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Out of all the anonymous posters crawling around the internet I prefer my good friend @subwaysigns the most. All Iāll betray is his gender. I love his work very much. Following this page is not only a great opportunity to find and purchase some of the finest borrowed nostalgia; itās also an invaluable archive of New York Cityās transit design throughout the ages. Big ups to the homie for monetizing his passion.
Aug 11, 2022
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šøthis is my favorite instagram account, anonymously run by a (beloved) nyc photographer. essentially heās put up stickers for this phone number all over the city and collected thousands of images. I didnāt realize who ran it and when I figured it out it was extremely relieving to know he and I share so many ideas about what makes good art, which we never talked about, but it was obvious from looking at the images he shares.
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like i said in my other post i donāt know many photographers, but she is another one that comes to mind. sometimes they all fit a theme or tell a story. i think a common misconception of various visual art forms is that portraying the āmundaneā = not art/boring/nothing special etc and i think the popularity of her instagram page shows how artfully she is able to capture something as āsimpleā as strangers on their commute and turn them into something so engaging
Jun 13, 2024
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šøBrian is one of the hardest working street film photographers in New York City. I love his ability to curate photo carousels with linear narrative themes. He captures authentic moments that happened just behind you. His work is a reminder that New York is alive and odd in all the right places when you arenāt looking. Sometimes when he leaves the Fantasy office in Williamsburg, he walks to Harlem just to take pictures along the way. Iāve seen some of his unreleased projects and youāll be doing yourself a favor if you follow along too.
May 6, 2021
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š§This is a semi-secluded place in Prospect Park. Kind of like a secret garden energy. Very special place. I used to go here in high school with friends who lived in the area mostly to smoke weed. A lot of weed-smoking in the city has to do with trying to access some kind of pastoral fantasy in this wacky town. This is exactly that embodied. Itās like a pond overgrown with various plants, and then a strange little lawn adjacent to it, where a lot of dubious characters sort of skitter around in and out of view; it makes it all the more trippy. Still go here when I need a minute. I donāt smoke that much weed any more.
Aug 11, 2022
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šWhenever I tell my father that Iāve been running around the city he likes to ask me āwhat are you running from?ā Heās totally right. One should consider the deeper implications of their chosen exercise. Iām prone to escapism, and flight from discomfort, and running is like a transfiguration of that impulse. The goal is to get to the point where you feel like youāre running at something or someone instead of from. Hear me out: itās free, it promotes longevity, it rids one of the wiggles, and itās like a tour of the city in 2x speed. I encourage running in the street and dodging people and cars.
Aug 11, 2022
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šNo, not the name of some bar or shop. Just a feeling. Sometimes I go to Ridgewood or Bushwick to meet up with friends who live out there as an excuse to clear my head and try something different from the downtown morass. Of course this is just a different mess. But seriously, do any of you go out to Bushwick? I know it gets a lot of flack, but itās really a strange, ambient and lawless place. In the summer garbage cooks out on the sidewalk in front of newish gentrification hives; empty lots full of tall grass and careening vines; the train rumbles above head on Myrtle, unmoved. Canāt tell if people are going to be dangerous or not; if trust-funded or not. Like some bizarro Hopper painting.
Aug 11, 2022