Jay Cochrane, The Prince of the Air, stepped into history 30 years ago on October 28, 1995, with The Great China Skywalk in Qutang Gorge over the Yangtze River.
Events, Photography and News
September 11, 24 years later
For 24 years I’ve been that guy who took that picture on 9/11. I go to parties and that’s how people introduce me. It makes you question if that email you received that said “you were put on the planet to take this picture” was true.
Nelson Mandela, South Africa and The End of Apartheid
It was THE Election of 1994. Mandela was running for President of South Africa. Mark D Phillips and Andrea Peyser, a married columnist and photographer for The New York Post, traveled to South Africa to witness the true end of apartheid. For the first time in their lives, people born with black skin – the majority in this proud and beautiful nation – would be casting their votes.
The Surly Bonds of Earth
Humans in space. Most can name the first astronaut or the first man on the moon. For me, eight other names were burned into my memory because of one of my photographs, Challengers’ destruction. Last week, I travelled to Washington, D.C., to visit the Challenger Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and to view the Space Shuttle Discovery in her new life as a museum exhibit. This is my tribute to Challenger and Discovery.
Temporary Detention | Forced Assembly
Sharon Yamato and Stan Honda continue their collaboration which we first featured in Moving Walls: Remembering an American Tragedy in 2018 with the launch of www.forcedassemblycenters.com, a multimedia website that provides a focused look at the little-documented temporary so-called WWII “Assembly/Reception Centers.”
Masters 2025… The Best Of!
Mark D Phillips photography from 2025 New England Masters Ski Racing, Mid-Atlantic Masters, and US Masters National Championship. Matt Dodge or Justin Lorino?
An Individual Sport
Alpine racing…… It’s a great sport that pits the athlete against a mountain and their own confidence in their own abilities. Toss in spring skiing conditions and you get an amazing opportunity to capture an individual testing their own limitations.
US Masters come to the East
The 2025 A Racer’s Edge Masters National Championships will be held March 18-22 at Gore Mountain, NY, and I will be documenting the event on SouthBrooklyn.com
Best of 2024
2024 brought different kinds of images to my best for the year. I took advantage of time and spent more hours on the water, exploring the Farmington River in my kayak. Europe featured heavily with returns to Barcelona and Paris, and new excursions to Pairi Daiza in Belgium and black sand in Iceland. Sports are still a passion and skiing has stayed a constant.
Mikaela Shiffrin out at Killington
Mikaela Shiffrin has her eyes on the finish line during the first run at the FIS Ski World Cup at Killington Resort on Saturday during the Killington Cup GS.
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A favorite image by Mark D Phillips in the Gowanus Abstract Fine Art Gallery.
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