New York City

Photos capturing the stillness amid the chaos of street life
Culture

Photos capturing the stillness amid the chaos of street life

Moment of calm — Puerto Rican photographer Paola M. Franqui, AKA Monaris, describes her method of using image-making as a way of finding the beauty in mundane everyday life.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Hedonistic nights in 1980s New York’s East Village
Culture

Hedonistic nights in 1980s New York’s East Village

‘Everyone was a star‘ — Photographer Andé Whyland remembers capturing candid portraits and dancing alongside the luminaries of downtown New York's club scene, among them Keith Haring, Grace Jones, Lady Bunny and Ru Paul.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Capturing the secrets of the New York City subway
Photography

Capturing the secrets of the New York City subway

Underground photography — For two decades, Patrick Cashin worked as the MTA’s official photographer, documenting the ins and outs of one of the world’s busiest transit systems.

Written by: Jonathan Smith

A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island
Photography

A photographer’s lifelong love affair with Coney Island

‘Seedy, funky, dangerous’ — The New York neighbourhood has always been irresistible to street photographers – particularly Harvey Stein, who has been shooting there for over five decades.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Claw Money is New York City's First Lady of graffiti
Photography

Claw Money is New York City's First Lady of graffiti

'I'm the Claw!' — One of the few women in a male-dominated scene, Claudia "Claw Money" Gold has been tagging the streets of New York for three decades.

Written by: Miss Rosen

Luminous portraits of NYC’s new young icons
Photography

Luminous portraits of NYC’s new young icons

Kids in America — Having moved to New York from a small town, Ethan James Green knows what it’s like to feel like an outsider. In his first monograph, he channels that to capture the city’s next generation – a network of young free spirits unafraid of individuality.

Written by: Huck

The diversity of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, in photos
Photography

The diversity of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, in photos

NY state of mind — In Deep Park, photographer Bruce Polin celebrates the characters of New York City’s Prospect Park, exploring how humans create their own private spaces within larger communal ones.

Written by: Niall Flynn

Chris Stein of Blondie talks shooting NYC’s ragged heyday
Photography

Chris Stein of Blondie talks shooting NYC’s ragged heyday

Point of View — As a founding member of the new-wave stalwarts, the Blondie guitarist was an integral part of New York’s golden age. Now, in a new book, he remembers documenting the whole thing on camera.

Written by: Niall Flynn

The secretive street artist who made ’80s NYC his canvas
Art

The secretive street artist who made ’80s NYC his canvas

Shadowman — After moving to the city in 1979, Richard Hambleton – alongside the likes of Basquiat and Keith Haring – became a pioneer in New York’s street art movement. Now, a new exhibition is celebrating his legacy.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Celebrating Latin American photography in NYC
Photography

Celebrating Latin American photography in NYC

Melrose, Bronx — In New York City’s first edition of Latin American Foto Festival, the South Bronx neighbourhood of Melrose will act as one vast, public gallery, showcasing work from some of Latin America’s most exciting photographers.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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