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New York City in the 1980s
« on: June 01, 2012, 09:03:43 PM »
Just came across the work of Steven Siegel on flickr.  He has a pretty amazing set of photos of NYC from the 1980s.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevensiegel/sets/72157626376913418/
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Re: New York City in the 1980s
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2012, 09:12:30 PM »
Interesting stuff. I spent a couple weeks in NYC in 1988, and my dad had given me a Pentax 35mm, but I didn't really have any experience with an SLR, so I didn't take many photos unfortunately.
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Re: New York City in the 1980s
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2012, 09:38:05 PM »
Great stuff and I agree with the commentary... My aunt once lived in the lil Jamaica of Brooklyn and instead of Belair I got sent over there for a few weeks of my Summer holiday... Now I thought I was a street-wise teenager until taken under the wings by a few kids on the block... They just skipped puberty to man-hood/woman-hood... ;) Oh and a Hostess Twinkie with a can of Welch grape soda...  :'(    

This was shot circa '89...

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Re: New York City in the 1980s
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2012, 11:07:06 AM »
Gee, I like the geometry in there, Miller.
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Re: New York City in the 1980s
« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2012, 04:04:42 AM »
Loved Steven's work. I would loved to have shot with him back then. So much filth, so much abandonment. I wish that it was like that nowadays. But liability is killing it all for us.

I really enjoyed that set. A LOT!
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