Lackawanna — A Photo Essay
Bordering the southern end of Buffalo is the City of Lackawanna. In some ways, I often think of it these days as Buffalo’s forgotten...
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matt smith
- May 28
- 1 min
People Once Lived Here
Not too far from Canalside, the poster child for Buffalo’s revitalization, sits the vacant Perry Street projects — more than 200 units of...
matt smith
- Feb 23
- 1 min
A Day on the Ice
The one thing you can be rest assured of in Buffalo is that no matter the season, there's a hockey tournament happening somewhere. This...
matt smith
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Dummies
Do you ever wonder what it would be like if dummies, mannequins and mascots were their own race of people? I do.
matt smith
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
New Day Rising
Sometimes, it's all right there for you. While walking my dog at Buffalo's Erie Basin Marina in the early morning hours as the sun was...
matt smith
- Nov 29, 2021
- 1 min
Kaisertown - A Working Class Neighborhood
There is much written and heard of regarding Buffalo's Irish neighborhoods, but you don't often hear about Kaisertown, the working-class...
matt smith
- Aug 24, 2021
- 1 min
Texas. It's Strange.
Drive-thru margarita bars, real-life cowboys, 111-degree heat and armadillos. Texas is kinda weird.
matt smith
- Apr 16, 2021
- 1 min
Buffalo's Historic Grain Elevators
Monuments. Eyesores. History. Tear 'em down. Preserve at all costs. No matter where one stands on the towering presence of Buffalo's...
matt smith
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
The Quality of Being Wild
Do yourself a favor and checkout themarshland.org for some absolutely spectacular images of — and thoughts about — the necessity of...
matt smith
- Mar 24, 2021
- 1 min
Capital Region Architecture
Throughout the Capital Region and especially in Albany and Troy, the various styles of architecture, from Gothic to Victorian, make for...
matt smith
- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
Central Warehouse Squatter
The old abandoned Central Warehouse in Albany is a draw for anyone who shoots. Sometimes, I think I've shot everything there is to shoot,...
matt smith
- Nov 29, 2020
- 1 min
A Castle in the B-lo
People who know about things like art and architecture know that Buffalo is famous for both. People who know nothing about Buffalo — (my...
matt smith
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
Wigs!
There's weird shit everywhere. I was walking down a street in Boston when I happened upon this store. It's a wig store. That's it. Just...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Lexington Murals
Kentucky is a pretty interesting state — the stereotype northerners have of it notwithstanding. The best punk bar I have ever been in was...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Albany's Weirdest Street
Without question, Erie Boulevard in Albany's warehouse district is an absolute treasure chest when it comes to finding weird shit to...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
Skater Girl
This is one of my favorite images, caught by total happenstance and boredom. I was meeting a friend in Schenectady who was late, as...
matt smith
- Nov 26, 2020
- 1 min
The Couches of Albany
There's something about stumbling upon a couch in the city that fascinates me. Comfort in chaos? I dunno. I love the odd juxtaposition of...