Urban Archetypes Editions

Urban Archetypes are photographic portraits of skyscrapers.

My reason for using a camera as a tool is that it allows me find simplicity, peace, and solace within the viewfinder. Typically I am photographing calm and quiet scenes in nature, however during a trip to New York City I found myself entranced by the overlapping geometric patterns, reflections, and organization of the skyscrapers towering overhead. Unlike the trip a year prior, this time I had my camera.

There, in the middle of Manhattan, I was able to find that simple beauty that draws me into my viewfinder and causes everything outside of that little box to melt away. There, in the middle of Manhattan, I found peace and solace.

Many of the photos are presented in unconventional orientations in order break the context of standing in the middle of the city in an effort to show you the beauty that exists outside of the literal subject in the words of Minor White: One should not only photograph things for what they are but for what else they are.

I hope that these photos cause you to look closer at your surroundings to find a deeper appreciation for the often overlooked simplistic beauty that surrounds you. Even in the most chaotic of places, there is still peace to be found.

This is a living collection that will slowly be added to as I visit New York or other large cities. I dont know when the next time that I visit a large city with my camera will be, or even if it will ever happen, but my intent is to add to this collection in blocks, which each new block being a sampling of images from a single trip. Angulation is the Edition for Block 1.

Used with permission, the title of the collection was inspired by Kjetil Golids generative artwork collection Archetype, which these photographs reminded me of.

Angulation

Season's of Life

Seasons.

We go through many seasons during our lives. They can be defined on the calendar, stages of life in development, career growth, and personal growth. This typography work I did years ago represents Life and a favorite quote of mine: There is no normal life, theres just life. We each face our own challenges and seasons we go through. It is just part of life. We all deal with things differently, and how we handle these things and the outlook we chose affects us.

Spring I

BeholdingEyeditions

Manhattan as seen from a mile and a half above.  This evening was special for me as it was going to be my last light over NYC for quite some time.  I was with friends, and excited for the flight, when we noticed a cloud bank encroaching on the island.  Helicopters aren"t allowed to fly through cloud banks, so we were extra lucky to be able to get above the clouds to capture some truly unique images that night.  

Prime Time #16/35

 Drip Drop is a cohesive collection of 1111 1/1 photography NFTs by New York based photographer Dave Krugman. This collection is an ode to generative art from projects like Art Blocks, inspired by works such as Chromie Squiggles, Fidenzas, and Ringers. To learn more about this project, visit the Drip Drop website on ALLSHIPS and join the Dave Krugman Discord. 

100 mints are held for future. 

Drip Drop is a study of the generative beauty of the universe, as viewed through the lens of rain hitting puddles in Times Square. Color spectrums emerge from bright billboards, and wash over textured water, highlighting the beauty at the intersection of nature and civilization. At the overlap of these worlds, gorgeous patterns emerge. Each Drip is a slide to be studied- a cross section of entropy and energy. 

Drip Drop is a collaboration between Dave Krugman and Transient Labs. The team built a custom machine vision algorithm that sorts and batches Drips based on their emergent rarities. 

DRIP DROP // BY DAVE KRUGMAN

Drip Drop is an ode to the generative beauty of a universe unwinding. 1111 1/1 photographs of rain hitting puddles in Times Square, New York City. Rarity is determined by machine vision detecting a wide range of variables.