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Went through old HDs today, because I was searching a specific set. I didn't find it, but I stumbled upon these old photographs. I took them on August 31st, 2001. I booked a flight in a helicopter to photograph the NYC skyline from above. It were the most expensive 8 minutes of my life and I remember thinking that even hookers offer their services at lower prices.
This was still on film and I only have these images in very small sizes. But what still gives me chills is what happened only 11 days after I took these images.
- 20 years this year...SimonFFM
- Yeah man.DRIFTMONKEY
- Is it tough photographing clothes folks?!
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Great photos AND crazy @ timing.ideaist - clothes = clothed!!!ideaist
- damnGuyFawkes
- What happened?omahadesigns
- I just want to check: you went up in a chopper over Manhattan (I've done the same flight, it's incredible), and your mind drifted to the cost of hookers!Wolfboy
- wowBennn
- Which route did you do? When I did it, we went up the Hudson from roughly where your first pic is taken, circled Yankie Stadium and back down.Wolfboy
- It was an 8 minute flight for 200 USD. This was more than I could actually afford. 200 USD was the price for 1 hour with an escort girl back then (in Germany).SimonFFM
- The route was up to Central Park (West side), turn, Statue of Liberty.SimonFFM
- We all know you didn't use up the whole hour with the hooker tho. You got more bang for your buck with the pilot giving you the ride of your life.palimpsest
- It’s the two tall buildings from Friends.Chimp
- You shot these on my birthday.utopian
- awesome photo, Simon! crazy timing. coincidental Utopian bday photoshoot present!Krassy
- Simon, helicopters won't give you AIDS so it's all goodbabydick
- You photos gave me chills too. Thanks for sharing!nocomply
- Thanks for sharing. This was my view from the West Village at the time. http://talesfromtheh…CyBrainX
- @Cy Wow, looks beautifulSimonFFM
- I was 15 at the time and arrived to NYC for a 3-day orientation program as a foreign exchange student on the 26th August that year.scruffics