Abstract nominee

An old blue car was covered in white corrosive salt patterns that resembled clouds in the sky. As seen in Astoria Queens, New York.

My name is Cate Franklyn and I am a contemporary urban photographer born and raised in Astoria, Queens, New York. I came to this vocation in mid-life, and in trying to find my photographic niche I remembered the axiom for novice writers: write what you know. I altered that to: photograph what you know, and what I know is my neighborhood. My images are a bit edgy and reflect what I see as I walk along the streets of New York City's five boroughs with a focus on the grit and grunge of an urban landscape. I consider my photography art, and as much as I enjoy working with my camera I equally enjoy working in the digital darkroom. I use post processing software like a painter would use a brush and paint to make creative enhancements of what I have seen through my urban eyes.