Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Times Square

“1964 FALL OCCUPANCY” Times Sq. 1986

During the later years of Robert Moses New York lost Penn Station and that was a great loss. In or around 1962 this small and seemingly inconsequential building was also slated for demolition, but somehow survived for another quarter century! I was thrilled when I saw this sign predicting the demise of this small structure. Even if I felt like the little building was Davey vs. Goliath, it really was just a case of something old surviving against the odds for a few more years than it was suppose to…

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Empire State Building 1986

The Empire State Building has always been the one for me. I know the Chrysler is more beautiful and the World Trade was taller, but this building has meant New York to me since I was a kid. This view was also important to me since as a child I always enjoyed reading all the names of the different countries on the round porcelain signs, which lined both sides of “The Avenue of the Americas”

A large signed print might not be a terrible Christmas gift (How’s that for a sales pitch?)

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Kids & Teens

“Flower Girl” 2007

I guess if I’m going to try and hawk prints on the net, I should occasionally offer ones which have a chance of selling…This picture makes me happy and has won numerous awards. Well, if I had entered it into a few trivial contests it might have held its own, but I’m just rambling on as I often do when I find myself in the uncomfortable position of having to try and sell my work…

12×18 prints available at a price which won’t hurt as much as my dentist, and will cost less than he charges for a cleaning. Maybe I should find another guy but he’s Derek Jeter’s dentist and I feel I deserve the best too.

 

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Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), 9/11 Related, Women of New York

“Occupy Wall Street” 2011

I’m so far behind on my developing film, it really isn’t funny. The broken wrist set me back a few months, and I usually avoid the darkroom during the summer for obvious reasons. I don’t remember taking this picture, but I’m very happy I did. Something made me push the button, and I doubt it was her clenched fist. I think this one depicts the tension felt between the Police and the People fairly well, without actually capturing any of the violence which ensued…

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Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Women of New York

Joan Osborne 1992

It is hard to believe that it has been twenty years since I saw Joan perform in front of seven people on a cold winter night at Wetlands. When she did her cover of “Son of a Preacher Man” it was obvious to me (I know very little about these things) that she was a force of nature and would one day become famous…A year or so later, she did make it big when her song “If God Was One of Us” went national…

 

©Matt Weber