Old New York – Page 34 – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

May 19, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Graffiti-NYC Tags, Men of New York, Old New York, Urban Landscape

West 84th Street 1989

An old fave…

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May 18, 2014May 18, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs

“Kilroy was Here!” 1985

I remember seeing quite a few storefronts with their neon signs still buzzing away, long after the businesses closed.

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May 17, 2014May 17, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, homeless, Old New York

“Cigar Aficionado” 1989

I am rescanning all the plates in my book, The Urban Prisoner for a digital version which will be available for purchase on Ipads…

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May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York

Greenwich Village 1989

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May 15, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), homeless, Men of New York, Old New York

“Vital Signs” L.E.S. 1989

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May 13, 2014May 13, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“The Urban Prisoner” 1989 (New Scan)

If any of my images were overdue for a good scanning, this one was…

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May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, homeless, Old New York

“Trolley Entrance Queensboro Bridge” 1985

There was a group of homeless fellows living on the 59th Street bridge thirty years ago, and the trolley entrance was yet to be removed for reasons unknown to me…

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May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Old New York

Hansom Cab 1988

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May 11, 2014May 11, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, Urban Wildlife

MacDougal Street 1988

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May 10, 2014May 10, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Portraits, signs

The Upper West Side 1970

This is probably the first and best picture of me with camera in hand…Check out the old barbershop pole. Broadway and 87th Street winter of 1970…

May 9, 2014May 9, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Old New York, signs

“Follow the Bouncing Ball” 1989

A photograph I took in Astoria many years ago which I should’ve included in my book…

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May 8, 2014May 8, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, signs

“Selfie” 1989

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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May 3, 2014May 3, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Kids & Teens, Old New York

“Young Street Photographer Probing Storefront” N.Y.C. 1970

I had a Kodak Instamatic camera when I was 11 years old. It shot square 126 film, and I shot equal amounts of TRI-X and Kodachrome. I was happy to find this snapshot since it is the earliest picture of me with a camera in hand…

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May 2, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Wildlife

“The Oldest Dog in the World” 1987

This old fellow lived on 149th Street in the Bronx next to the radiator shop that repaired my taxi. He was given food as he was too tired to hunt anymore. Somewhere I have another picture of him sitting upright and I will post it eventually…

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May 1, 2014May 1, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), America, Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, signs

“American” 1985

I took this picture upstate in another century, and it might as well have been another planet!

April 30, 2014April 30, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, signs, Times Square

“Paradise Alley” 1986

I was surprised to find I had not posted this picture before today. I always thought the short guy entering “Paradise” looked a little like Danny Devito. I also liked the poor working girl in the white boots…

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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!