photography

It’s impossible to keep up with everything happening in New York City arts and culture, but here are a few recommendations for events you shouldn’t miss.

"There was a real intimacy and a real beauty in the way people were interacting with each other on the beaches that is not quite the same at a city park or on the subway."

Hundreds gathered at El Museo del Barrio this weekend to celebrate Maristany, a Black Puerto Rican artist and activist who died in March at age 76.

On view through September at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, "Jamel Shabazz: Eye on the Streets" covers 40 years of NYC history through potent, personal images.

Only a couple of these images ever appeared in print, over 50 years ago in an obscure magazine out of the Soviet Union.

There are two complementary new photography exhibits at The Met that are worth checking out.

"Working Together: The Photographers of the Kamoinge Workshop" spotlights one of the few networks for Black artists in the 1960s.

As part of our Dear NYC series, we've recreated photos around all five boroughs from the NYPL's archives. First up: Staten Island.

From the Price is Right to Tiger King, these roommates are creating detailed photoshoots in their Brooklyn apartment.

"A lifetime resident of Harlem, I have tried to document the world around me, particularly the African American community, especially in Harlem, from an honest perspective so that our history is not lost."