No. 189 | The Sun, The Moon, and The Southern Tip | NY

Taken from Brooklyn Bridge Park.  

No. 188 | Runners, Fog | NYC 

Running alongside the NY skyline. Quick outtakes from a foggy but beautiful day in Brooklyn Bridge Park.  

Hi people…if you have a minute check out this quick feature over at artchipel’s tumblr, where they’re currently promoting my online shop and posting some available prints. If you’re interested, you can visit my shop and buy prints through their site (links below). 

While we’re doing promotional stuff we might as well do this:
You can also follow me on Twitter, or Instagram (both @jameschororos), and there’s always more photographs at my portfolio site www.jameschororos.4ormat.com. Thanks for following. 

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• 3 words that would best define your artwork: Nostalgic but contemporary
• 3 words to talk about you: Thoughtful, passionate, progressive
• What do you wish to express through your artwork? Wonder, nostalgia, adventure
• Your inspiration of the moment? To my surprise in the past year I have been increasingly inspired by natural landscapes. I say it’s surprising because I’ve always been very urban oriented. I grew up in and around NY and previously focused my work more on the built environment than the natural.
• The artiste or the artwork that inspire you at the moment: John Baldessari, and I’ve always been inspired by the work of Donald Judd.
• A music that you like while working: It depends on what I’m working on. If I’m working on something tedious that just has to get done I like something upbeat, like electronic music maybe. If I’m working on editing a new photograph and have a lot of time to spend with it I like something more calm and reflective.
• An art obsession? I think if you’re an artist, you are required to be obsessive.
• The tools to create an artwork: My cameras, music, my computer, and no distractions.
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• 3 mots qui définiraient votre travail artistique : Nostalgique, mais contemporain
• 3 mots qui parlent de vous : Sérieux, passionné, progressiste
• Ce que voulez-vous exprimer par votre travail : La merveille, la nostalgie, l’aventure
• Ce qui vous inspire en ce moment : À ma grande surprise au cours de la dernière année, j’ai été de plus en plus inspiré par les paysages. C’était surprenant pour moi, car j’ai toujours été une personne plutôt urbaine. J’ai grandi aux alentours de New York et concentrais auparavant mon travail sur le milieu bâti.
• L’artiste ou l’œuvre qui vous inspire en ce moment : John Baldessari, et j’ai toujours été inspiré par le travail de Donald Judd.
• Une musique qui vous plaît quand vous travaillez : Cela dépend ce sur quoi je travaille. Quand je dois terminer une tâche fastidieuse, j’aime du son « upbeat », comme la musique électronique. Quand j’ai du temps devant moi pour éditer une nouvelle photo, je préfère quelque chose de plus calme et réfléchi.
• Une obsession artistique ? Quand vous êtes artiste, vous êtes tenu d’être obsessionnel.
• Les outils pour créer une œuvre : Mes caméras, de la musique, mon ordinateur, et de la concentration

(Interview with artist by ARTchipel May-2012)

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No. 187 | North Atlantic Coast | ME

The coast of the Atlantic in Maine was so peaceful and quiet it made me feel like I was staying on a lake rather than an ocean. Everything about it reminded me of sleepaway camp. 

No. 186 | Density Acclimation | NY/ME

It always ends up being tougher than you anticipate to come back to the pace and density of New York City when you’ve been away for even a short period of time. Especially when you come back from a place where the only thing that blocks your view of the natural landscape is a decorative metal fish. 

No. 185 | Daylight | NY

Our office closed early tonight for the holiday weekend so I headed to Brooklyn Bridge Park for a photo walk. The sky was amazing. I would take so many more photos if I could leave work every day while the sun was still out.  

Maine tomorrow, landscapes coming soon. Happy holiday. 

No. 184 | Contrast | CA

I like this image because it’s 75% disturbing moire pattern, and 25% pretty landscape.

This was taken in Pomona, CA at the Morphosis designed Diamond Ranch High School, so that’s a corrugated metal clad shard cutting through this view. 

No. 183 | Last Bit of Light | NYC

Taken from the water at 200mm right before the sun crept below the horizon. 

No. 182 | Empire State | NYC

Taken while sailing on the Hudson. 

No. 181 | Afarin & Amir | NYC

My good friends Afarin and Amir recently got engaged and asked me to take some portraits to mark the occasion.  

These are two tilt-shift outtakes taken in the West Village and from the highline. 

No. 180 | Choppy Waters | NYC

As I’ve mentioned before, I like watching water. I think I probably should just start a fuckyeahwater blog. Or maybe I’ll make a book out of them. Either way, you guys seem to like them and I like making them. 

This time it’s the choppy Hudson river taken from a sailboat that a couple of my friends and I got to take out on Friday to watch the sunset. It was a great time and I have some good shots of Manhattan coming out of my editing queue. 

No. 181 | Dropping In | NJ

Taken during part of a Navy Seal demonstration at an air show in NJ. 

No. 180 | Postcard Shot | NYC

Left work early tonight to go sailing with some friends out of North Cove Marina. Views of NYC and the statue of liberty from the water while having a few beers can never be a bad thing. Such a good Friday night.

Just a preview, plenty more to come. 

No. 179 | WTF, Hawaii | HI 

For some reason, almost every gas station on the East side of the big island had some sort of beat up old Mercedes in it’s lot.