Above Brooklyn

Many years ago the Brooklyn skies were filled with the birds of the rooftop pigeon breeders flying together in complicated and beautiful formations Today the hobby is on the wane but there is still a small group who continues the tradition some of them flying huge stocks of over 1500 birds Through interviews with many of the citys longtime pigeon fanciers we are able to explore the lives of these true Brooklyn characters their relationships with each other and the everchanging neighborhoods in which they live and fly This project steps into a world that exists on Brooklyns rooftops where men obsessed with their birds have found a connection with nature and the sky above them one that contrasts greatly with the bustling streets only a few flights below