#coneyislandpolarbearclub

[artbookdap]

Congrats @pkayafas & Purple Martin Press! 'Coney Island Waterdance' is a critic's pick this week @newcriterion ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ @jamespanero writes, "One of New York’s more esteemed institutions is the @coney_island_polarbear_club Every Sunday from November through April, the group’s eccentric members take to the waters of the icy Atlantic for a social swim. While the New Year’s Day Plunge attracts the crowds, it is these closed weekend swims that maintain the traditions of a club founded in 1903. As a guest I have joined them on occasion for their invigorating afternoons, where the body’s reaction to ten to fifteen minutes of forty-degree water is first flight then fight. Over the course of the winter of 1990, the photographer Peter Kayafas remarkably managed to endure these sensations while documenting the club mid-dunk. Over the following two decades, the experience then brought him back to document Coney’s more numerous summer swimmers. A suite of these pictures spanning both seasons has now been collected in 'Peter Kayafas: Coney Island Waterdance,' a new hardcover book featuring thirty duotone images and published by Purple Martin Press. On September 9 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m., Kayafas will discuss the refreshing collection with @sashawolfprojects @rizzolibooks in New York (free with pre-registration)."⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Read more about the book via linkinbio.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ #peterkayafas #coneyisland #photobook #coneyislandpolarbearclub #polarbearclub #coneyislandpolarbears #coneyislandswimmers https://www.instagram.com/p/CTSutuPpLUC/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mitchell721]

Getting ready to exit a polar bear swim @coneyislandpolarbear #coneyislandboardwalk #coneyislandbeach #swimming #coneyisland #coneyislandpolarbearclub #beach https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjytQRNcAC/?utm_medium=tumblr

[themarrero]

More images from this decades first Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge from a week ago, wonderfully enthusiastic participants and yes the polar bear is the first to hit the water! @bheventspace @bhphoto @nyc_explorers @nyc_photographers @coneyislandfun @coney.island.usa @coneyislandpolarbear @coney_island_polarbear_club @brooklyn #bhportdev #coneyisland #coneyislandpolarbearclub (at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7CmeBbpvOD/?igshid=1sw0p6r35e2jw

[regsnapshots]

Entertainers on the beach @coney_island_polarbear_club #coneyislandpolarbearplunge2019 #coneyislandpolarbearplunge #coneyislandpolarbearclub #newyearsdayplunge #beach #sand #water #winter #coneyisland #brooklyn #nyc (at Coney Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsKGB4jHeMv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=t1f0cxdf1yi7

[shoutsfromthedesert]

Artists get out of their studios and heads occasionally, especially on New Year’s Day when they go swimming in the Atlantic Ocean! #nycpainter #newyorkpainter #newyorkart #newyorkartist #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #painting #oilpainting #brooklynartist #artadventure #coneyislandpolarbearclub (at Coney Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsIoga6Fgn5/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vmbg7l4hl1ht

[kevdiaphoto]

2017 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge for Camp Sunshine . . . . . #coneyislandpolarbearclub #polarbearplunge #coneyisland #brooklyn #nyc #nycstrobists #newyearsday2017 #canon #winter2017 #campsunshine (at Coney Island Polar Bear Club)

[ryanreporting]

#ConeyIslandPolarBearClub #NewYearsDayPlunge 2019 - The #ConeyIsland #🎡 #PolarBearClub #🐾 is the oldest #WinterBathing organization in the #UnitedStates #🇺🇸 - The club #swim #🏊 in the #AtlanticOcean #🌊 every Sunday November through April - The Coney Island Polar Bear Club has been hosting a public #NewYears Day Plunge from 1-2pm for all the brave souls to welcome the #NewYear since 1903 - Coney Island Polar Bear 🐻 Club 801 #RiegelmannBoardwalk #Brooklyn borough #NewYorkCity 🌃 #LongIsland region #NewYork state 11224 #USA country #NorthAmerica continent Northern Western hemisphere Saturday #December 15th 2018 - @apple @iPhone #iPhoneXsMax @instagram multiple photos and videos by #RyanJanekWolowski / @RyanJanekWolowski - @coney_island_polarbear_club @ConeyIslandPolarBearClub #PolarPlunge #🧜‍♀️ #🧜‍♂️ #BKNY #ChristmasInNewYork Christmas Yule Winter ❄️ I❤️NY @AllianceForConeyIsland @cyclonerollercoaster @coneyislandfun @coney.island.usa @coneyislandmuseum @nytimes @news12bk @iloveny @i.love_new.york 🍎 (at Coney Island Polar Bear Club) https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhfR-QHg-L/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6on6weq0k1fr

