A couple of years ago, Kerry and I were walking to her friends’ house in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn when we walked past an old, shuttered camera shop. From the looks of it, it seemed to have been closed for quite some time. The antique collector in me got excited for all the great, vintage camera gear that lived inside. Peeking through the window, I could see the envelopes of developed pictures that were never picked up. My imagination began to run with what the story was. We later asked Kerry’s friend about the camera shop and the only thing she knew was that the owner had passed away.
I then tried to do a little digging of my own to find out the details of the store. I came up empty after a couple of searches on Google and Instagram. Fast forward to Tuesday, July 18th when I got a message from Kerry’s friend with a screenshot from a local Instagram account saying the store would be hosting an auction the next day on July 19th. Full of excitement, I decided to go and boy was I glad I went. After spending the day there, I had the privilege of speaking to Gabe’s nephew, Robert. Robert was very gracious with me and gave me the story of his uncle Gabriel and his camera shop.
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