Pregame before the teams take the ice for Holy Cross vs Mercyhurst hockey on December 6, 2025 Pregame setup on the bench before Holy Cross vs Mercyhurst hockey on December 6, 2025 Goalies, photographers and staff pregame at Holy Cross vs Mercyhurst hockey on December 6, 2025 The pregame board […]
Author: Mark D Phillips
Masters to World Cup… It’s time to ski race!
It’s almost Thanksgiving, do you know where your skis are? In the year of Mikaela Shiffrin, NEMS and Mid-Atlantic Masters have a great ski race lineup for 2026.
What the Media Says: Is It Real?
Hurricane Sandy flooding in Red Hook, Brooklyn, on Van Brunt Street, with the high water line defined on the building’s wall. ©Mark D Phillips Things the Media says —— CNN: “Experts say it’s a visceral example of what climate change can do to the planet’s most fearsome storms — supercharging […]
30 Years: Great China Skywalk by Jay Cochrane
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, setting the record for combined distance and height. We will be posting daily about what it was like building the walk wire and being part of the Fengjie community.
Jay Cochrane: The First Time
I had no idea what The Great China Skywalk by Jay Cochrane would be like after traveling 7500 miles from New York City. The day before the October 28, 1995, performance in Qutang Gorge, China, was the first time I ever saw Jay Cochrane walk on a wire. This guy was walking something narrower than a balance beam, a 3/4 inch wire, for a half mile, over a river, in a canyon. I could not fathom the skill or athleticism that Jay’s profession required.
Mysterious China: Beijing 1995
Tiananmen Square, Beijing, was the first stop for Mark D Phillips on his journey to the Great China Skywalk, with the 30th Anniversary on October 28, 1995.
Qutang Gorge before Three Gorges Dam
Mark D Phillips’ chronicle of what was lost in Qutang Gorge with the Three Gorges Dam on the 30th anniversary of the GREAT CHINA SKYWALK by Jay Cochrane.
Celebration of Resiliency: Black Mountain Blues
The Black Mountain Blues Festival brought together the best of blues on the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, which devastated the area. Tourism needs to return and this was a grand first step. The lineup was first class with great indoor and outdoor venues, the downtown showing no sign of the devastation that took place 365 days ago
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.
Movers, Not Shakers
MoversNotShakers, South Brooklyn's premier moving company located in Gowanus, supports The South Brooklyn Network.
Gowanus Swirls by Mark D Phillips
Beautiful Metal print for your Home or Business!
A favorite image by Mark D Phillips in the Gowanus Abstract Fine Art Gallery.
Somewhere in the Orange by Mark D Phillips
Beautiful on Metal or Acrylic!
A favorite image by Mark D Phillips in the Gowanus Abstract Fine Art Gallery.