Street Notes is a digital photography zine that complements each episode of Cinematic Reality on my YouTube channel. Alongside high-resolution versions of all the photos featured in the video, Street Notes also includes unseen shots that didn’t make it into the film. It provides a detailed breakdown of the camera, lens, and settings used for each shot, as well as behind-the-scenes insights into the locations and my creative process—covering specific photos, neighborhoods, and themes.

Volume 2 follows Cinematic Reality: NYC, a project where I spent most of 2024 photographing New York City and collecting b-roll to create the short film. Since this project is based in the city where I live, I had the time to stitch together themes more deliberately and even pull from older photos and video to tie everything together. The images in this zine and film were taken between 2019 and 2024, with the majority captured in 2024.

In this volume, you’ll receive:

• 189 high-resolution photos from Cinematic Reality: NYC + some unseen or alternate angles..

• Camera, lens, and settings for each shot. (Note: Film photos and some manual lenses do not have metadata.)

• The neighborhood/location where each photograph was taken.

• Behind-the-scenes insights, thoughts, context, or recommendations.

This digital zine is available as a downloadable .PDF file (127 MB, 166 pages). Load times may vary depending on your device and internet connection. For the best experience, I highly recommend viewing it on a larger screen rather than a smartphone.

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Thank you so much.

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