Gotham

The Moment Light Begins

Directed and edited by Reuben Hernandez
Produced by Andrew Klein and Reuben Hernandez
Commuter - Andrew Klein
Boss - Kevyn Dillow
Voice-over by Jason Perry Stevens
Color grade by Chetan Patel
Music by Tony Anderson
Production assistants - Effie Speridakos and Zanni Watkins
Special thanks to Ira Lippke Studios and Greg Bujak
“Let the beauty of what you love, be what you do.” - Rumi

Several months of blood, sweat, and tears went into this video, not to mention broken equipment, reshoots, a near disaster on the Williamsburg Bridge, and multiple 5 am call times. It’s also interesting to note that both Andrew and I have similar stories, 5 years apart. I hope you enjoy this video and that it inspires you in one way or another. Andrew and I fly to Africa in exactly 2 weeks…

All My Best,
Reuben

| MY SWEET NEW RIDE |

I managed to score the last Tokyo Bike in this beautiful color, since they stopped producing it last year.

I’ve been eyeing it for over a year so it was probably meant to be.

(at Wiiliamsburg, Brooklyn)

This upcoming November and December I’m excited to head back to Argentina and Antarctica.

Here’s a street photo I snapped in La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina earlier this year.

#antarcticaordie

(at Buenos Aires Argentina)

California here we come, right back where we started from

#nofilter #comiccon

(at San Diego, California)

Into the Wild

I’m on a mission to get a dome housing for my camera, to experiment more with separating the water from the air.

(at Montauk Beach, New York)

Surface to air #alohafriday

(at Maui, Hawaii)

Getting geared up to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with @andrewmklein.

I’m hoping these lightweight hiking shoes will carry me nearly 20,000 ft to the summit.

Do any of you have any tips to share for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro?

We leave in just over a month so let the countdown begin…

#neverstopexploring #bigcatsplayball

(at New York City)

There’s so much to be grateful for, especially surfing 80 degree water with @josephandrewtv ✌️

#alohafriday #hawaii #travelstoke

Charlie’s Angels, Hawaiian style, or something like that

(at Maui, Hawaii)

My first stateside Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus dive and first time using feet and PSI while diving. No tiger shark sightings on this dive #shootsbrah

(at Maui, Hawaii)

Aloha 🍍✌️

(at Maui, Hawaii)

Happy #worldoceansday!

This is another image from my first Drake Passage crossing on the way to Antarctica. The Drake Passage is the stormiest sea in the world and people often ask me how the crossing is. For someone that gets sea sick easily, I didn’t think it was that bad and managed to survive 6 crossings.

Out of all of my Antarctic photographs, these are some of my favorite images. Perhaps it is because I have a deep connection to the ocean and have spent most of my life in and around the ocean.

I find a tremendous amount of beauty in our oceans, even in the midst of its chaos, and I’m truly grateful for everything it has to offer. Let’s do whatever we can to protect it!

#antarcticaordie

(at Antarctica)

| HOME SWEET HOME |

After 4.5 years of living here and numerous flights back and forth, this is the closest fly by I’ve ever experienced over Manhattan 😍

It’s fascinating how such a simple, fleeting moment of beauty can really stop you in your tracks.

And I’m so excited to be back home!

#empirestateofmind

(at New York City)

Retracing the steps of my youth #wearestillwild

(at San Clemente, California)

The calm before the storm. I’m headed to LA next week and getting excited to eat Mexican food

(at New York City)

Stop acting so small.
You are the universe in ecstatic motion.

-Rumi

(at Storm King Art Center)

| GOING SOMEWHERE |

“When you are everywhere, you are nowhere / When you are somewhere, you are everywhere.” - Rumi

Flashback to Buenos Aires, Argentina. It’s always an interesting process going back through archived images, because I seem to always find something new and different with a fresh set of eyes.

I took this photo on my journey to Antarctica, probably 3-4 weeks before actually stepping foot on the Antarctic continent for my first time.

When I look at this image now, it feels like it’s a foreshadowing of what 2015 will and has brought both professionally and personally. I feel like I’m moving towards a new place, especially since I’ve had the opportunity to work on some exciting personal projects this year. Perhaps I will look back at this image several years from now and discover an entirely new meaning.

#antarcticaordie

(at Buenos Aires, Argentina)

As a Plant Nears Completion, Croton Water Flows Again to New York City

I had a NY Times assignment to film the $3.2 billion Croton Water Filtration Plant, inside an excavated area underground big enough to hold Yankee Stadium. It can treat as much as 290 million gallons of water a day and could double as a science-fiction movie set. Check out the full article here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/09/nyregion/croton-water-is-once-again-flowing-to-new-york.html

For mom:

“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.”

- Rumi

#nofilter #rumi

(at New York City)