https://petertobiaphotographer.com/ 2026-03-16 weekly 1.0 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/biography 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/resume 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/contact 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/day-to-day 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/aadali.jpg Art Steps A rollerblader wheels across a photo-billboard of Salvador Dali at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/point4.jpg Staten Island Ferry Commuters on Sept. 17, 2001 heading back to work in New York City. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/point5.jpg Shanksville Memorial for the 40 people and crew who died in crash on Sept. 11th. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/02.jpg Go Fur-Free Protesters from PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) get out a holiday message. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/09x.jpg Center City Cowboy Ty Cardaci of Brooklyn on election day. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/03.jpg Covering Bomb Explosion Islamabad International Airport. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/10.jpg Home Reservist April Thomas hugs daughter Myka, 3, at the Philadelphia International Airport after 13 months in Iraq. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/PHILS05CPT.jpg New Phillie Manager Charlie Manuel is introduced at press conference in November of 2004. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/point2.jpg Italian Market Festival Kickoff of annual festival at JFK Plaza. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/04.jpg The Interview Designer Steven Slowik , for the Bill Blass line of clothing, at Saks Fifth Ave. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/point3.jpg No Riders Editorial illustration for the tenuous financial situation at Amtrak. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/09a.jpg Framers of the Constitution Some of the 42 bronze statues designed, sculpted and cast by StudioEIS of Brooklyn. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/10x.jpg The Boardwalk Atlantic City. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/03a.jpg Debutantes The Philadelphia Charity Ball. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/21.jpg Mennonite Family Expecting her eighth child in three weeks, Anita Shirk photographs her family in Cape May, NJ. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/point1.jpg Open Field Before formal wedding pictures are taken, Jim Butler with bride, Cindy, at Valley Forge. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/LI803APT-big-file.jpg Live 8 Ben Franklin Parkway during concert in Philadelphia. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/goodone.jpg Distraught After throwing furniture out the window and then setting the apartment on fire a man falls to his death in Washington Square. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/11.jpg Funeral In Chinatown Bao Xing Lin grieves for her brother who was shot and killed in a robbery in Camden, NJ. https://petertobiaphotographer.com/troubled-land 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/this-is-our-home 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_7j8g1w_66.jpg Shilar Kamal, 30, shovels away rocks from the bombing of the Iraqi military base by U.S. forces where she and her family live. Kamal works constantly around the property trying to remove the memories of war as she tries desperately to create a landscape that makes her house more of a home for the baby she is expecting in less than a week. Shilar Kamal, 30, shovels away rocks from the bombing of the Iraqi military base by U.S. forces where she and her family live. Kamal works constantly around the property trying to remove the memories of war as she tries desperately to create a landscape that makes her house more of a home for the baby she is expecting in less than a week. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_ylvztx_67.jpg Kamal gives their two-year-old son, Mohammad Yuns, a drink from a plastic container while her husband, Yuns Abdullah Mohammed, works on their home. Kamal gives their two-year-old son, Mohammad Yuns, a drink from a plastic container while her husband, Yuns Abdullah Mohammed, works on their home. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_fkfvuk_68.jpg Kamal, front, pushes a cart of water back to her home with neighbor Mahaban Abdullah-Rahim. Kamal walks a mile three times a day to get water. Kamal, front, pushes a cart of water back to her home with neighbor Mahaban Abdullah-Rahim. Kamal walks a mile three times a day to get water. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_ncy061_69.jpg Around their home, there is an occasional rumble of exploding munitions from the former depot. Kamal said a child lost his life last week in an explosion. Around their home, there is an occasional rumble of exploding munitions from the former depot. Kamal said a child lost his life last week in an explosion. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_z7t65g_70.jpg Since Saddam Hussein's regime fell, home is wherever there is shelter. Kamal is Kurdish, and she and her family were driven out of Kirkuk by Hussein who encouraged Arabs to populate the city. Since Saddam Hussein's regime fell, home is wherever there is shelter. Kamal is Kurdish, and she and her family were driven out of Kirkuk by Hussein who encouraged Arabs to populate the city. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_b0lkxf_71.jpg A wire runs to an electric post, supplying power for an old television, a ceiling fan and an air cooler. A wire runs to an electric post, supplying power for an old television, a ceiling fan and an air cooler. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_connq4_72.jpg Kamal sold the gold jewelry her husband gave her on their wedding day in order to survive. Kamal sold the gold jewelry her husband gave her on their wedding day in order to survive. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_md6aon_atlunch.jpg The former Iraqi military facility that served as a weapons depot is now a two-room home. The former Iraqi military facility that served as a weapons depot is now a two-room home. