Like many people, New York City holds a special place in my heart.  No, I could never live there.  And I won’t even go into the galactic gulf between my politics and those of the people in New York City.  But for a photographer like myself, there’s no place better.  in June, I traveled to New York for the first time in about 12 years to attend the 2025 B&H Bild Expo.  If you read the article I published a few months ago about my plans to attend the expo, then you know I planned to bring and use a lot of different photography gear.  That plan really went out the window because it was incredibly hot while I was in New York.  I ended up not taking my Canon gear out of my backpack during the trip and shot almost exclusively with the Fujifilm X100VI, with perhaps maybe 10% of the photos being taken with my Canon G7 X.  I was concerned that I was only going to come away with “snapshots” and not the kind of shots you would want to put in your portfolio.  instead, I was shocked at the number of truly stunning photos I was able to capture with the Fuji.

Clearly not all of these photos are award-winning portfolio material.  I did include some nice snapshot and memory type photos as well.  But wow…the X100VI really does continue to impress.  I’ve never taken better photos in New York City.  But I must also acknowledge that my skills as a photographer have seriously grown in the last 12 years since I was last in New York.

The trip itself was a good one, and as you can tell from the photos, I covered a lot of ground and saw a lot in about three days.  So my New York City itch has been scratched.  At least for now.  There are other places…other cities that I need to see in this lifetime.   Some that will be return visits, but others for the first time.  I look forward to the adventure and opportunity of what is yet to come.