Urban Landscape – Page 2 – Black and White Street Photographs of New York City by Matt Weber

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Old New York

Bronx Telephone Pole 1987

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September 4, 2015September 4, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, Men of New York, Old New York, signs

“Tony’s Newsstand” Harlem 1988

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August 31, 2015August 31, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York

Old Taxicabs 1985 “K-64”

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July 10, 2015July 10, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

NYC 1985

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June 14, 2015June 14, 2015 Matt Weber "New New York", Urban Wildlife

Pigeon 2015

I try but usually fail at shooting pigeons. I was happy with this one…

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March 10, 2015March 10, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Leaking Stubby” 1985

I really like this old “Stubby” and its crumbling surroundings which I assume were somewhere in lower Manhattan…

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February 19, 2015February 19, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

St. Marks Place & 1st Ave. 1986

I never was much of a drinker, or I would have spent some time in this joint…

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February 11, 2015February 11, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

“Red, White and Blue” 1985

Another Kodachrome slide from ’85 which depicts the big gas tank in Queens, or at least I think it does. I was robbed at double gunpoint just a couple of blocks away in ’84…

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February 10, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs

ROSELAND 1985

The last time I was here, Big Audio Dynamite was playing and I was disappointed by the sound, but I’m not much of an expert in these things…

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

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February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 Matt Weber Cars & Buses, Old New York, signs

Williamsburg 1985

This old porcelain sign had started to fade from decades of sunlight, but I’m sure the lamp post it was attached to was much older. More info on this can be found at Forgotten New York

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February 8, 2015February 8, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), 9/11 Related, Cars & Buses

“Omen” 1985

Weird what we photograph sometimes…

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February 4, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

Mi Chinita Diner 1985

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

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January 31, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Men of New York, Old New York

“Once Upon a Time in New York”

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January 28, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, signs, Urban Landscape

Levy’s Famous Frankfurters 1985

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

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January 25, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, signs

West Side Highway (Formerly Miller Highway) 1985

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

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January 23, 2015March 29, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

I keep finding old negatives from ’85 which have elements of my childhood. This boat would have been the one I rode on several times. Long gone, I imagine it may have been pre-war, and it left one exposed to the elements much more than the new ships…

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

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January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Harlem, homeless, Old New York, Urban Landscape

East Harlem 1988

A rather famous display of stuffed animals in an abandoned building uptown…

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January 17, 2015January 17, 2015 Matt Weber (Street photography), Cars & Buses, Color, Old New York, Urban Landscape

Checker Heading West on 86th Street 1985

The little five story buildings in the background are no longer with us. A 21 story uber edifice replaced them in 2008 and there are 21 apartments in the building…©Matt Weber