Not all art is just capital-a Art. Sometimes it’s how your see the world around you. Sometimes it must means looking. This is especially true in New York. There’s no way you can remember it all, either. The lesson is: carry a camera.

Here are a few things that caught my eye on the streets (and occasionally parks) of NYC. I snapped these pix to remember. The art is contained in the subjects of these pictures, not my technique/vision/etc. (See Kamau Ware’s site for what it means to really have a good eye.)

Some of these shots will undoubtedly be made into paintings. See any you think would look good on canvas?