the observations of an old, new yorker on the new, new york.
Another treasure trove of black and white photos from Vivian Maier, “a great street photographer who took about 100,000 photographs, primarily of people and cityscapes during 50 years. Unfortunately, her photographs remained unknown and mostly undeveloped until they were discovered by a local historian, John Maloof, in 2007. Following Maier’s death her work began to receive critical acclaim.” (source: Top Design Mag)
“The people in the subway, their flesh juxtaposed against the graffiti, the penetrating effect of the strobe light itself, and even the hollow darkness of the tunnels, inspired an aesthetic that goes unnoticed by passengers who are trapped underground, hiding behind masks and closed off from each other.”
The 25th anniversary edition of Subway was published last year.
(via:Casual Optimist)
Street photographer Helen Levitt captures young children at work on the streets of New York from 1938-1948.
Writer Phillip Battle explains: For over 10 years, Levitt documented the imaginative life of the children; at a time when children still had some visual independence and a keen-eyed interest in laying pictorial claim to the world around them. In today’s world of television and video gaming, that sense of ‘visual independence’ has all but vanished. All our monsters and dreams are laid before us in graphic detail and even in 3D!
Levitt’s book:
Looking at this stunning collection by photographer Steve Siegel conjures up images of a gritty New York of old. Aren’t you just about certain Travis Bickle is on the next street over? (Source: the very cool We Heart.)
Photographs © Steve Siegel
For Monday: The familiar neon sign of Fanelli’s Cafe which still stands in the nucleas that is SoHo. This photo from an interesting series of late 70′s and 80′s snaps by Carl Burton which I discovered on the fascinating Flaming Palbum.
870,000 of ‘em. Never seen before. Photographs from the Municipal Archives collection.
In this Dec. 22, 1936, Works Progress Administration photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man looks at the Hudson River from the New York tower of the George Washington Bridge. (AP Photo/New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers’ Project, Jack Rosenzwieg)
In this September 30, 1936, Works Progress Administration, Federal Writer’s Project, photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, a man hands a program to baseball legend Babe Ruth, center, as he is joined by his second wife Clare, center left, and singer Kate Smith, front left, in the grandstand during Game 1 of the 1936 World Series at the Polo Grounds in New York. (AP Photo/New York City Municipal Archives, WPA Federal Writers’ Project)
In this July 29, 1908 photo provided by the New York City Municipal Archives, workers dig in the street along the sidewalk on the north side of Delancey Street in New York. (AP Photo/New York City Municipal Archives, Department of Bridges/Plant & Structures, Eugene de Salignac)
Always inspiring. A few shots I took last week in New York City…
“Girl Climbing”
“When the Dreamer Dies, What Happens to the Dream”
Looking up at the Standard
DVF/Bentley note.
Spring Street Subway Station
All photos ©Kate Donnelly
