(Note: For clarity and focus of the photographs described, and at the request of the photographer, we refer you to his website and the individual links to see images for this piece: stevenhirsch.com.) The Gowanus Canal The recent exhibit Gowanus: Off the Water’s Surface of Steven Hirsch’s photographs, at Lilac Gallery in New York City, reminded me of Edmund Burke’s famous definition of the sublime in the 18th century: The passions which belong to self-preservation turn on pain and danger; […]

Categories: Gayle Rodda Kurtz, ZiLL • Tags: photography, Steven Hirsh