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?
Next Stop, My Favorite Place on Earth
“111th Street. Next Stop, Shea Stadium.” Those are some of my favorite words in the English language and a sound from my childhood that still fills me with happiness.
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Posted in Photo of the Day, Trains and Tracks
Tagged Mets, New York, NYC, Queens, Train, Train Travel, Trains, Transportation, USA
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Peace Happens Here … the United Nations // Photos of the Day
Although the United Nations isn’t even the most famous building in New York City, it may be the the most important in the world!
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Posted in Cities, Fisheye, Landmarks, Photo of the Day
Tagged architecture, Building, Fisheye, Landmark, New York, New York City, NYC, USA
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RA Dickey Wins 20 Games & the Cy Young Award
Photos and stories from Cy Young winner RA Dickey’s 20th win of the season at Citi Field: home of the New York Mets. Learn all about how a 37 year old journeyman knuckleballer was the best pitcher in baseball in 2012.
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Posted in Baseball Stadiums, Highlights, Major League Baseball, My Favorites
Tagged Baseball, Mets, MLB, New York, Sports, Stadium
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Nothing Says America Like the New York Yankees
Baseball is as American as apple pie, Betty Crocker, the American Flag, and the New York Yankees. See why in in photographs from Yankee playoff games in 2012 and 2009.
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J. D. Salinger, the Writer From New York
New York produced one of the greatest writers of the 20th century: J. D. Salinger, the author of great novels such as the world famous ‘The Catcher in the Rye’. Here is a bit about the author and the city of New York.
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Guest Editorial: Europe is Taking Over NYC
I’ve always been fascinated by how other cultures view the USA. In this post, a Catalan woman writes in with her opinion on how the US is catching on to some great European trends.
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5 Posts I’m Really Proud Of About My Adventures in the USA
The five posts featuring my best photographic and storytelling work from life in the United States. Highlights include Route 66, Washington, DC, New York City and California.
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Posted in Best of the Site, Featured Posts Slider, United States
Tagged About, America, Blog Posts, Introspective, My 7 Links, New York, Route 66, San Francisco, Top 10, USA
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The Team You Love to Hate – The New York Yankees (Stadium)
The New York Yankees: you either love ‘em or hate ‘em. Either way, they have a beautiful state-of-the-art stadium that I have spent time wandering around and photographing with my fisheye lens.
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Posted in Baseball Stadiums, Featured Posts Slider, Highlights, Major League Baseball, My Favorites, New York
Tagged Baseball, Fisheye, Greg Goodman, MLB, New York, New York City, Photo Essay, Photography
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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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Shea Hey Shea Stadium: A Photographic Tribute to My Favorite Place Ever
As a die-hard fan, I could write volumes about all of my fond memories of Shea. From the highs to the lows, it was my second home for much of my life and it’s demise in 2008 finally inspired me to get a dslr and properly document the place while I still could.
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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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Posted in Camera Phone Photogaphy, Night Photography, Roosevelt Island
Tagged 10044, Camera Phone, EVO, Garage, Motorgate, New York, New York City, Night Photography, NYC, Photography, Photos, RI, Roosevelt Island
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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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Posted in Featured Posts Slider, Roosevelt Island
Tagged 10044, buildings, Lots 'o Travel Snapshots, Manmade, New York, New York City, NYC, Roosevelt Island, Urban, USA
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Wrapping Up the Trip – Some Final Thoughts
Some quick stats from the trip… Away for 8.5 months or 250 days or 6000 hours or 360,000 minutes Visited 13 countries Took 15 plane rides Needed five visas (India, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia) Spent the Most Time In: India (92 days) … Second place: Thailand (45 days) Spent the …
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A 1,500 Mile Road Trip With No iPod
Camping gear packed in the car? Check! Clothing, cameras, directions? Check, check, check. iPod for music during our 1,525 mile road trip? Uh oh…what’s this frowny-faced icon on the screen?! Guess we have to grab whatever CDs are laying around and my old high school Discman. That’s how Carrie and …
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Posted in New York, Road Trips, United States
Tagged Adirondack, Camping, Canada, Lake Harris, Lost Camera, New York, New York City, Niagara Falls, Staycation, Toronto, Toronto Island
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