Demolition, 2014, Priscilla Njokede.
I took this picture as I was walking down my street enjoying the warmth of a sunny beautiful clear blue sky on the 15th of March 2014, when this lonely high-rise twin buildings at prospect place in crown height Brooklyn caught my attention. I have never seen a building being demolish in reality apart from in the movies. I like how the tall yellowish crane works steadily to tear down the buildings in bite starting from the top floor. The wrought iron on top of the buildings that look like barricades that has been partly destroyed by the crane reminds me of how I jumped through a police barricaded street in Brooklyn without being caught. Darkness really frightens me and from the square-shaped windows, I could see that inside the building is in total darkness because there are no lights in there. The stainless color of the two street lights almost matches that of the white clouds and the only leafless tree looks scanty.
Street Drummer, 2014, Priscilla Njokede
This picture was taken on the 15th of March 2014 at 42nd street in Manhattan. I was on my way that sunny late afternoon to buy some food from the food vendor when the street drummer drew my attention. I love this picture because drumming is a great way to express emotions in a musical form. The street drummer is so creative that he converted everyday materials like the cooking pots, frying pans, maybe wheel, and, emptied paint buckets into multicolored drums of different sizes which produce different unique sounds. He uses the wooden spoon to beat drums sequentially to make a memorable sound. I would have called him Mr. Brown the street drummer but the purple hat and suits gave him a unique and festive look like performers in the Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans. The stainless plate on top of the blue paint container is where people drop tips for him. The plastic grocery Shopping cart and two white paint buckets have some clean clothes in them which show that this is a daily activity that the drummer enjoys and he seems happy.
