London Street Photography in New York (Harlem)

While the 2012 Summer Olympic Games is taking over London, "London Street Photography" is taking over New York at Museum of the City of New York, which is located in East Harlem. The exhibition features 150 years of London street photography, and the images were taken by more than 70 photographers.The photographs capture the change from Victorian city to the 21st century. The museum also provides a counterpart of New York City photography. It will be interesting to compare the different street photography styles of two sister cities that have much in common. 

Curator Sean corcoran explains "New York is a much younger city so we have a lot of tall buildings, skyscrapers and there's a grid system so there is a lot of collision of people on the street corners, whereas London is a an older, lower city. So the architecture is much different and people meet in a more meandering way."

 I haven't been to London, so I don't know how the atmosphere between London and New York is different from each other. But these side by side show will highlight the differences of subject matter and style between the two cities.

Also, the New York photos will be an open call. They are going to take photos taken by regular New Yorkers or visitors. So if you are interested in displaying your photos at the museum. Email your photos to info@mcny.org

Via Museum of the City of New York