Editor’s note: Orestes Gonzalez is an architect, photographer, writer and resident of LIC since 1989. He has been taking photographs for over 25 years, traveling to over 40 countries and documenting what has become the overriding theme in his photography -- man’s intrinsic need for leaving a mark and the different paths to achieving it. His column, “Orestes’ LIC”, will concentrate on showing snippets of life around the areas we live in. A local record keeper, if you will. Take a look at Orestes’ Haunting video of Black & White photographs taken the night after hurricane Sandy ripped through Manhattan Vimeo.com/78436106 22 MAY 2014 I LIC COURIER I www.queenscourier.com orestes VIEWof Manhattan Spring 2014 “I never get tired of this view. Standing at the Gantry Promenade, it’s a classic skyline scene that shows off the Manhattan skyscrapers in all their glory. I was lucky to take it at just the right time, with two unsuspecting subjects that frame the scene and make it more interesting to me – and I hope to you too.”
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