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Here’s a selection of New York Subway scenes taken over a recent stay in the Big Apple. Almost all of the photos were taken on a Pixel Pro 7 phone …
In photos: New York subway scenes – people, trains and night views Read More
I’ll be the first to agree that it wasn’t the prettiest place to look at – and things only get more gritty inside – but the Mars Bar was one …
Remembering the fabulously scuzzy Mars Bar in East Village, New York Read More
Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the deserted streets of Manhattan recently and sent us these scenes of the city in full coronavirus lockdown:
In photos: the deserted streets of New York during the coronavirus lockdown, April 2020 Read More
New York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago.
New York archive photos: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000 Read More
I was back in New York earlier this year, and took this series of forty photographs showing some of the street art and scenes around Soho and the Bowery.
New York street art and signs – SoHo and the Bowery in forty photos Read More
Here’s a set of photos of road signs, street lights, wires and traffic signs from the east and west coasts of America. I grabbed the pictures as I toured with …
On tour in America: road signs, street lights, snow, wires and traffic signs in 100 photos Read More
Earlier this month, I was with The Monochrome Set on a whistle-stop tour of the US, taking in no less than nine gigs and three radio sessions on both the …
Dispatches from the Monochrome Set’s USA tour, March 2019 Read More
Here’s a selection of snowy scenes taken in New York’s Central Park on the 1st March 2019, St David’s Day.
In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019 Read More
It’s quite a small exhibition, but there’s some cracking images to be seen at ‘Beat Positive,’ a photographic celebration of early hip hop culture at the Getty Gallery in central …
Early Hip Hop culture photographed: Beat Positive at the Getty Gallery, London Read More
Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the snowy streets of Manhattan yesterday to capture these dramatic views of the streets under snow as temperatures plummeted across the city.
In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York Read More
Here’s a selection of candid street shots from my various New York travels. I hope some of you find them of interest. Scroll down to the bottom to find out details of …
Faces of New York – street scenes from the Big Apple, NYC Read More
The predicted Biblical winter storms never arrived, but a deathly hush descended over New York today as the streets lay empty under a covering of snow.
Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno Read More
I sometimes enjoy a bit of street theatre and impromptu dance, and it was fun to see these guys bursting into a NYC subway train and start acrobatically spinning around the carriage. …
Don’t look now, but there’s dancers suspended from the subway roof: New York scenes Read More
It’s taken me a while to post these up (sorry!) but I came across this busy record fair in the East River State Park (90 Kent Ave. at North 7th St) …
Vinyl galore at the Brooklyn Flea Record Fair, Williamsburg, New York Read More
When I was in the US recently, I caught an Amtrak train from Philadelphia to New York and was rather struck by how much like a submarine parts of it …
America: where the trains look like submarines Read More
Currently crumbling away in Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn is this row of derelict Second Empire style townhouses, formerly used by naval officers. Named Admiral’s Row, the once-grand buildings formed part of Brooklyn Navy Yard …
The abandoned townhouses of Admiral’s Row, Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York Read More
Here’s a short selection of photos from a quick wander around the attractive town of Beacon in New York, showing off some of the local architecture and items of interest …
The architecture and sights of Beacon, New York – a photo tour from Summer 2014 Read More
Now being described as ‘Williamsburg on the Hudson,’ the small town of Beacon in the post-industrial Hudson Valley has seen big changes in recently years. Many of those changes are in …
Street signs, shopfronts and graffiti seen around Beacon, Dutchess County, New York Read More
Here’s some scenes of musicians playing outside in the late afternoon summer sun around the small town of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York.
Street musicians of Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Summer 2014 Read More
I’ll be posting up a load of photos from my recent trip to Beacon in Dutchess County, New York soon, but here’s a couple of pics of some road signs that caught my …
Photo of the day: road signs, Beacon, New York Read More
The new Hunter’s Point South Park can be found on Long Island City, across the East River from Midtown Manhattan.
A walk along a deserted Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New York Read More
Affording fabulous views of Manhattan across the East River, Grand Ferry Park is a lovely place to pass away a few quiet hours and watch the world go by. Located between Grand …
A walk around Grand Ferry Park, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York Read More
They’re a common sight in many cities around the world, but when it comes to big displays of sneakers/trainers hanging off power lines, New York does it better than most.
The mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of New York Read More
Here’s a selection of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags spotted on my recent travels around New York. Most of the photos were shot around Brooklyn, although the above graffiti comes …
Photos of signs, slogans, stickers, graffiti and flags, New York Read More
Increasingly, lovestruck lovers around the globe have been scrawling their names on to small ‘love padlocks’ and affixing them to popular tourist bridges – and it’s something that isn’t going …
New York City joins the global war on the Love Padlock craze and orders them off Brooklyn Bridge Read More
Here’s a selection of shop fronts and street signs I came across during my many walks around Brooklyn and Manhattan a couple of weeks ago.
Shop fronts and street signs in Brooklyn and downtown Manhattan, New York Read More
Seen in Brooklyn last week was this desperate confession and apology, posted up in the street. In scrawled text, the author declared themselves to be a “huge asshole” after they cheated on …
A desperate confession and apology in a Brooklyn street, New York Read More
This striking piece of graffiti supporting the campaign to reunite 200 kidnapped Nigerian girls with their parents was seen in Morgan Avenue, Bushwick, an area located in the northern part of …
Bring Back Our Girls graffiti by the Bushwick Collective, New York Read More
Inaccessible and run down enough to ward off all but the most hardy hipsters and developers, Red Hook is situated in the south-western corner of the New York City borough …
Red Hook, Brooklyn – street scenes, graffiti and waterfront views Read More
Seen draped across the premises of a new upmarket commercial development in Greenwich Village was several metres of bright yellow hazard tape bearing the message, “Gentrification In Progress.”
Gentrification In Progress – New York’s Bleeker Street gets subverted Read More