Santacon NYC 2008
Sunday, December 14th, 2008Update: Now with more Santas, part 2 of the video is embedded below.
Both videos are mildly NSFW, mostly for language.
I regard Santacon and other roving gatherings as street art, people expressing themselves in public. I was torn between capturing the event on video and dancing down the street. This year I pretty much sacrificed the dancing for the capturing. Maybe next year I’ll attach my camera to a Santa helmet and just go for it. Though if I wasn’t having fun shoving my striped pole in the air like a crane, I would have put the camera away, had a drink or two, and joined the dance.
Bill Cunningham in the New York Times stumbled upon the event and has an audio slideshow. He was greatly amused.
Part 1 finds the Santas in midtown completely covering the steps of the General Post Office on Eighth Avenue,
and then traipsing over to Grand Central Terminal.
Full Screen (Link to YouTube, click play in high quality and then hit the full screen button on the player)
Santacon NYC 2008 Part 1 from GammaBlog on Vimeo.
Part 2 takes the Santas from Rockefeller Center, to the South Street Seaport, and the Staten Island Ferry.
Full Screen (Link to YouTube, click play in high quality and then hit the full screen button on the player)
Santacon NYC – 2008 – Pt. 2 from GammaBlog on Vimeo.
The pedal-powered stripper pole at the South Street Seaport. I mostly shot video during this year’s massive NYC Santacon. I have eight and a half gigs of it to edit into something worth showing.
Warning if you go to Santacon dressed as a panda, you will likely get whacked in the head with a candy cane by feisty girls!
Santa and the Aviator Angel.
Spirit of Christmas Past
Patriotic Reindeer
Happy birthday Jesus.
Oh, WOW, my dear. That light is magical. Especially across the wings of the angel and the eyes of the Santa. Really beautiful. A fantastic slice-of-life shot. I don’t know what Santacon is but I desperately want to find out!
She’s absolutely gorgeous. And she knows it! One heck of a Mrs. Claus! LOL!
Okay, this one takes the cake. Takes it, eats it, and asks for seconds! Fave!
Thanks, Meadaura, that’s exactly what I was going for. This will help you figure out what Santacon is all about.
gammablog.com/2008/12/14/santacon-nyc-2008/
Sleigh vs plane, the battle rages on
This is awesome. My fave from all the santaCons I have seen
Thanks max.
She was actually dressed as the Spirit of Christmas Parties Past.
Thanks, phil g, I’ll make the change.
It’s difficult to see, but her dress print is made up entirely of Coors beer labels.
- Santa Jayne
Ah, look at that. I didn’t notice until you pointed it out.
aikinut: Speaking of… No Santa kilt?
Get that panda some food!! Very cute…
Wonderful video…so much good vibes…very fun…Your North Pole seemed to be quite a hit with the ladies.
Wonderful video…so much good vibes…very fun…Your North Pole seemed to be quite a hit with the ladies.
Fine shots too…dig that golden light…
Yes, seriously, everyone admired my pole. Other photographers had poles, as you can see in the first scene in the video. But none of them had a red and white candy-striped pole. This spontaneous pole admiration continues in part two.
Not this time. There were plenty of others.