{"id":229,"date":"2024-10-08T23:23:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/?p=229"},"modified":"2025-01-19T23:27:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T04:27:58","slug":"new-york-commuter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/javier.dominguez.photography\/blog\/2024\/10\/08\/new-york-commuter\/","title":{"rendered":"New York commuter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"\">I think this is a quintessential New York image. It is not the Empire State building, or Lady Liberty, or Grand Central Terminal. It is just a commuter pedaling his way through steam to get to work in Midtown Manhattan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/Galleries\/Manhattan\/Midtown\/Midtown_24090008.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"\">I was coming back from a shoot, so I had my camera with me. I saw the steam leak and took out my camera. 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