The friendly waitress at Katz’s took my camera from me and said " Let me take your picture with your friends." I complied even though I’d never met any of these folks before in my life. View Large
Screwdolf the illegitimate son of Santa and Rudolf. He had an elaborate backstory for his creation involving Mrs. Claus being away and leaving Santa to his devices. View Large
Second Avenue, East Village. One of the requirements of a good Santa is an unlimited Metrocard. It’s a good thing the strike didn’t happen last Friday as was threatened. The Santa Stumble was organized by a veteran of Santacon from way back, when it flew under the radar, and did not attract 500 Santas and media coverage, as did the previous weeks Santacon in NYC.View Large
At the Scientology booth in the 34th Street subway station. View Large
More of my photos and story of the Santa Stumble
Fans outside of Macy’s. View Large
Not a fan. View Large
Adorable kid outside of Macy’s. View Large
Santa Fema Beneath the Empire. View Large
Santas Troy and Tricky in the Triple Crown bar. View Large
I’m not sure why, but every time I shoot an event like this, people, not part of the event, insist on having their photos taken. View Large
“Outside the Triple Crown. That’s Santa Annie with the big smile. View Large
Santa Annie on the Lincoln Center Fountain. One of the highlights of the Santa Stumble was our invasion of someone’s wedding photos, they loved it. But my camera was acting up and I missed the action. View Large
Whose Streets? Santas Streets. The Santa Stumble only had about 20 Santas as opposed to 500 at Santacon last week. View Large
Kids love Santas no matter how disreputable they look. View Large
Crucified Santa View Large
Santa Annie and Santa Tongue on the One Train heading downtown. View Large
Santa Tigger and Santa Fema on the Staten Island Ferry. View Large
Bar dancers. View Large
Pitcher toast in the Patriot Bar. View Large
Santa Pitcher Chug. View Large
Really friendly bartender. View Large
Patriot Bartender and Santa Elvis. View Large
Santa Butt Feel View Large
My camera caught these dancing Santas while someone else’s camera was flashing, causing that demarcation down the middle of the photo.View Large
Lots of fun. View Large
An extremely friendly bartender. View Large
Santa Learns to Walk – near City Hall. View Large
