alcohol – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), Color, Fights & Playfights, Men of New York, Times Square, Women of New York

Untitled 2016

A little tussle over drink money. Bible present…

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January 28, 2016January 28, 2016 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Harlem, Old New York, signs

Harlem Shade 1985

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September 3, 2015September 3, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), Color, Kids & Teens, Subway

Little 2015

It’s not easy being small!

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June 21, 2015June 21, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, homeless, Men of New York, Old New York

On the Bowery 1985

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May 24, 2015May 24, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Old New York

Morning on the Bowery 1988

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May 4, 2015May 4, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Men of New York, Old New York

Broome Street 1988

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March 21, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Men of New York, Old New York, signs

EXCHANGE BAR 1986

This old bar was right across the street from the Port Authority, and was a colorful place to say the least…

This image and most others can be licensed for documentary use and is also available as a signed print…

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September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Men of New York, signs

“A Drinking Life”

Pete Hamill’s book “A Drinking Life” describes old New York’s drinking culture as well as any book ever could…

©Matt Weber 2014

May 31, 2014May 31, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Old New York

TRAGEDY 1989

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May 5, 2014May 5, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Old New York

“The Bowery Boys” 1988

Does my never ending nostalgia also include the last of the Bowery boys? I don’t know, but the ugly glass buildings they have built for the rich on the Bowery will disgust me forever…

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May 4, 2014October 26, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Old New York

Harlem 1987

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April 29, 2014April 29, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Old New York, signs

NYC 1987

Still finding old negatives. By accident I hit the invert button and decided to leave the picture this way. It was too drab an image in the first place!

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July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Old New York

FUTURE SHOCK 1988

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January 26, 2013March 2, 2013 Matt Weber (Street photography), Graffiti-NYC Tags, homeless, Old New York, Urban Landscape

I was shocked when I found this arrangement and it takes a bit to shock me. I guess I thought it may have been one of those Santeria sacrifices which were quite popular in New York twenty years ago. (Might still be)