Ain’t gonna worry. Just live till you die, wanna drown,
with nowhere to fall Into the arms of someone.
There’s nothing to save, and I know you live till you die…
(Qotsa)
Street Photography © Matt Weber
“Hooker Hailing” 1989
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Sunnyside N.Y. 1988
I’m still finding shots I practically threw away twenty years ago…
This picture and most of the images on this site can be purchased, as well as signed copies of my book “The Urban Prisoner”
Street Photography © Matt Weber
42d Street 1989
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Northbound ’93
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Eat Milk 1989
Another one of those old advertisements from the turn of the century (1900) that somehow managed to survive…
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Harlem 1988
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Self Titled 1993
An obviously silly photo which I have always liked, proving that I am not one to be taken seriously…
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Lincoln Center 1995
I forgot about this picture and considering my love for old advertising, this is a picture I’m pretty happy with. Making way for a skyscraper, these 100 year old Omega Oil ads appeared briefly for a few months before being covered for another 100 years…
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Greasy Spoon 1989
© Matt Weber
The Last Days of The Strip 1993
Street Photography © Matt Weber
New York City Winter 1993
Street Photography © Matt Weber
“Unknown Sailor” Times Square 1989
“The Good Old Days”
Street Photography © Matt Weber
The Birds 1990
© Matt Weber
Times Sq. 1989
Street Photography © Matt Weber
The Shopkeeper 1988
If you grew up in a city, this scene was pretty common. A store owner defends his turf against some thugs with a baseball bat or other club. I just found this while searching negatives from over twenty years ago. Even though the picture depicts something fairly common, I was totally psyched to find this because it’s something which I never thought I’d photographed. For reasons unknown to me, I found this image to be unworthy of printing when I took it. If I was shooting with a digital camera, would I delete it? It is amazing how time itself makes a picture seem better, even though the very concept is absurd.
I’d advise young photographers to keep ALL of your pictures on a hard drive somewhere other than your house. Terabytes are now affordable and you will be very happy that you kept some of your outtakes twenty years from now…
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More “Crumbling New York” 1989
© Matt Weber
NEW YORK 1989
I was trying to convince a friend to take this picture the other day, but he didn’t want to. Of course the Carver sign is long gone and maybe I was being nostalgic for this photo more than in love with the present view…It gets confusing sometimes….
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Pre-Bloomberg Times Square Circa 1990
© Matt Weber
Times Square 1990
How do I know this picture was taken in Times Sq. over twenty years ago? Look at the “N” engraved in the sidewalk. That is definitely the N from Nathan’s Hotdogs. I’ve spent enough time at Coney Island to recognize that N anywhere. This must have been the corner of 43d & Broadway where there was a Nathan’s for many years…
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The Cross Bronx Expressway 1990
I use to shoot pictures at 65 MPH as I steered with my knees and adjusted Electric Ladyland with my other hand…
Street Photography © Matt Weber
Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber 