Two years after my first Halloween night shoot in 2023, I returned to the West Village. This time, I focused on portraits with an 85mm lens on a full-spectrum camera instead of an infrared one. I still used a set of infrared night lights, invisible to the naked eye but helpful in brightening shadowed areas and revealing subtle details in the scene.
The atmosphere and energy of the crowd felt different this time. Just as I was feeling a bit lost about the meaning of it all, luckily someone shared an inspiring article this morning offering a fresh perspective on Halloween and compassion: Hallowed Ground: Unearthing the Pagan History of Samhain