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Portraits and people: posts about the New Yorkers you pass every day, on the subway, behind counters and in the studio.

The people you pass every day: riders on the subway, the counter staff at century-old shops, tattoo artists, dancers and photographers. Posts tagged human.nyc are about New Yorkers and the places where the city's characters show up, from the subway car as a portrait studio to the hand-poke tattoo studio.

Aerial view of Salerno and its coastline on the Gulf of Salerno
Photography3 min read

4 Photos from Salerno

The "4 Photos" series takes four frames and nothing else. This time it's the Italian port city most travelers rush past on the way to Positano.

Economy Candy storefront with its red script sign and striped awning
Photography4 min read

4 Photos from Economy Candy

Floor-to-ceiling bins, retro wrappers and halvah by the slab: a Lower East Side institution in four frames.

Photographs displayed on a shipping container at Photoville
Culture5 min read

Young Women Come Together at Photoville for "This Is 18"

A global portrait of being eighteen, made by women photographers, and a reminder of why print zines still matter.

Students stretching during a pole dance class
Culture6 min read

On Pole Dancing: Strength, Artistry and Community

It's a sport, an art form and a community. It's also some of the hardest strength training you'll ever do.

Street posters advertising hand-poked tattoos
Culture6 min read

More Than Skin Deep: The Hand-Poke Tattoo Revival

No machine, no buzz: just a needle, ink and a lot of patience. Why hand-poked tattoos are having a moment.

Black and white photo of riders inside a New York subway car
Photography5 min read

Subway Photos, Trial No. 1

The subway car is the most democratic portrait studio in the world. Walker Evans knew it eighty years ago.

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