There are many places in the city where you can stand and realize that you’re already looking back at history – where in a couple years everything will look, and be, completely different. Occasionally you find yourself in a spot on the edge, where the stark difference can be easily caught on camera. This spot on Greene […]
I know the last two months have been very slow with the blog. It’s been mostly due to all the time spent with the redesign. But we’re going to start it up finally on a somewhat regular basis. I’m still figuring out if I’m going to go back to the daily photos or combine a bunch into
It’s so haaaaard to say goodbye (Boyz II Men fans, anybody?), but after eight trusted years, it was time to let my old website go. Luckily, the new one is brand new and shiny, it works way better, it’s mobile optimized, which apparently is important, and it’s much easier to see the photographs. That’s what
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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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Jacob Riis: Three Urchins Huddling for Warmth in Window Well on NY’s Lower East Side, 1889 History of NY Photography: Documenting the Social Scene Beginning in the late 19th century, with the emergence of organized social reform movements and the creation of inexpensive means of creating reproducing photographs, a form of social photography began
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