Welcome to the March 2023 Edition of Pigeons of New York. Authentic stories as told by the pigeons roaming the Big Apple. My role as the photojournalist is to identify a potential story, observe, and let the story naturally evolve within a safe space. The large majority of NYC’s speed walkers just aren’t listening…luckily I am.
Each story is unique. Just like the Pigeons of New York.
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Here is this month’s pigeon prose.
Aubrey A. – Greeley Square Park
“I’m dealing with some stuff and just feeling alone. People are there and they reach out to check in but no one really digs deep and feels it the way I do. I don’t even know what I’m feeling sometimes either. It’s just all of the sudden you get this wave of feeling bland and gray. And then other times I’m ecstatic and ready to take on anything that comes my way. I’m a believer that all the suffering we have on us is a reflection of the society that we’re in. People are so set on just taking our money so they create fake hatred between groups, sensationalize the issues, or just over hype the problems that people have. Everything just seems so life or death all the time. People just want to enjoy themselves and feel love. They want to feel like they are doing something worthwhile. I’m the same way.”
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I saw Aubrey staring into the passing cars while I walked along Broadway in December. She was thinking about the vastness and emptiness of New York City. To her it wasn’t about being surrounded by people, it was about being surrounded by *your* people.
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