David Pauley

I'm a Brooklyn-based photographer and psychoanalyst. My journey with photography began in middle school in the late 1970s and revived in 2019 when I bought a used film camera and installed a darkroom in my basement. For 2025 I've decided to use just one camera, a Rolleiflex 2.8F, to document the year. While I am not on social media, you can reach me at [email protected].

David Pauley's Posts

27 October, 2025

My Favorite Photo of 2025?

By David Pauley

As I write these words it is mid-September, with almost a third of 2025 yet to go, yet I’m nonetheless fairly certain that the image above will turn out to be my favorite ...

26 October, 2025

Coney Island with A Tele-Rolleiflex

By David Pauley

A flattened, sandy oval pressed like a wad of gum into Brooklyn’s ample instep, Coney Island has been a draw for photographers for as long as the medium has existed. Altho...

24 September, 2025

Reflections on an Impromptu Photo Shoot

By David Pauley

At this stage, it happens fairly often: a conversation with a stranger that eventually leads to a photo. Sometimes I approach them, though often it’s the other way around....