Gallery: Capturing Heat on Camera
THIS HAS NOT BEEN A SCORCHER OF A SUMMER SO FAR AND LET'S HOPE IT STAYS THAT WAY....THESE PHOTOS SHOW WHAT NY'ERS USUALLY ENDURE THIS TIME OF YEAR
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
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07/06/99 New York, N.Y Bathers ages 2 to 35 found a
refuge from the heat yesterday -- at least temporarily -- in a wading
pool on 134th Street in the South Bronx.
(James Estrin for the New York Times/Courtesy of the New York Times)
We talk with photographer and editor of The New York Times "Lens" blog, James Estrin, about
how photographers capture heat on camera and the challenges of news
photography in sweltering conditions. Below: Some of Estrin's favorite
photos on heat.
8/15/03
-- Plino Rodriguez ,80, got assistance walking up to his 12th floor
apartment from Sandra Gonzalez(who was visiting a friend). The
electricity was out.
8/1/06
New York,NY//In an overcrowded waiting room at Maimonides Hospital Nina
Messana was treated for heat exhaustion after she fainted in her son's
arms while walking on the street.
06/29/01/,New
York, NY /Seconds after it was turned on for the first time 70 year old
Elroy Morris delighted in the breeze of a new fan given to her by by
the Stanley M Isaacs community center.
8/2/06
New York, NY. - For many riders, the heat at the 14th Street station on
the Lexington Avenue line was overwhelming. Some passengers boarded the
trains just to feel the air-conditioning.
New
York NY-7/16/06 ;/ On a very hot day at Orchard Beach-William harrison
and his fiancee Gloria Mar - sat in the water to keep cold.
8/14/03/nyc , NY/ metro/On park ave at 102nd street A Metro North train was stuck for about an hour because electricity was out.
6/23/02/NYC,NY/
Firefighters were treated for heat exhaustion yesterday as they sat in
front of a Brooklyn building where a fire killed seven members of one
family.
8/1/06
New York,NY/ The heat continued when the sun went down- At the Betances
Houses, a city project in Mott Haven, scores of people sat outside
because it was cooler than inside.
6/17/00
On 2nd ave and 119th street in East Harlem In the summer, the living
room comes outside. Lovers smooch as the heat rises, while another
enjoys a sidewalk siesta.
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