Scott Jones Photo/ScojoPhoto

05/25/2026

I haven't looked at these pictures in decades. I saw the Borlams's store sign in the background of a random online photo recently and I remembered my short visit there - years ago. It must've been about 1995 give or take. I was a photographer just cutting my teeth shooting for magazine, and I was given the assignment to take pictures at Borlam's. After spending an hour or more there taking pictures of the store and some family members (there were 3 generations there that day) the grandmother, I seem to remember, asked me if she could give me a tip. Being new at this and a little nervous and insecure I thought she was gonna give me some advice cause I had done something inappropriate! She had some gravitas you see. So, at her behest I followed her through the winding store where she took out some cash and handed it to me. I was completely taken unaware. No one had ever given me a tip for taking pictures on an editorial assignment before - or since (b. mitzvahs are a different story nowadays). I'm pretty darn sure I sent some of those pictures of the grandkids to the store ...man, I hope I did! I'll Always have a soft spot for Borlam's.

02/28/2026

02/20/2026

This 1st photo of The Flatiron building, on what looks like the day after a blizzard, was shot in 1904 according to the where I found it. The 2nd photo I took back in 1996 during a blizzard. In my picture all the cars are either covered in snow or just didn't come into the city because of the storm - there are none you can see on the street which made me feel like a that late morning. I think both photos are remarkably similar - but I hadn't seen the 1904 version until this week. It was just an accident - or maybe this building in the snow "should" just be shot from this angel. As if the scene demands it. I wonder how many other shots are out there like ours? To further enhance the experience I used an old handheld 4x5 film camera to get the shot. Although I believe the speed graphic was more of a 40's and 50's camera. But you get the idea. I imagine the 1904 camera person had their view camera on a tripod with a black cloth over their head.

11/04/2025

B'nai Mitzvah for three in the same family. The matriarch looking towards the camera is 93 years old. Her daughter is holding the mic, and her granddaughter is in the rear of the photo with jet black hair.

11/04/2025

Bat Mitzvah Candle Lighting

11/04/2025

Bar Mitzvah Havdalah Service.

11/04/2025

Bat Mitzvah candle lighting.

11/04/2025

Bat Mitzvah father.

09/09/2025

Lachlan Murdoch at press plant in the Bronx NY on November 26, 2002. Photographed for Editor & Publisher Magazine.