About Adventures of a GoodMan
My name is Greg Goodman, and this is the magazine of my life.
. . . .Through it, I invite you to join me on a virtual photographic trip around the world, complimented by stories and multimedia from the road.
Think of the site as my answer to the age-old question: I traveled; now what?
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A Small Island in the Middle of New York City: At Night
At night, Roosevelt Island is especially beautiful and eerie. Unlike the rest of New York City, which never sleeps, the Island goes to bed pretty early and leaves its streets and courtyards empty.
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Incredible Lightning Storm Photography Over New York City Bridges
Incredible photographs of lightning bolts crashing over the Queensboro Bridge and a Con Edison power plant in New York City. Plus, stories of the experience and how I got the shots.
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Soaring High Above New York City on an Aerial Tramway
Imagine soaring above the New York City skyline in an aerial cable car every day to get to school. That’s how I spent my childhood growing up on Roosevelt Island: a two mile long and 800 foot wide sliver of land in the East River sandwiched between Manhattan from Queens.
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The Filming of a Theory
Everyone loves seeing a movie being filmed, so when the production of Conspiracy Theory came to my hometown of Roosevelt Island, New York City, in 1996, I did what any high school photographer would do: grabbed my camera and a roll of B&W film and started documenting.
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Spooky Nightime Photography at a New York City Parking Garage
The Motorgate parking garage on New York City’s Roosevelt Island is a spooky place at night. Especially with the HDR setting on my EVO camera turned on.
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Roosevelt Island Fall Photography
A recent visit to my hometown of Roosevelt Island in New York City in October could not have provided a more serene and beautiful backdrop for taking some photos. With the autumn wind blowing and the fall foliage changing the leaves to beautiful shades of yellow, orange, red and brown, …
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I am so fascinated with this island, especially how it has changed so much. The history is so interesting. I did not know all this had happened to the island. I knew it as Welfare Island. I was born in NY, raised as a child in Flushing in the 50′s, now known as China Town, and left Merrick L.I. in 1970 for TX so I missed all the changes. Thank you for your marvelous pictures. What a lovely place it has become.
Hi Dodie,
Thanks so much for your kind words. Yeah, it really is an extremely special place that’s been through so many iterations over it’s existence. Have you had the chance to visit there recently? It’s really a marvelous place…especially in April when the cherry blossoms are out.
Hi Greg,
Excellent photographs.We used to live on the Island til 1999.(Bldg. River Cross Apt 312)
We would love to see all the photographs that you have taken of the Island.Thanks for bringing back the memories.
Sushil