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

January 5, 2017January 5, 2017 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Wildlife

World’s Oldest Dog 1987

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May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 Matt Weber "New New York", (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Men of New York, Women of New York

149th Street 2016

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August 6, 2014August 6, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Urban Wildlife

The Bronx 1988

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March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Urban Blight” 1986

Just found this one and it’s the perfect example of how bad things were at one point. This picture is one of the best I took that year and I am amazed that I never noticed it before…

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September 8, 2012September 8, 2012 Matt Weber (Street photography), Men of New York, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Flats To Let” South Bronx 1987 (New Scan)

I finally found this negative and rescanned this image which has always been one of my better “Urban Blight” pictures…

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May 3, 2012May 3, 2012 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Urban Landscape, Urban Wildlife

“South Bronx” Winter 1986

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August 23, 2011January 30, 2014 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York, Urban Landscape

The South Bronx 1993

In some neighborhoods, the churches were the only buildings which didn’t get torched. On the upper west side, they did burn down some churches to build high rises. If there’s enough money at stake, some people will do anything…

Street Photography © Matt Weber