This photograph wasn’t shot on assignment. I spend a lot of time on the street in New York and I always have a small digital camera with me ready to shoot whatever interesting opportunity I might by chance come across. This was shot in midtown, I was considering shooting the building in the background with the onion domes when this woman wearing a black and white striped coat just walked into frame and disappeared in the black and white stripes of the crosswalk. All I had time to do was pull the trigger twice. Sometimes you get lucky.

I spend a lot of time on the street in New York and I always have a small digital camera with me ready to shoot whatever interesting opportunity I might come across. My main concern is with making high quality images that are visually interesting and unique – whatever the subject matter. I always aspire for the viewer to connect with the images.

A great photograph. It really adds something to my body of photojournalism work. I expect this photograph to win awards, drawing more recognition of my work. Resulting in more gallery shows and publishing books.