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Matt Weber, Former Taxi Diver and New York Street Photographer

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.

A Foreigner’s Road Trip – Robert Frank’s America

April 5, 2017 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, New York Historical Articles, Street Photography 2 Comments

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,

A Cup of Tea – The History and Photography of Martin Parr

February 16, 2017 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, Street Photography

All photographs copyright Martin Parr. “Fashion pictures show people looking glamorous. Travel pictures show a place looking at its best, nothing to do with the reality. In the cookery pages, the food always looks

Photographing the ‘Ugly,’ the History and Photography of William Eggleston

August 17, 2016 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, Street Photography 4 Comments

All photographs copyright Eggleston Artistic Trust William Eggleston may be one of the most celebrated and misunderstood photographers in history. Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1939 and raised in Mississippi, Eggleston was an introverted

The History and Photography of Bruce Davidson, Subway Photographer Extraordinaire

August 1, 2016 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, New York Historical Articles, Street Photography 6 Comments

New York City. 1980. Subway. All photographs copyright Bruce Davidson/Magnum While not strictly a New York photographer, Bruce Davidson has created some of the most iconic New York photographs of the 20th century. Born

Pounding the Pavement – The History and Photography of Garry Winogrand

June 29, 2016 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, Street Photography

While Henri-Cartier Bresson’s name gets thrown around as the godfather of street photography, I would argue that when many people think of the genre, what first pops into their heads is the style of

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

March 1, 2016 by James Maher Historical Photography Articles, New York Historical Articles 2 Comments