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Apartment Crashing with PINS

By Chad Kamenshine

April 18^th, 2016

There’s this interesting energy as you walk down St. Marks Place in NYC. Although the spots that once defined this famous stretch like Trash and Vaudeville are gone; a hint of the old school, punk’d out NY of past still lingers in the shadows.

Listening to Manchester’s PINS is like taking a trip back to that time. When guitars rattled your soul and the reason you were wearing a biker jacket was not to make a fashion statement, but because you were ready to hit the Lower East Side and get messed up (or mess someone else up).

Although that scene has faded and vibey riffs have given way to bleeps and bloops; it’s always reenergizing when someone like PINS comes along to make you want to light up a cigarette, throw on that jacket and bring some character back into NYC.

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Faith, Kyoko, Sophie, Anna, and Lois

Pins' Faith Vernon, Kyoko Swan, Sophie Galpin, Anna Donigan, and Lois McDonald photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Sophie Galpin, Kyoko Swan, Lois McDonald, Anna Donigan, and Faith Vernon photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Sophie Galpin, Lois McDonald, Anna Donigan, and Faith Vernon photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Anna Donigan, Faith Vernon , Sophie Galpin, and Lois McDonald, and photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Faith Vernon, Anna Donigan, Lois McDonald, Sophie Galpin, and Kyoko Swan photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Lois McDonald, Sophie Galpin, Anna Donigan, and Faith Vernon photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Faith Vernon, Lois McDonald, Anna Donigan, and Sophie Galpin photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Faith Vernon, Lois McDonald, Anna Donigan, and Sophie Galpin photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Faith Vernon, Lois McDonald, Anna Donigan, and Sophie Galpin photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins photographed at Webster Hall by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Sophie Galpin, Anna Donigan, Faith Vernon, Kyoko Swan, and Lois McDonald photographed by Chad Kamenshine

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Pins' Kyoko Swan, Anna Donigan, Faith Vernon, Lois McDonald, and Sophie Galpin photographed by Chad Kamenshine

About Chad Kamenshine

Chad Kamenshine is a NYC based photographer who has worked with Phantogram, CHVRCHES, The Walking Dead's Emily Kinney, Bishop Briggs, NY Mag, Warner Bros. Records, and more.

You can follow Chad on Instagram at @chadkamenshine and subscribe to his newsletter here.

About Stories

Starting from a love of music and film, and wanting to collaborate with those involved, Stories has been the ultimate passport in navigating the world of creatives and their craft. Each project has opened the door to an opportunity that at one time felt out of reach. Moments have been shared, experiences gained, and friendships fostered all through Stories. The freedom of this personal project has given me the chance to express my own abilities alongside those whose work has had an effect on me. Time and time again, Stories has proven that sharing is the true gift of collaboration.

Footnotes

Special thanks to Faith, Anna, Lois, Sophie and Kyoko

FootNotes

Special thanks to Faith, Anna, Lois, Sophie and Kyoko

© 2026 Chad Kamenshine

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