I’ve photographed a staggering number of cups of coffee, most of them while building out Nooklyn’s Neighborhood Guides. We all drank a ton of coffee then (and still do), and shooting every nice coffee shop was among our top priorities - because wouldn’t you want to know where the best coffee is when moving to a new neighborhood? I most certainly would.
At the time, espresso was my order of choice, and I felt like I was on a holy quest to find the absolute best shot in the city. And that journey did turn up many wonderful shots, but I couldn’t say absolutely where the best are, since it’s been many years now.
Latte art is lovely to photograph, but I actually don’t like drinking much milk. Lattes, Cappuccinos, and the like are just way too much milk for my lactose intolerant belly. I still got tons of those photos, though, either from something the shop made just for me to shoot, a companion I had with me ordered one, or I just ordered one to photograph and gave it away.
These days, I mostly drink black coffee, the lighter roast and more delicate and nuanced the better. I really enjoy coffee that verges on tea. I also tend to get macchiatos while I’m out and about, and I went on a tear getting macchiatos at every coffee shop I visited in Seattle, which was a fun little adventure.
Locations Pictured:
Brooklyn, New York
New York, New York (Manhattan)
Kingston, New York
San Francisco
I’ll need to hunt down my Seattle photos and add those, too.
