Through my eyes: The Industrial Side of New York

New York City is filled with beautiful skyscapers, overpasses and underpasses, bridges that connect you from one borough to the next, and tons and tons of annoying construction sites that cause massive amounts of traffic (not my favorite part of nyc). Well, being 10 weeks post-partum and anxious to go for a jog I ventured off. The hubby had off from work and I immediately took advantage of the opportunity and set off with water bottle and iphone at hand.

Now if you know me, you know that my eyes tend to be drawn to the softer side of life-flowers, lakes, sunset at a horizon, babies, portraits-anything that screams soft and beautiful. As I was running down southstreet, (my usual route), listening to my "No Pain No Gain" playlist, I couldn't help but notice that there was nothing really "beautiful" to look at. My surroundings weren't flowers and babies and sunsets- but an old highway above me, the garbage bins to my right, tall buildings that needed an entire face lift, the construction site that for some reason never seems to be getting anywhere, and gates that sealed off empty warehouses. It was just never ending and extremely difficult for me not to be sucked in to the hard side of NYC-the grimy, dirty, rough side that some might only think gets in the way of a great photo.

So during my light jog (and I emphasize light..lol) I took a few photos and began to think a little bit about this thing we call beauty. Is there a way that beauty can be found in the rough side of nyc? Is it possible for the soft to co exist with the rough? Well, I have decided to explore this concept and see what emerges. Feel free to take some time during the hussle and bussle we call life and see what you find.

And now begins a series I like to call-

~~"The Industrial Side of New York"~~