sam polcer | photography

Black and gold.

Sam — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:07:58 +0000

New Orleans Saints fans know how to tailgate. I had a few minutes before going to my first NFL game in, oh, 25 years, to take a few shots of the insanity outside the Superdome. Also, now I’m hungry.

House music.

Sam — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:49:57 +0000

I recently wrote about a collaboration between one of my favorite artists, Swoon, and New Orleans Airlift called The Music Box: A Shantytown Sound Laboratory; it’s basically an elaborate prototyping stage for a project called the Dithyrambalina. When I wasn’t interviewing folks like New Orleans Airlift’s extremely helpful co-founder Delaney Martin and wandering around with my mouth agape, I took a few photos of this remarkable place and the creative folks behind it, including Swoon herself. I wish I could’ve had more time setting up shots, but I’m glad to have witnessed it regardless.

Frique show.

Sam — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:11:27 +0000

The final night of Cirque This‘s annual Cirque Off variety show weekend was so much fun!

Red rover.

Sam — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:37:15 +0000

Wrote a piece on road trippin’ in a brand new Range Rover Evoque for Hemispheres, going from San Francisco to Eureka by way of Mendocino. Took a few photos along the way (when I wasn’t living out my car commercial fantasies winding through the Redwoods).

Face time.

Sam — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:34:52 +0000

Haven’t done many performer headshots … I think this one works, considering it was done on the sly (read: while at work) with no lights, about 15 minutes’ notice and an office hallway location. Go get ‘em, JD!

Oh, snaps (summer edition).

Sam — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 02:21:48 +0000

Time for another instagram post (Yes, Mom, these photos were taken with my phone). I think this one covers most of the summer all the way through a snowy Halloween weekend. Enjoy the slideshow!
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First dance.

Sam — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:46:08 +0000

Forgot to post these photos taken on the first day of gay marriages in New York. Better late than never!

Get your kicks.

Sam — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:37:31 +0000

Shot a free Muay Thai kickboxing event for Hudson River Park Trust last week. It was my second boxing event this year, what’s going on?

Birds of a feather.

Sam — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:41:04 +0000

If you haven’t heard of tUne-yArDs yet, you probably will soon. Merrill Garbus (top, with yellow earring) is a force to be reckoned with—and one with a sound that’s very hard to describe, with looped live samples, primal wails, strange harmonies and big beats (which she plays herself). I caught her last night at Hudson River Park’s RiverRocks series on a very packed Pier 54. Opening act Austra is also a band worth checking out.
The L Magazine was nice enough to feature one of my photos and a video I shot at the show here.

Swing set.

Sam — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:35:40 +0000

I’ll be shooting all summer for the folks at Hudson River Park. First up: MoonDance on Pier 84, with a lot of happy people kicking up their heels to the sounds of the David Berger Jazz Orchestra.