I have always photographed architecture in an informal, vernacular sense, from neon signs to football grounds. But when the subject of the private associations, clubs and libraries of New York City was presented as an opportunity, I soon found out that they had never been documented in any consistent fashion. I took this as a challenge and, almost immediately, came to realise that these supposedly stuffy, formal places were as idiosyncratically fascinating as anything I might encounter along the side of the road.
從霓虹燈標牌到足球場,我一直拍攝的是各種非正式民間建筑。但自己有機會拍攝紐約市私人社團、俱樂部以及圖書館這類題材后,我很快就發現,它們從未被客觀地記錄過。我把這視為挑戰自我的機會,很快就意識到這些大家眼中的古板正規的場所與尋常馬路旁看到的尋常建筑一樣有著別具一格的魅力。