80s street photography

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The Guardian Angels are volunteer, unarmed, vigilante crime fighters. They were founded on February 13, 1979, in New York City, by Curtis Sliwa. They have grown to over 130 different chapters globally. In the 1980s, over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system. The New York subway was…

The 1970s were a time of deep change and growing pains for New York City as the country faced a recession. By 1970, the city gained notori...

Young punk couple strolling around New York City in Misfits tees, ca.1980, photographed by Robert Herman. ( Twitter: @punkandstuff ) #Misfits #Punk #FiendClub #Fiend #TheMisfits #Danzig #Doyle #JerryOnly #NewYork #PunkRock

THESE stunning photographs reveal the harsh reality of life in 1980s New York – a financially-ruined city riddled with gun crime and prostitution. Legendary photographer Bruce Gilden took doz…

A photobook by Robert Herman reveals stunning street photography in New York City from the 1980s. See 25 photos in a full-screen slideshow.

May 23 – July 3, 2013 Artist’s reception: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. ClampArt is pleased to present “NYC, c. 1985,” a group exhibition including artworks by Armand Agresti, Amy Arbus, Janette Beckman, Larry Clark, Janet Delaney, Andrew Garn, Nan Goldin, Arlene Gottfried, Keizo Kitajima, Catherine McGann, Jeannette Montgomery Barron, Mark Morrisroe, [...]

Rare sighting of a Carvel street cart, 1982. Disc-O-mat and Beefsteak Charlie’s in the background.

Photographer Bob Mazzer spent two decades commuting to work and back on the tube. As he travelled, he used his Leica M4 and his own unique perspective to capture Londoners, commuters and tourists as they journeyed through the capital's network of tunnels. Here is a small collection of his work, some of which was first shown in a GLC exhibition at the Royal Festival Hall in the 1980's.