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
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The Atlantic Avenue Tunnel. See more of the city’s subway system in my NYC Subway print gallery. 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
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Abandoned City Hall Subway Station, 2010 by James Maher. See more of the city’s subway system in my NYC Subway print gallery. 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
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Chrysler Building Spire, 2010 by James Maher. Prints of these photographs, along with more Chrysler Building images, are available in my Chrysler Building print gallery. A Jewel in the Sky: The Chrysler Building Updated July 2026 · by James Maher, photographer and NYC historian The Chrysler Building is New York’s Art Deco masterpiece — completed
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Brooklyn Bridge During Snowstorm at Sunset, 2010 by James Maher. You can view and purchase prints from this collection in my Brooklyn Bridge print gallery. The History and Photography of the Brooklyn Bridge The single greatest wonderment of the Brooklyn Bridge is not its size, beauty, function or even technology, but the fact that
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