How To Save A Life
Posted by Matthew Furman / Blog, Brooklyn, Personal Work, Stories
This is Salvador.
He works the morning shift at the bodega that is on the ground floor of our apartment building. So every morning around 4am I hear him lift the metal gate up. I usually just go back to sleep, but a few months ago I heard it go up, and then I heard some commotion. I went into the living room and put my ear to the floor. I heard some more commotion and I thought some yelling. But wasn’t sure. I then grabbed my phone and waited to hear something else before I made the call. Just then I heard a scream. Holy Shit. Salvador was being robbed.
Long story short, 3 guys armed with guns and ski masks tied Salvador up and beat him pretty good while trying to find some $(there was none). Since I heard it happening I of course called 911 and then posted up in front of our door with the biggest knife I could find(only thing I could think of at the time). The cops got there pretty quick and all 3 robbers scattered. 2 of them jumped out of the window just a few feet from the door to our apartment. The other one tried to lift the gate and run out the front, but the cops chased him down. He eventually ratted out his 2 friends, and all 3 are now in jail.
Scary event for sure. But for Salvador it was REALLY scary. He’s convinced they were going to kill him, so he thinks I’m his guardian angel or something.
Now he’s always there to help carry that extra bag of laundry, groceries, photo gear, etc. Which is great, and really sweet of him. But it wasn’t until the other night after a long and grueling day of shooting that I realized the bond we now share. I opened the front door and there he was with a big smile and an ice cold Corona for me.
Now that’s a guardian angel.
Behind The Scenes
Posted by Matthew Furman / Behind The Scenes, Black And White, Blog, FURMANFOTO, Videos, fashion
I’m Now On Twitter
Posted by Matthew Furman / Blog, FURMANFOTO, NYC, Personal Work, Twitter, Videos
Recent Barron’s Shoot
Posted by Matthew Furman / Behind The Scenes, Blog, Business, NYC, On Location, Outtake, Portrait, Published
I shot a Solar Energy Analyst named Gordon Johnson for Barron’s last week. Extremely busy guy, but was really cool and focused once he finished his last e-mail.
Time was tight, so I was ready to rock…
Even managed another set-up. This one was my favorite.
A Box For Collecting Souls Blog
Posted by Matthew Furman / Blog, Fellow Photographers, NYC
My buddy Gregg launched a new blog called ‘A Box For Collecting Souls‘. He’s just getting started, but check it out. He seems to always have some funny and interesting stories to go along with his killer photos.
