Switzerland Top Secret Drum Corps at the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands
Switzerland Top Secret Drum Corps performs at the Quebec City Military Tattoo during the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands on Thursday, August 25th, 2011. The Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands is considered one of the most renowned military band festival in the world.
Quebec City Military Tattoo at the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands
800 Musicians Dancers and Choristers performs at the Quebec City Military Tattoo during the Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands on Thursday, August 25th, 2011. The Quebec City International Festival of Military Bands is considered one of the most renowned military band festival in the world.

Between days shooting in the big city of New York, it was rejuvenating to spend some time in this amazing car free community of Ocean Beach on Fire Island.

Fire Island Wagons
Wagons are locked by the dock at fire island in Ocean Beach, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011. Wagons are used by residents in this car-free community to haul goods from the ferry to their house.
Ocean Beach on Fire Island
Colored Muskoka chairs are pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011. The incorporated villages of Ocean Beach and Saltaire within Fire Island National Seashore are car-free during the summer tourist season and permit only pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
Ocean Beach on Fire Island
An art gallery is pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011. .
Dear in Ocean Beach on Fire Island
A dear eats grasses in front of Ocean Beach house in Fire Island, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011.
Ocean Beach on Fire Island
A Beach sign is pictured in Ocean Beach on Fire Island in New York state, Wednesday August 3, 2011.
Dear in Ocean Beach on Fire Island
A dear walks by the beach in Ocean Beach in Fire Island, NY, Wednesday August 3, 2011.

I waited some time to get a « client » with the Naked Cowgirl but… No one showed up…

Naked Cowboy
A girl poses with the Naked Cowboy in Times Square, New York, Tuesday August 2, 2011. Wearing only cowboy boots, a hat, and briefs, with a guitar strategically placed to give the illusion of nudity, Robert John Burck, better known as the Naked Cowboy, is an American street performer whose pitch is on New York City's Times Square.
Naked Cowgirl
Naked Cowgirl plays the guitar as she waits for clients in Times Square, New York, Tuesday August 2, 2011. Former stripper Sandy Kane performs as the "Naked Cowgirl" in Times Square, near the popular "Naked Cowboy".

One of the two most important Hasidic Jewish communities in the United States is located in Brooklyn, New York. My guide was very knowledgeable on the subject and we spent some time in Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Borough Park to take photos that could sell as stock.

Chabad-Lubavitch central headquarters
The central headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement is pictured in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. One of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements, Chabad-Lubavitch is a Hasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism.
Chabad Lubavitch central headquarters Cornerstone
The Cornerstone is pictured by the central headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic movement in the Crown Heights neighborhood of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. One of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements, Chabad-Lubavitch is a Hasidic movement in Orthodox Judaism
Hasidic Lubavitcher holding tallit katan
A Lubavitcher holds his prayer shawl, called a tallit katan, as he walks in the Crown Heights section of the the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. Crown Heights hosts an important Chabad-Lubavitch community, one of the world's larger and best-known Hasidic movements in Orthodox Judaism.
Williamsburg Brooklyn
An Hassidic Jewish men walks in Williamsburg neighborhood of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, NY, Monday August 1, 2011. Williamsburg have many ethnic groups have enclaves and an important Hasidic Jews community, most belonging to the Satmar Hasidic group.

More Brooklyn’s Hasidic Jewish communities photos on my stock site. Or more generally, you can find more Brooklyn photos or religions images.

Coney Island Cyclone
The sun set on the Coney Island Cyclone roller coster on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. A New York City landmark, The Coney Island Cyclone (better known as simply the Cyclone) is a historic hybrid roller coaster build in 1927.
Coney Island Cyclone
Coney Island Cyclone is seen through another amusement ride on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. A New York City landmark, The Coney Island Cyclone (better known as simply the Cyclone) is a historic hybrid roller coaster build in 1927.
Deno's Wonder Wheel
Deno's Wonder Wheel is pictured in Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park on Coney Island in New York city borough of Brooklyn, Sunday July 31, 2011. The Wonder Wheel, a hundred and fifty foot eccentric Ferris wheel, is the main attraction of Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park, a small amusement pier featuring mostly family and children's rides with a few adult rides.

More photos of Coney Island on my stock site


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