Andrew Kolker
Photography
THE HUMAN COMEDY
And we are. Funny that is. And it's usually better to laugh than the alternative. Here are some visual reports from the front...
Texas Lobbyists 1995
Back in the analog days, the only place you could get cell service in the state capitol in Austin was in this open rotunda. If one didn't know better, you would think there was a prayer service going on. And with these public servants afoot, we had all better pray...
July 4, 1999 Narrowsburg, NY
The King, Queen and the Court. Game of Thrones this is not. But don't fool with these folks, they keep dragons...
Selcuk, Turkey 2012
In an storeroom at the local museum, there was a bacchanal to end all bacchanals. To say that the participants were all stoned (or plastered) would be too easy...
New York, NY 1998
Adventures in black and white in color...
Easter Sunday, New York, NY 2013
I don't know about you, but I dress like this all the time.
New York, NY 2013
Remembering infamous patriots...whoever they were.
Brooklyn, NY 2010
Coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan. But Brooklyn still remains truly wild...although a bit of shadow of its former self...
Bonita Springs, FL 2009
A bird's eye view...
San Juan, Puerto Rico 2010
In this famous San Juan eatery (now closed), there was always room for 3 more...Now you can buy a shirt there rather than an omelet.
New Orleans, 1975
I didn't know these folks, but their dynamic was interesting. It helps that it was Mardi Gras...
Camel Market, Cairo 1993
This friendly Sudanese camel seller wasn't sure why I wanted to take his picture—and neither were the camels behind him. But they all got into it with good humor.
Maryland 1999
Miss Pat purports to have the largest selection of lawn ornaments on the East Coast. Mother Mary and her coterie do not disagree...
West Texas 1995
Mr. Gonzales sells various wares roadside in rural west Texas. I'm not sure how much the happy deity goes for.
Elsa,Texas 1994
At an Ann Richards rally, a young partisan froze the photographer with her impossible cuteness...
New Orleans 2008
Yes, there are parades every week it seems in NOLA, but in '08, three years after Katrina, it was more of an event. This was not an exception: a memorial second line for a friend and great photographer, Mike Smith.
Brooklyn 2010
The many faces of the 'new' Brooklyn. Actually, shot as the NY Marathoners passed by.
Harlem 2008
Obama Innauguration Day just outside the Apollo Theater. All the news that's fit to fly...
New York 2006
Thank god these mannequins don't piss. This was one of the first digital pics I ever took.