Researching New York: Perspectives on Empire State History

My first presentation at an academic conference:

Researching New York: Perspectives on Empire State History "Modeling Minetta," a project created with Liz Barry

Nov 19, 2010
University at Albany - SUNY, Albany, NY

Keynote Speaker - Conflux 2010

Steve Duncan is Conflux 2010’s keynote speaker

Steve Duncan is Conflux 2010’s keynote speaker

Artist, historian and urban spelunker Steve Duncan will be giving a keynote talk October 8 in the auditorium at Conflux HQ.

Steve’s photography explores the hidden side of quotidian urban life, taking his audience to the forgotten spaces of New York, Paris, Rome and beyond. As of late you may have caught him talking about the Paris catacombs over at Flux Factory.

Beyond making pretty images, (more of which can be appreciated at undercity.org) Steve’s explorations are also the springboard for historical research. In his words, he tries “to peel back the layers of a city to see what’s underneath.” While delving into the physical urban layers he also digs into the temporal layers by researching the history of urban terrain all over the world.
Be sure to catch him in NYU’s Barney Building auditorium the Friday evening of Conflux!

Slideshow Jan 15, 2010, in Riverside, CA (Near UC Riverside)

Slideshow Jan 15, 2010 at Shutterstories in Riverside; Photos on Exhibit through April 2010

On Friday January 15th I'll be doing my first slideshow/presentation in Riverside, CA. Many thanks to Terry and Melissa Tippie for the chance to do it at their gallery.

This is also my first chance to show pictures from my trip to Eastern Europe this past summer! Amazing tunnels and excellent adventures in Moscow, Kiev, and Odessa. You can see some samples on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157622892006485

Details:
January 15, 2010
At Shutterstories (gallery/studio space), 981 Iowa Ave., Riverside CA 92507
Doors open at 7pm, come and have a drink or a snack
I start showing pictures at 8pm.
Generally these run about 45 minutes of me presenting, plus time afterwards for questions.

Into the Night: Night Photography Symposium at B&H

I was recently invited to speak at a day-long symposium on night photography at B&H Photo in New York, organized by Jill Waterman (author of the recent book Night and Low Light Photography). Also on the panel were some very accomplished photographers, whose work I've admired in the past, including Tom Paiva, Mark Jeremko, Lance Keimig, Helen Garber, and Daryl-Ann Saunders. I felt very privileged to be included.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/find/eventDetails.jsp/id/342 
Monday, March 9, 2009  |  10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Photo courtesy of Tom Dowling/TomBrooklyn

e-Oculus: Sewers Reveal Deep Topography Below

Review of my slideshow at the Center for Architecture on 1/27/09, by Lisa Delgado in the 2/24/09 issue of e-Oculus (publication of the AIA New York). 
http://www.aiany.org/eOCULUS/newsletter/?p=2405

The Architect's Newspaper Blog: Underground Man

Review of slideshow at the Center For Architecture by Julia Galef:

 http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/2009/02/12/nderground-man/

Catasterist.com, review of AIA slideshow

A nice review of my 1/27/09 slideshow for the AIA-NY at the Center for Architecture. Thanks Kirsten!
http://catasterist.com/2009/01/about-the-night-before-last/

Slideshow at the Center for Architecture, January 27 2009

Thanks to all who came to my January 27th slideshow/lecture at the Center for Architecture, Building Over the Past: The Hidden Layers of the City.

The 100+ seats in the venue were completely filled, and I was flattered to see that some people were willing to stand through it as well. My deepest thanks to John Steigerwald for organizing the event; to Jesse Lazar and the Center for Architecture for hosting it; and to the AIA and all architects who came.

This was the first time I'd had the chance to present any of my photos from sewers and underground rivers in London, Rome, NYC, Newark, Buffalo, Hartford, and various cities in Northern England. I was very happy to have the chance to show these, although the slideshow went longer than I wanted, and I think that for future presentations this year I'll have to divide it into two talks: one focusing on urban waterways and the development of sewers and bridges, and the other on general urban underground layers.

I love sharing my work with an audience, and if you or your organization are interested in discussing the possibility of me doing a slideshow presentation in the upcoming year, please contact me.

Where Have You Been?

Part of Jeff Stark's wonderful "Where Have You Been?" series at the Bluestocking bookstore on the Lower East Side.

http://wherehaveyoubeen.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/steve-duncan/

Slideshow at the Columbia Club of New York

Slideshow at the Columbia University Club of New York

Sept 27 2006

Slideshow at The Explorer's Club, Feb 27, 2006

In February 2006 I was invited to give a talk and slideshow to the Explorers Club on the Upper East Side. I've been awed and fascinated by the Explorers Club ever since reading Kon-Tiki as a child, so I very excited at the chance to speak there. I've done other slideshows, mostly for university groups, but this stands as the presentation of which I'm most proud.

Announcement of the event:
http://www.explorers.org/calendar/view_entry.php?id=7251&date=20060227

Amy Langfield reviewed the slideshow, and put up some of the photos at her excellent site NewYorkology:
http://www.newyorkology.com/archives/2006/02/exploring_new_y_1.php