Harlem - A new (York) Experience

Harlem was the next stop. My perception of Harlem was like that in the movies. Dark, dirty, crazy and very unlike New York or the rest of America. A certain section dominates this part of New York, this literally segregates the city into, yet another half. On my way to Harlem I knew what I was getting into. I was really excited to explore this rustic location of NY. When I reached there, I realized that finding colours in Harlem is not that easy. You need to look at the smaller things to find colour. Everything is hidden. People are pretty rude and secretive, they seem to be very united even if they are not related to each other. Therefore, it was a conscious decision to change certain images to black and white. You will notice that most black and white images are that of people or where there is a presence of a human being and for the rest the images are slightly underexposed.

The most colourful place in Harlem!

This picture summarizes Harlem as how I see it with relation to what I have experienced. The main fence is like Harlem and the smaller pointy arrows are like the people in Harlem. United, and just coming towards you, pointing straight at you, attaching you. Dark, rusty and sharp. 

Just like the image below this one goes with the same theme. You see people doing something and you can't exactly tell what it is. In Harlem you never ever know what you are around. Things might seem normal but when you actually look around nothing seems clear. It is completely different from the rest of the city. The contrast is shown in this picture through the contrasting backgrounds in relation to the people standing in front as well as each other.

Harlem is a place where people are very secretive and you feel suspicious about whatever they do. You see two people, they seem to be doing the same thing but you don't know what. You don't see what they are doing, you can't read their mind, their heads are covered in a dark shadow and a Shrek poster on the booth says, "Be a Player."