J. Geoffrey Badner

My Cameras:

Nikon F100
The workhorse of my collection. I shoot most of my photojournalistic work with this camera. I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a serious but somewhat affordable film SLR.

Nikon D100
Advertised by Nikon as the digital version of the F100. Not exactly. However, it does take wonderfully crisp digital images. I use it for pix of the kid and other things I just want to capture.

Ricoh GR1v
My in the pocket everyday camera. I carry this little thing with me everywhere and I love it. It has a great balance of auto and manual options that you don't find in most point and shoot range finders.

Pentax 645
A great entry level medium format camera if you're looking for one. I use it for portraits, in studio work or anything that I want to make sure looks extra pretty.

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I'm a 35 year old Designer and Photographer living in the comfortably gentrified Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA. My home base is a funky brownstone duplex in which my wife Susan and I nest our ridiculously adorable daughter Sasha.

More of a pleasure than a passion, photography is the ying to my yang of a day job as a Creative Director. An expressive outlet that doesn't require a creative strategy, involve focus group testing or suffer homogenization by trying to reach Soccer Moms in Kansas. However, I do take my work seriously and have a short list of professional clients. See more on the other side of this site -- the portfolio section.

Oh, and I've also been published. I'm a contributing photographer to TheMorningNews.org where you can see several of my galleries.

Influences? Well, in its heart, my work is journalistic. Whether individually or as a series, my photographs tell stories. I have a range of modern greats that I look to for inspiration - Christopher Morris for his black and white work, John Stanmeyer for his color and Lauren Greenfield for her sharp story telling. Design also plays a part in my work. For this I have to thank David Carson and Andreas Gursky.

Thanks again for taking the time to browse around. The blog gets updated when I have time. Obviously, with a day job and a kid time can be hard to come by. If you would like to be notified of updates via email, there is a sign up box in the right column of this page that you can use.

11. 1.05

The Badners Visit & An Afternoon In Prospect Park

10.31.05

Visiting The Badners in Exton, PA.

10.29.05

Thunder Bay, Ontario. Relaxing On Lake Erie.

10.28.05

Backyard BBQ! Friends, Family & Frankfurters

07.26.05

2005 NYC Cycle Messenger World Championships

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07.26.05

nice job Badner! you sure stay busy, doncha? you should update your profile on morning news to reflect your paternal changes (and the sad demise of Kitty!)

cheers
mau

07.24.05

hi,i just bought a 2nd hand GR1v, which it shows wear. And seeing yr pictures here,i feel no regret at all. Yours pictures are excellent!!!!!!!!
By the way, mind LCD display was getting problem now, as many of the user had been suffer. Do u encounter the same issues ? Have a good day and enjoy yr shooting.

06. 9.05

smoochie woogily boogie oohhhh. i turn to mush!!!
can't wait to meet you sasha.
love, kim

06. 7.05

Ah...sweet Sasha! Nana sends hugs and kisses to you on your "birthday". We'll get that pony soon, but don't tell Mama and Daddy....

06. 7.05

she is the most adorable baby. sooooo cute. congrats!!!

love
M.