Artist Statement:
Coney Island is a colorful destination for tourists and locals alike to unwind. In my photo essay I tried to find not the literal colorful rides at the boardwalk itself, but the different colorful personalities in the boardwalk. Within ten minutes of walking down the stretch I realized that everyone I had approached were all of different ages, races, and genders, yet all had their love for Coney Island and New York City in common. I tried to create more intimate portraits by creating a shallower depth of field to narrow in on the people I was photographing while also capturing the colorful life of the boardwalk.