[elrickerikose]

New Year 2020 Polar Bear Plunge at Coney Island, NYC #polarbearplunge #polarbear #happynewyear #coneyisland #brooklyn #happynewyear2020 #photography #travelgram #photographer #travel #usa #nyc #ny #traveltheworld #фото #сша #фотограф #Atlantic #Ocean #photo #visualtraveler #what_i_saw_in_nyc #newyork #nature #моржи #купание #polarbearplunge2020 #coneyislandpolarbearclub #моржевание #coneyislandpolarbearplunge @coney_island_polarbear_club (at Coney Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/B60uJs7JK3_/?igshid=xwbns8gckxuc

[brooklynveganphotos]

Happy New Year from the Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge. #coneyisland #coneyislandpolarbearplunge #coneyislandpolarbearclub 📷 @robotsvsghosts https://www.instagram.com/p/BsG8a9cl0_x/

[zerina777]

2018 Coney Island polar bear plunge . . . . . #coneyislandpolarbearplunge #coneyisland #polarbearplunge #coneyislandpolarbearclub #brooklyn #coneyislandbeach #newyork #winter (at Coney Island)

[artbookdap]

Wednesday, November 10 at 7 PM, @coney.island.us presents photographer @pkayafas — author of 'Coney Island Waterdance' — discussing the book and other aspects of his Coney Island work from the 90s and early 2000s live on Zoom!⁠ ⁠ Order your ticket via linkinbio.⁠ ⁠ #peterkayafas #coneyisland #coneyisland⁠ @coney_island_polarbear_club #photobook #coneyislandpolarbearclub #polarbearclub #coneyislandpolarbears #coneyislandswimmers https://www.instagram.com/p/CWEPY-XpXZ_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[mitchell721]

Polar bear swim @coneyislandpolarbear #coneyislandboardwalk #coneyislandbeach #coneyisland #coneyislandpolarbearclub #beach #swimming #ocean #atlanticocean (at Coney Island Beach and Boardwalk) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWjyhFIN_I_/?utm_medium=tumblr

[themarrero]

At 116th Coney Island Polar Bear Club first of year Plunge that I attended with NYC Photographers Meetup group. Very apropos for Brooklyn’s Coney Island the birthplace of Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs, it’s a Nathan’s Hot Dog flanked by her condiments mustard, relish and ketchup@posing for me prior to the plunge. Relish was actually the mom of one of the other condiments. @bheventspace #bhportdev @nyc_photographers @coney.island.usa @coneyislandfun #colorsofnyc #colorofnyc @nybucketlist @nycurbanism @brooklyn @coneyislandpolarbear #coneyislandpolarbearclub (at Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B66bvGmplbI/?igshid=1njh3td2i5jnh

[regsnapshots]

Running in #polarbearswim #coneyislandpolarbearplunge2019 @coney_island_polarbear_club#coneyislandpolarbearplunge #polarbearswim2 #coneyisland #polarbearplunge #newyearsdayplunge #coneyislandpolarbearclub@Coney Island #brooklyn #nyc (at Coney Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsHczXnHgGm/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=l5son5e2rkk2

[kittensandrainbows]

Post swim crew! Not so bad this year. It was the warmest it's been since we first did the dip. #coneyisland #polarbear #polarbearplunge #coneyislandpolarbearclub #brooklyn #freezinforareason (at Coney Island Beach Brooklyn, NY)

[kevdiaphoto]

2017 Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge for Camp Sunshine . . . . . #coneyislandpolarbearclub #polarbearplunge #coneyisland #brooklyn #nyc #nycstrobists #newyearsday2017 #canon #winter2017 #campsunshine (at Coney Island Polar Bear Club)