Why take a Just Look Up NYC walkabout?

My name is Steffen Kaplan. I’m a born-and-bred New Yorker and a former NYTIMES Photo Editor with a passion for photographing the incredible buildings, design, and architecture that make this city unlike any other. Nothing jazzes me up more than walking through Manhattan and Just Looking Up! I love showing people how to experience the city from a completely new perspective simply by lifting their eyes.

I’m a former New York Times Photo Editor and freelance photojournalist whose work is part of the collection at the Museum of the City of New York and has been published around the world. My photographs of the NYPD “On the Job” are featured in the opening title sequence of the Emmy Award-winning NBC drama Law & Order: SVU.

I created the Just Look Up photo walks to be much more than a photography lesson. Your camera is simply a tool, an important one, of course, but the real experience is learning how to see anew! Together, we’ll discover the remarkable details — the angles, the colors, the patterns, the reflections — that millions of people pass every day without ever noticing. My goal is to help you uncover the hidden beauty of New York by doing one often overlooked thing: Just Looking Up.

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Photo Walk Participation Agreement

By registering for this Photo Walk, you acknowledge and agree to the following.
By completing your registration and submitting payment, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to this Participation Agreement.

Assumption of Risk & Release of Liability

Participation involves walking on public streets, sidewalks, parks, and other public spaces. You voluntarily assume all risks associated with participation, including, but not limited to, slips, falls, traffic, weather conditions, and other hazards. You agree to release and hold harmless the organizer, guides, volunteers, and affiliates from any claims, injuries, damages, losses, or expenses arising from your participation, except where caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct.

Personal Responsibility

You are responsible for your own health, safety, equipment, personal belongings, transportation, and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations during the event.

Photography & Media Release

Unless you notify the organizer in writing before the event begins, you grant permission for photographs or video taken during the Photo Walk that include your likeness to be used for promotional, educational, or marketing purposes without additional compensation.

Intellectual Property

All educational materials, route concepts, branding, logos, written content, and instructional methods shared during the Photo Walk remain the intellectual property of the organizer and may not be copied, recorded for commercial use, reproduced, distributed, or taught without prior written permission.

Participants retain full ownership and copyright of the photographs they personally create during the Photo Walk.

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