A Photographic Ode To New Yorkers

A photographer and art director do an impressive collab.

August 27, 2012

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In spring 2011, photographer Mark Gong and art director Edi Inderbitzin went through the five boroughs to photograph its less seen citizens. They went from housing projects to the beaches, shooting in black and white on plain backgrounds. The series as a whole celebrates the personalities that make the city so dynamic. [InspireFirst]

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