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_du0tzv_74.jpg Amid the hardships, the family faces the ire of Iraqi Arabs, who say Kurds are trying to pack Kirkuk to gain control of the oil-rich city. Amid the hardships, the family faces the ire of Iraqi Arabs, who say Kurds are trying to pack Kirkuk to gain control of the oil-rich city. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_db857v_079xxx.jpg Kamal is caught in a sandstorm with her son. Kamal is caught in a sandstorm with her son. https://storage.neonsky.app/dxm1a9do/images/dxm1a9do_b1utedmx_s81sdo_76.jpg Mohammed sleeps outside to protect his family. With the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the family is hoping for a better way of life. Mohammed sleeps outside to protect his family. With the U.S. occupation of Iraq, the family is hoping for a better way of life. https://petertobiaphotographer.com/portraits 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://petertobiaphotographer.com/scapes 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/30x.jpg Italian Market PHILADELPHIA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Winterhumor01.jpg Winter Insect OLD CITY https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/38x.jpg Cabernet Sky PHILADELPHIA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/31x.jpg Church Pathway MAIN LINE, PHILADELPHIA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/wheat01.jpg Kurdish Wheat Harvest DIBIS, IRAQ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/06redo.jpg Magnolia Shadow BARTRAM GARDENS, PHILADELPHIA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/ireland.jpg Evening In Tralee IRELAND https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/34x.jpg Fog Settles RARITAN RIVER, CALIFON, NJ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/40x.jpg Metaphor LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/35x.jpg Three Angels KELLY DRIVE, PHILADELPHIA https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/39x.jpg Thoreau's Walden CONCORD, MASSACHUSETTS https://petertobiaphotographer.com/natalie's-jazz-lounge 2026-03-16 monthly 0.8 https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/77.jpg Natalie's, a throwback to Philadelphia's jazz heyday, still calls the faithful to perform. Natalie's, a throwback to Philadelphia's jazz heyday, still calls the faithful to perform. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/78.jpg A regular since she was 18 and sneaked in, Barbara "Lady Jazz" Rollins, 67, now brings her daughter and granddaughter to Natalie's. A regular since she was 18 and sneaked in, Barbara "Lady Jazz" Rollins, 67, now brings her daughter and granddaughter to Natalie's. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/79.jpg "The Nearness of You," a Hoagy Carmichael classic, fills the air at the club. "The Nearness of You," a Hoagy Carmichael classic, fills the air at the club. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Rzized02.jpg A subway stop is right outside Natalie's at 40th and Market, known as "the Bottom" by people who live in the neighborhood. A subway stop is right outside Natalie's at 40th and Market, known as "the Bottom" by people who live in the neighborhood. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/R2again.jpg Once tenor sax player John Coltrane was asked why he played such a long solo. Coltrance replied, "It took that long to get it all in." In his early years, Coltrane tread the stage at Natalie's. Once tenor sax player John Coltrane was asked why he played such a long solo. Coltrance replied, "It took that long to get it all in." In his early years, Coltrane tread the stage at Natalie's. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Rzized01.jpg Tony Smith says, "you never play a tune the same way twice." Tony Smith says, "you never play a tune the same way twice." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Rzized04.jpg The saying goes: Most jazz musicians are good laughers. If you want to play jazz for a living, you either learn to laugh or you cry a lot. The saying goes: Most jazz musicians are good laughers. If you want to play jazz for a living, you either learn to laugh or you cry a lot. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/R4again.jpg Old and new are welcomed at the jams. Tony Peebles, center, says "the older guys know all the tunes and will always pull you aside and tell you a few things." Old and new are welcomed at the jams. Tony Peebles, center, says "the older guys know all the tunes and will always pull you aside and tell you a few things." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/R3.jpg As the evening moves on, people straggle in with music cases in hand and take the stage. As the evening moves on, people straggle in with music cases in hand and take the stage. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/R8.jpg Drummer Kazem Shaheed stops by the club after finishing his own gig. Drummer Kazem Shaheed stops by the club after finishing his own gig. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Rzized05.jpg James Gabsden smiles as smoke fills the air and the music builds. Folks who attend the jam sessions check any pretense at the door. James Gabsden smiles as smoke fills the air and the music builds. Folks who attend the jam sessions check any pretense at the door. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/R1.jpg People crowd the bar as six tiny booths are taken quickly by those who arrive early. Natalie's sign says it serves food. These days, that means potato chips. People crowd the bar as six tiny booths are taken quickly by those who arrive early. Natalie's sign says it serves food. These days, that means potato chips. https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/89.jpg Jokes about jazz musicians are part of the jazz scene. One is: "How can a jazz musician wind up with a million dollars? Start out with two million." Jokes about jazz musicians are part of the jazz scene. One is: "How can a jazz musician wind up with a million dollars? Start out with two million." https://cdn.neonsky.app/4bd5ec116df0d/images/Rzized03.jpg B.J. Jansen waits for his solo to come 'round. "This is one place you will never find in the guidebooks," said Patrick Pinon, a French painter in town visiting a friend. B.J. Jansen waits for his solo to come 'round. "This is one place you will never find in the guidebooks," said Patrick Pinon, a French painter in town visiting a friend.