarney Stone bar across the street from Penn Station. I used my body to block the window reflections on the subject creating an inside/outside effect. This shot brings to my mind the line Vincent Gallo used in his film Buffalo 66: “. . . spanning time.”

'Tattered Face' © Leland Bobbé

Tattered Face and Tattered Hoops were shot on 5th Avenue in the lower 30’s on a temporary construction wall covered with peeling posters. I love the collage-like effect and the faces that seem to seep out of the wall in fragments.

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Blue Chairs © Leland Bobbé

‘Blue Chairs’ was shot in Times Square on a rainy afternoon. I was struck by the empty chairs just sitting in the middle of the street and everything seems to have a glow.

'Knockout' © Leland Bobbé

‘Knockout’ was shot in the Times Square subway station. I liked the juxtaposition of the boxer knocked out on a video monitor right next to the poster of the lively musicians.

'Face' © Leland Bobbé

I saw this on Madison Avenue and was struck by the black grid on the face from the window frames and the window reflections. When isolated by the camera I think it becomes very powerful.