Photography Paula Barr Photography Paula Barr

Veranda Door

 
 
 

Veranda Door, 1978

Cibachrome, printed 1979
60 x 40 inches
Camera: Nikon F3 35mm SLR, Fujichrome Provia film

View of the Palmetto Trees from my bedroom, 700 Government Street, Mobile, Alabama.

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Photography Paula Barr Photography Paula Barr

Plant Tour

 

Plant Tour, 1977

Cibachrome, printed 1979
8x10 inches
Camera: Nikon F3 35mm SLR, Fujichrome Provia film

This is a photo of the trash can at the end of a Coca-Cola bottling plant tour, where all the visitors dump their empty cups. Theodore, Alabama.

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Dobson's Boarding House

 

Dobson's Boarding House, 1977

Silver Gelatin print, printed 1978
14x11 inches
Camera: Nikon F3 35mm SLR, Kodak Tri-X

A peaceful moment from my childhood - we would have daily boarding house, family style lunch at Dobson's at noon, Mobile, Alabama.

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World Trade Center Plaza at Lunchtime

 

World Trade Center Plaza at Lunchtime, 1984

Gelatin silver print; printed 2016
24 3/8 x 58 1/4 inches
Seitz Roundshot 21/35 Panoramic, Ilford Ortho Plus film

360 degree panoramic image of the WTC plaza at lunchtime, showing the vitality of the community with noon time concerts.

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Photography Paula Barr Photography Paula Barr

Soldiers, Macy's Parade

 

Soldiers, Macy's Parade, 1989

Cibachrome print, printed 1990
8x20 inches
Camera: Fuji 6x17, Fujichrome Provia film

Thanksgiving parade, taken from the 2nd floor window of Central Park West. I photographed the Macy's parade annually.

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Chrysler Building

 

Chrysler Building, 2000

Silver Gelatin Print, printed 2000. 24x20 inches
Camera: Wisner 8x20" vertical bellows camera
Ries Tripod, Ilford Delta, sheet film custom cut to 8x20"

Taken for the Bicentennial in 2000 in a series of 9 iconic images, NYC Icons, shot with an 8x20 vertical bellows camera. Special permission from the MTA to shoot from the 6th floor ledge of Grand Central Terminal facing east.

The camera and sheet film were modified for the project.  All the prints are ‘contact prints’ and hand printed by master printer,  Girard Laumont.

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Welcome Home, Desert Storm Parade, 1991

 

Welcome Home, Desert Storm Parade, 1991

Cibachrome print, printed 1991
20 x 10 inches
Camera: Fuji 6x17, Fujichrome Provia film

June 10, 1991, Lower Manhattan, Broadway on a 2nd floor rooftop. Four million visitors from all over the world met in New York City to cheer on 24,000 marchers, more than half of them Desert Storm veterans, as they paraded up Broadway. Sponsored by AGFA.

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Photography Paula Barr Photography Paula Barr

Flatiron Building, 2000

 

Flatiron Building, 2000

Silver Gelatin Print, printed 2000 24x20 inches
Camera: Wisner 8x20" vertical bellows camera, Ries Tripod, Ilford Delta, sheet film custom cut to 8x20"

Taken for the Bicentennial in 2000 as a series of 9 iconic images, NYC Icons, shot with an 8x20 vertical bellows camera. The camera and sheet film were modified for the project. All the prints are ‘contact prints’ and hand printed by master printer, Girard Laumont.

As well as being an instantly recognizable icon of New York, the Flatiron Building is credited with popularizing the term “23 skidoo.”

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