The Daily Mail has some incredible photos taken by legendary street photographer Weegee. The photos are from the International Center for Photography’s archives and will soon be published in a new book called The Weegee Guide To New York, presented side-by-side with recent shots from the same spots.
Weegee was a photojournalist who captured gritty images of city life from the 1930s until his death in 1968. Born Ascher Fellig, he adopted the pseudonym “Weegee” — a phonetic spelling of Ouijia — because of his uncanny ability to show up at crime scenes moments after they were reported, often even before police. He is best known for his crime scene photography and originating the phrase “The Naked City.”
For the second year running, the city government will host its #LoveNYC photography contest, which challenges users to post their best New York photos, adorned with the titular hashtag, for a chance at guest-running the city's official Instagram account (Did you even know the city had an official Instagram account?…
After the Supreme Court struck down DOMA as unconstitutional, happy same-sex couples from around New York headed off to tie the knot at the City Clerk's office. Congratulations! Check back every Friday for a new photo essay. See the photos in the gallery above. (Photos: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork)
New York-based photographer Tod Seelie is back from... Where've you been, Tod? "In Portland, Oregon on a raft, in LA shooting bands, and then hiding out on a farm in Nebraska." Welcome back. We're excited, because his first photography book Bright Nights: Photographs of Another New York published by PRESTEL comes out later this month, and…
