A Day at Coney Island
Photos 1-12 by Eleanor.
Photos 13-40 by Tara.
Photos 41-47 by Allyssa.
Photos 48-64 by Mike.
Tara Violet Niami is an 18-year-old Iranian-Australian-American artist, writer, and musician who studies photography at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. This is her photography portfolio, and here is more of her work.
Allyssa Yohana is a 19-year-old NYC based artist. You can see more of her work here and here.
Mike Bailey-Gates was born in 1993 in Rhode Island, USA, and has been taking photographs since he was 13. He lives in New York City.
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TOO cool! I have to go- it’s so abandoned and vintage esque! love!
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Such an interesting post! I love old theme parks!!!!!!!
Log in to reply#7,#22,#24,#50 were my favorite!! But they are all so awesome!
I REALLY want a jacket with a Frida Khalo patch on the back. AWESOME!
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Log in to replyOh. I thought it was Mao. lol…
Log in to replyIt might be….from here it looks like Frida.If it’s not…..It would still be cool.
Log in to replyit’s frida kahlo
Log in to replyLooks so summery and warm, and well just beautiful<3 WISH I WAS THERE
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Log in to replyoh my god these are all amazing! i love all of the photos on rookie recently :)
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Log in to replymike is such a dreamboat!
Log in to replyPerfect shoot, first comment and its my birthday too. Thanks, rookie you made my day xx
Log in to replyHappy birthday!
Log in to replyHappy birthday fellow Rookie reader!
Log in to replyHappy B-day! Coool b-day present,huh?
Log in to replyI have the same backpack as the girl on the left.
Log in to replyme 2 lol
Log in to replybecause it’s the best backpack in the whole world!/surprisingly much like marry poppins in its ability to fit things
Log in to replytara grrrrrrl, with your prada sunglasses, i see you
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hey there naomiiii. I still feel guilty wearing them but then I remember that I deserve to wear them because I won them! getting used to that idea (even though designer things are so foreign to me)
Log in to replyomg. I want to live in this photoshoot.
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Log in to replyso happy with how this came out! the photos all look beautiful together. thank you dearly rookie.
Log in to replyps. the links to our bios aren’t working for some reason?
Your bios are on the last page — not linked from the bylines at the top.
Thank you SO MUCH for letting us use these gorgeous photos!
Log in to replygot it! thanks for the help. and no problem at all. rookie is the best.
Log in to replyAHHH in picture 29, Mike ( I assume) looks just like Jack from Titanic… Except with awesomer pants. Also, the guy in picture 40 is really hot…
Log in to replyLove how you can see all the different takes on the setting! Such a cool set of photographers with such diverse views. Thanks ROOKIE! ^_^ <3
Log in to replyoh #34 is beautiful.
Log in to replythese are all so great! i love that jean jacket. :)
Log in to replyoooh me too!!
Log in to replyMy friends and I would dead class in college for coney. LOVE IT. Although I’m a Bronx girl I love Coney for being home to the WARRIORS.
Log in to replyDuck Bootz. Fushh Yeahhh. These pics are stunning <3
Log in to replyi’m yer little harlot, starlet, queen of ~coney island~ raising hell all over towwwnnnnn >;)
Log in to replyI love these! AND I WANT A JACKET WITH FRIDA ON IT SO BADLY! It’s so cool. Rookie, do an article on how to make a jacket (with Frida) on it? :D Or maybe just an article of Frida Kahlo. She certainly did lots of exploring in her life.
Log in to replyi’d be happy to do a DIY!!! (though it might just be like “SEW RANDOM STUFF YOU FIND ALL OVER AN OLD SHIRT”)
Log in to replyLOL.That made me laugh :) ♥♥♥
Log in to replyI saw some photos from this day a while ago on Mike and Lauren Poor’s blogs, and PRAYED that somehow Eleanor would think of putting them on Rookie. Of course, you guys hijacked my thoughts/hopes once again. BRILLIANT.
Log in to replyAlso two posts involving Eleanor in two days? You guys know what makes me happy! :D
god, i love these. coney island is definitely somewhere i need to visit.
Log in to reply#40!!! OMGGG
Log in to replyWHAT A HANDSOME GUYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These are SO COOL OH MY GOD, 54? blow my brains out with beauty why doncha?
Log in to replyoh so gorgeous. this is the best early-spring style inspiration. I love the Frida-valentine-backpatch, and the ankle bracelets over boots over weird leggings combination reminds me of Rayanne Graff in a big way.
Log in to replySecond comment because sorry but I am obsessed: looking at these while listening to Wake Up by Arcade Fire will make you cry from beauty. Especially #16, #22, #29, #35… they seem to encapsulate the kind of joy that song has…
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Yay! Love it! :-)
Log in to replyI love everyone’s outfits… and I so want to visit Coney Island!
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Log in to replyEleanour put your boots on – Franz Ferdinand
Looks like so much fun..
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Log in to replyThat song was playing in my mind while looking at these.
Log in to replyWow i wish i was there right now. Looks beautiful. My favourite picture is #7, everything is just perfect!! Thank you so much guys for this inspiration! Eye candy is my favourite thing on rookie, i enjoy reading all of your posts but when it comes to wonderful photography i freak out every time.. xxxx
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Log in to replyOh my God! This looks so good. I have the same backpack from Fjellraeven, and use it for school. Almost every hipster in Scandinavia uses that exact backpack. :) I love these eye candy shoots.
Log in to replythis is beautiful
Log in to replyguyyyys, your JACKETS! i’m dying, i love them so much! i assume you customized them yourself?
Log in to replyi did mine myself… it’s just an army shirt i gopt for 50p at a fetsival. some of the patches were made by me, the eye inside the heart was made by my friend jenkin and a couple of smaller ones were made by my friend mirren. frida kahlo was actually bought from this shop in brighton that sells loads of imported handmade mexican things, but then i sewed her inside a big vinyl heart with lace around the edge! luv my bb jacket <3
Log in to replyahh! I love this! It reminds me of me and my friends and it is great!
Log in to replyAmazing photos! Just beautiful!
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Log in to replyWOW! So inspiring pics! ;D
Log in to reply#16 looks like she just landed with her broomstick!
Very good photos, looks like it was fun!
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Log in to replySo many nice pictures! I`m soo sick right now so it`s fun to look at something so nice :)
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Log in to replyI love #3 and #50, I wanna go there now.
Log in to replyluhhhvveee the fjallraven kanken, i have one in dark blue with a ton of patches on it. so creative to take pictures at a theme park.
Log in to replylove that jacket!!!
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Too cool! Any exploration suggestions for a girl from Queens?
Log in to replythis is a weird one but the Calvary Cemetery is hauntingly beautiful. it seems to me a city of graves (because it’s so large and surrounded by skyscrapers and buildings)! museum of the moving image is supposed to be a great place to visit though it’s not so much for exploring? I’ve heard about abandoned buildings. maybe do some searching (and take care!) this for example is safe, available to see, and decaying, thus strangely beautiful http://www.galinsky.com/buildings/nypavilion/index.htm
Log in to replyGreat photos. Part of the movie “The Wiz” was filmed there I think. I’ve always wanted to go.
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Log in to replyI love the pictures! For the record, The Cyclone is the scariest rollercoaster I’ve ever been on. It’s not that it’s particularly large or fast, but it’s made out of creaking old wood, so when you’re on it, you feel like it’s going to fall apart at any second. My favorite kind of rollercoaster.
Log in to replyDo you guys dress like this on a daily basis?
Because that would be my favorite thing.
Log in to replyThis is great, I love all of it! I’ve been meaning to get over there.
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