i took this the other day
when i was in soho
this was my first loft
right out of college
i shared the top floor with isaiah and andy
another photographer and a painter

isaiah and i built a darkroom (for both color and b&w)
andy had his studio on the other side of the wall
we had 3 little bedrooms in the back
a skylight in the middle
and roses on the roof

it was 1979
downtown had just hit its stride
my father was still alive
my adult life had just begun

i had intended to go take a picture
of the next (and last) place i lived in soho
which was just a few blocks away
but all of a sudden i was tired
and felt i couldn't face anymore of the past
so i went back to brooklyn