All Photos Matt Black. Beginning in 2013, Matt Black set out to document isolated rural communities near his hometown in California’s Central Valley. In 2015, he expanded the project and set out on a total of 100,000 miles and 46-states, focusing on areas where over 20% of people live above the poverty line. “To say, …
The Street Photography of Matt Weber As a former self-described ‘mediocre’ graffiti artist and taxi driver photographing the streets of New York since 1978, Matt Weber has explored countless miles throughout the city and seen a little bit of everything. The subjects in his photographs range from fights to embraces, from the homeless to 5th Avenue, …
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*All Central Park photographs in this article are for sale here. See this page if you would like to learn more about the best walking and photography routes for Central Park, or see this page to learn more about my guided photography tours of Central Park, day or night. The People’s Park – the History …
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Despite being born in Switzerland, Robert Frank defined and diagnosed America in the ’50s in ways that his contemporaries couldn’t. While his peers were photographing the optimistic and prosperous 50’s post-war United States, Frank’s photography took a stark and much more realistic turn. Frank’s childhood was difficult – in the 1930s, the fear of Hitler …
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Winter is coming and it’s been dreary for the last few days, so I thought I’d finish up my list of favorite New York and New Yorker documentaries to get you through the cold. We’ve got movies on artists, photographers, a tour guide, fashion icons, New York history, pick-up basketball, the Bowery, the people who …
New York City. 1980. Subway. All photographs copyright Bruce Davidson/Magnum While not strictly a New York photographer, Bruce Davidson has created some of the most iconic New York photographs of the 20th century. Born in 1933 near Chicago, Davidson’s subjects have including the Civil Rights Movement in the early ’60s, a Brooklyn gang, Spanish Harlem, circus performers, and …
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The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel. Spooky. The Atlantic Avenue Subway Tunnel It is not often in the city of New York these days that a regular guy can truly influence the history of the city. But Bob Diamond is just one of those people. The story of the Atlantic Avenue subway tunnel is one that …
Abandoned City Hall Subway Station, 2010 by James Maher. The Old City Hall Subway Station (*I write these articles because I love the city and the incredible stories behind each grand structure. You can help support my photography by purchasing an archival print of the City Hall Station for your home. Photos with links …
