Street Photography Exhibit:
Sights of NYC, Philadelphia, Lambertville & New Hope

The sights of Lambertville and New Hope along with New York City and Philadelphia will be shown in photography exhibits by Dan Schlesinger at the Peggy Lewis Gallery in the Lambertville, NJ Library and Univest Bank in New Hope, P.A. Jan. 16 - March 15.

Schlesinger presents subjects in candid situations--mostly in public settings such as streets, parks, and parades in this exhibit. His photos tend to be ironic or whimsical.

“I respond to--or try to anticipate--an event, a moment, a gesture, and keep an eye out for the unexpected in familiar, everyday locations", says Schlesinger, a member of the International Press Photographers Association. "Some of my favorite photos—of the Gay and Veterans Day parades, for example—were taken from my apartment window.

While recovering from Cancer surgery, chemo and stem cell therapies, Dan discovered Photoshop—and rediscovered his teen-age love of photography.

Street photography appeals to me for some of the reasons I love jazz: spontaneity, improvisation...variations, surprise. "Life is a lot like jazz," said George Gershwin. "It's best when you improvise."

Schlesinger worked as an advertising copywriter and as a PR executive for Esquire, GQ, Us, Family Circle and the NY Times Magazine Group. While working in publishing, he played alto sax at nights with “Mr. Spats,” a jazz combo. He founded Computer Educational Services, a Manhattan-based IT school in 1991. Presently he and his wife Dina run Access Careers, a vocational school in Queens.