Featured Artist at MargaretPalca Bakes - March 30

Hello Friends,

Quick notes...



For starters, thanks for continuously looking at my Totonno's images.... I have been getting many many web hits and contact by many people who are letting me know how much they enjoy the work and are linking it to the reopen of this Pizza Haven!

Second note, I am going to be featuring 8 - 12 fine art photographs at Margaret Palca Bakes in Red Hook /Carroll Gardens Brooklyn on Columbia Street beginning on Monday March 30 for 3 weeks. This bakery serves up delicious pastries and cakes, as well as excellent coffee and gourmet sandwiches - just enough to sit back and let the taste buds do their work while your peer at my work and decide if you like it!

These images will be very much Brooklyn and NYC nostalgic as it fits the area - you will see when you get there!

The website with directions is as follows -> http://www.margaretpalcabakes.com


Once again, thanks for all of your support!

- Dan

www.danmarinophoto.com
dan@danmarinophoto.com
(917) 207-2091

Another Sad & Tragic Coney Island Event - Totonno's Fire Causes Major Damage

CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos


Hello friends,


Unfortunately, another NYC, Brooklyn and Coney Island Icon have suffered a great tragedy. As Coney Island itself continues to go through numerous unresolved issues, Totonno's Napolitano Pizzeria, the oldest running family run pizzeria in Brooklyn, went on fire Saturday morning. From what the news stories say, it looks like the coal oven sparked a fire that reached the ceiling and made its way to the roof.

This small pizzeria that is still very much designed as when it first opened in 1924 is very near and dear to my heart. I have been going there for all 33 of my year s and still manage to get there every 2nd or 3rd Fridays to bring home a pie or two.

I will save a photo essay I was planning to put out here very soon for when the proposed re-opening occurs. I just convinced Cookie the owner to allow my to do a photo shoot at Totonno's which I did complete on February 19. I think that a masterful story with supporting pictures is very necessary for this almost landmark of a place and a grand re-opening which hopefully does occur is most fitting.

** SOME DETAILS ABOUT THE SHOOT **

CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos

I will share some fond memories from past and present here and use some of the photos from the shoot to support it. I will also link you to my gallery so you can see all of these images now. My goal with the shoot was simple. I went into it with no pre-conceived desires; just the passion and feeling that I needed to shoot it for my own pleasure and archives. What I intended to capture were hidden treasures that uncovered themselves as I snapped the camera and focused the lens. The only design goal was to try and create a nostalgic feeling; making sure to mix in images that had an antiqued and rustic feel, really crisp BxW's and vibrant color images the visually show Totonno's in its current state today.

** MY OWN MEMORIES **

1) Nothing beats the pizza eating competitions I got into with Uncle Dennis as a young boy. Who can eat as many of these coal fired delicious thin crusted slices was the sole rule! Uncle D definitely cheated and I always let him know because he wouldn't eat the crusts!

2) I will never forget the apartment shared by my wife (then girlfriend) Vanessa and I on Bay 50th Street and Cropsey. This location pretty much made Totonno's our resident pizza haven for a few years! Can you say extra pounds!!! There many nights we would walk over the Cropsey Bridge and pop in for a white and a red.

3) To this day, I go in and ask for a medium red and a medium white only for Cookie to tell me, "We don't have medium; just small and large!" I mean seriously why I can’t remember this!

4) I vividly remember Cookie's mom sitting on the bench outside Totonno's day in and day out.

5) I will never forget finally taking my camera and having the opportunity to document this special place.


I hope this wets your apetite prior to the photo essay hopefully coming sooner rather than later. In the meantime, please enjoy the pics and let me know what you think! Leave your comments to share your memories and thoughts of Totonnos.









Regards,

Dan



CHECK THESE PHOTOS OUT IN THE GALLERY HERE -> http://danmarinophoto.com/__cl/totonnos

APW Art Gallery Opening - 3/6 Reception from 6-8PM

Hey everyone,

I am late getting this note out the door. My first art gallery opening of the season is upon us.

From Friday, March 6th through March 29, I will have 2 fine art photography abstracts on display. Interesting concept with this gallery; over 450 presenting artists showcasing work on 12 x 12 canvases. The gallery is large enough to hold thousands of pieces at this size. The theme of the show is titled, "World of Imagination".

There is an opening reception this Friday evening from 6-8PM. The gallery is located in Long Island City on Van Dam Street. I will be there for a while to check out the works, meet some of the artists and catch the overall vibe.

For more details, please check out the APW Gallery website here -> www.apwarts.com!



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As always, I appreciate all of your support! 2009 is going to be a great year! If you are reading this after 12PM, Happy Friday!

Stay tuned for more exciting news. I will be a featured artist on March 29 through the end of April; you will hear about this in a week or 2.

Feel free to contact me sooner for information!


- Dan