{"id":8432,"date":"2020-12-02T06:24:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T06:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipwongphotography.com\/?p=8432"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T13:53:10","slug":"a-city-dances-the-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipwongphotography.com\/?p=8432","title":{"rendered":"A City Dances – The Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Phillip Wong Photography<\/span><\/h5>\n
Editorial\/Opinion<\/span><\/h6>\n

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A City Dances – The Announcement<\/span><\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/4″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Government is like everything else in life. It rests on a foundation of professionalism, organization, purpose and humanity.\u00a0 It has always been the way I see my own work, and am appalled at working with amateurs. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So while I analyze how, and why, and what is possible, seeing other people’s less analytical but more intuitive awareness gives me faith in our future. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In a society that often doesn’t make sense, it is inspirational to see the passage of knowledge, values and purpose from generation to generation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 New York sees things differently than many parts of America. It is a city comprised of people who think differently, who are physically separated from familial influences, and have both the ambition and determination to go their own mind. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And then there are those who are one or two generations in the city, but came through language, education and racial barriers or who’s immediate family experienced those barriers – and this makes them acutely aware.\u00a0 They are not only aware of differences, but exposed to them, and their focus is on the prize, not the distraction.
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the first day of early voting, lines wound around blocks multiple times, in various neighborhoods, Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Haitians, were encouraging neighbors to vote, and in Brooklyn, food vans provided food to election workers. <\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-156642″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7940,7937,7932″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”814271″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-618606″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7934,7933,7930″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”140715″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”811400″]\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I wanted to observe the cross-section of societies that were invested in the 2020 election, and their reaction to the election being called for Joe Biden.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When the election was announced, spontaneous groups flocked to Columbus Circle (in front of Trump Hotel), Union Square, Times Square, Barclay’s Center, Harlem’s 125th St. on foot, in cars, on bicycles, trains and buses. There were organized groups assembling as they marched to Times Square. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The joy and relief was palpable and rampant. While there was a police presence, large numbers of police just talked with an exuberant public<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-146221″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7876,7879,7880″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”170980″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-159498″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7875,7874,7881″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”127395″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-146221″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7895,7894,7890,7889,7884″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”382309″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-159498″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7877,7878,7882,7888,7885″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”122377″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-146221″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7887,7886,7892,7896,7902″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”211203″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-159498″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”7893,7897,7898,7899,7900″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”509983″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-146221″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”8444,8445,8441″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption,spacer|half,spacer_two|half,sep-one|full” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”159292″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_gallery el_id=”gallery-159498″ isotope_mode=”vertical” medias=”8442,8446,8440″ gutter_size=”3″ media_items=”media|lightbox|original,icon,caption” screen_lg=”1000″ screen_md=”600″ screen_sm=”480″ single_width=”6″ single_overlay_opacity=”50″ single_padding=”2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”493465″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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