NYC Black & White Photos

[mbaginy]

Beautiful photos!  But even for Gursky-style prices, I wouldn't have had the guts to photograph some.

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[RSL]

Good stuff, Mike. Thanks.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Fascinating historic images. Thanks for the link.

[Rob C]

Fascinating historic images. Thanks for the link.

Yes, shows how good they were long before many of us came along!

That gargoyle shot scares the hell out of me: the lady either had nerves of steel or a death wish. I believe that during the construction period of many of those tall buildings, it was customary to hire a particular tribe of American Indians to do high work because they had no fear of heights, and were gifted with great balance. Maybe just a myth?

[Telecaster]

IMO you can't beat Berenice Abbott's Changing New York for classic NYC b&w. Andreas Feininger published a few different NYC-centered books too. Feininger seems to fly under the radar despite having made some well-known pics.

-Dave-

[Alan Klein]

Yes, shows how good they were long before many of us came along!

That gargoyle shot scares the hell out of me: the lady either had nerves of steel or a death wish. I believe that during the construction period of many of those tall buildings, it was customary to hire a particular tribe of American Indians to do high work because they had no fear of heights, and were gifted with great balance. Maybe just a myth?

Many of those Indians came down from a tribe in Canada.  They were the steel workers.