NY Photographs
NEW YORK
Written by Hartmann, Bernhard
New York is probably the most photographed city in the world. It is hard to resist the fascination for the Big Apple, and many have tried to visually capture the singularly unique "Empire State of Mind." It's not just the classic landmarks that belong to an emotional portrait of the metropolis, but also the bustling life in the urban canyons of Manhattan and its neighborhoods.
NEW YORK IN THE SNOW
Written by Gucwa, Vivienne
The iconic city of New York is a bustling, heady metropolis that, thanks to the power of media, everyone in the world knows intimately, even if they've never been. But every once in a while it changes completely. At first a few flakes will fall, then more, and more.
CANINES OF NEW YORK
Written by Weston, Heather
For people who love dogs and New York, this is a visual celebration of the vibrant dog community of New York City, CANINES OF NEW YORK collects more than 500 photographs taken by acclaimed Brooklyn-based photographer Heather Weston in every borough of this dog-loving city.
TINY NEW YORK: CLEVER NEW YORKERS DOING MORE IN LESS SPACE
Written by Slater, Suzanne Siegel
In a city with some of the most expensive real estate in the world, New Yorkers are used to doing more with less space. It's not unusual for them to stuff shoes into ovens and fold beds into walls. But they don't just apply this ingenuity to their apartments. Big Apple business owners have been cramming wares into pint-sized spaces way before "Microapartments" and "Tiny Homes" were even a thing.
NEW YORK CITY UP AND DOWN
Written by Laffont, Jean-Pierre
Renowned documentary photographer Jean-Pierre Laffont has been a transplanted resident from Paris to New York City since 1965 and in addition his travels that have documented the entirety of America and its social forces as well as those around the world from 1960 to 1990, he has also squarely focused his camera on his new "hometown" New York City.
LADY LIBERTY
Written by Stourdze, Sam
A photographic essay recounting the creation and installation of the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty is known around the world as a symbol of freedom and democracy. Poet Emma Lazarus' words inscribed on its pedestal -- "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free" -- beckon the poor and oppressed everywhere.
BROOKLYN'S SWEET RUIN: RELICS AND STORIES OF THE DOMINO SUGAR REFINERY
Written by Raphaelson, Paul
Brooklyn's Domino Sugar Refinery, once the largest in the world, shut down in 2004 after a long struggle. Most New Yorkers know it only as an icon on the landscape, multiplied on T-shirts and skateboard graphics. Paul Raphaelson, known internationally for his formally intricate urban landscape photographs, was given access to every square foot of the refinery weeks before its demolition.
NYC STREET PHOTOGRAPHY: IT'S THE JOINT
Written by Nobili, Brian
NYC Street Photography ... It's the Joint is a collection of 10 of New York's most prolific street photographers today. Through their photography they tell stories from every corner of the city from the early '80s until the present day. NYC Street Photography captures the soul of the city, from grime to glitter.
ONE, TWO, THREE, MORE
Written by Levitt, Helen
Helen Levitt's earliest pictures are a unique and irreplaceable look at street life in New York City from the mid-1930s to the end of the 1940s. There are children at play, lovers flirting, husbands and wives, young mothers with their babies, women gossiping, and lonely old men. A majority of these photographs have never been published.
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