New York Dulu dan Sekarang
This combination shows a 1952 photo of "The Times building" provided by the International Center of Photography and the same vantage point on Thursday, March 19, 2015.

New York Dulu dan Sekarang

Fotografi adalah salah satu cara untuk menghentikan waktu. Gambar mampu menghidupkan kembali kenangan dan perasaan masa lalu dan membawa mereka hingga saat ini. Dan inilah perbandingan dulu dan sekarang sejumlah sudut kota megapolitan New York Amerika

combination of the 1946 photo "Fire in a loft building" by Weegee provided by the International Center of Photography showing a fire in a loft building at the intersection of Fulton and Greenwich Streets in New York, and the same vantage point on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, with people lining up for the September 11 Museum. In the background is the World Trade Center transportation hub under construction.
combination of the 1946 photo “Fire in a loft building” by Weegee provided by the International Center of Photography showing a fire in a loft building at the intersection of Fulton and Greenwich Streets in New York, and the same vantage point on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, with people lining up for the September 11 Museum. In the background is the World Trade Center transportation hub under construction.

Foto lama dari galeri ini diambil oleh fotografer Amerika legendaris dan wartawan foto WeeGee, yang terkenal karena fotografi jalanan hitam dan putih.

 

This combination shows a crowd on Wall Street in the May 1945 photo "V-E Day" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point in New York on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
This combination shows a crowd on Wall Street in the May 1945 photo “V-E Day” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point in New York on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

WeeGee bekerja di Manhattan, New York City Lower East Side sebagai fotografer pers selama 1930-an dan 1940-an dan mengikuti layanan darurat dan mendokumentasikan kegiatan mereka.

 

 This combination shows the January 17, 1941 photo "Chinatown fire" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and Doyers Street in New York on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

This combination shows the January 17, 1941 photo “Chinatown fire” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and Doyers Street in New York on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Dengan realisme menakjubkan, banyak karya WeeGee yang menggambarkan sisi gelap kota – kejahatan petak, kecelakaan mobil dan eksekusi geng. Ia juga dikenal karena kemampuan luar biasa untuk tiba dengan cepat di TKP – kadang-kadang, bahkan sebelum polisi.

This combination shows the 1945 photo "Derelict sleeping on the sidewalk outside police headquarters" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and a woman walking on the same spot on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.
This combination shows the 1945 photo “Derelict sleeping on the sidewalk outside police headquarters” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and a woman walking on the same spot on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

WeeGee menjual foto-fotonya ke tabloid dan lembaga fotografi. Karya-karyanya diterbitkan oleh banyak surat kabar, termasuk Herald Tribune, New York Post, Daily News, Sun, dan lain-lain.

 

This combination shows a 1952 photo of "The Times building" provided by the International Center of Photography and the same vantage point on Thursday, March 19, 2015.
This combination shows a 1952 photo of “The Times building” provided by the International Center of Photography and the same vantage point on Thursday, March 19, 2015.

“Saya tidak punya hambatan dan tidak memiliki kamera saya …” pernah berkata WeeGee.

 This combination shows the March 18, 1943 photo "Wartime rationing: retail butchers await arrival of meat" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and at the same vantage point, the Atlantic Mall, right, and the Barclay's Center, background, in Brooklyn on Monday, March 23, 2015.

This combination shows the March 18, 1943 photo “Wartime rationing: retail butchers await arrival of meat” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and at the same vantage point, the Atlantic Mall, right, and the Barclay’s Center, background, in Brooklyn on Monday, March 23, 2015.

Stark dan realistis karya WeeGee membantu Amerika menciptakan kesadaran dirinya dalam waktu dan kondisi yang berkembang urbanisasi.

 

 This combination of the September 21, 1939 photo "Fiesta turns into tragedy" by Weegee provided by the International Center of Photography shows a murder victim lying on Mulberry Street in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York, and from the same vantage point, pedestrians on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

This combination of the September 21, 1939 photo “Fiesta turns into tragedy” by Weegee provided by the International Center of Photography shows a murder victim lying on Mulberry Street in the Little Italy neighborhood of New York, and from the same vantage point, pedestrians on Wednesday, March 18, 2015.

Pada tahun 1945 Museum of Modern Art mengadakan pameran karya WeeGee itu, buku best seller-nya Naked City diterbitkan. Dari tahun 1946 sampai awal 1960-an, WeeGee bekerja di Hollywood sebagai aktor dan konsultan.

 

 This combination shows the 1943 photo "Empire State Bldg." by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

This combination shows the 1943 photo “Empire State Bldg.” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

WeeGee mempengaruhi sejumlah besar fotografer yang luar biasa dari abad ke-20, termasuk Andy Warhol.

This combination shows the 1953 photo "Showing Tonite" of theater marquis on 42nd Street in New York by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point on Tuesday, March, 17, 2015.
This combination shows the 1953 photo “Showing Tonite” of theater marquis on 42nd Street in New York by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography in New York, and the same vantage point on Tuesday, March, 17, 2015.
 This combination of the July 27, 1940 photo "Striking Beauty" by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography, and the same vantage point on Sunday, March 22, 2015 shows the lower Manhattan skyline near the Brooklyn Bridge.

This combination of the July 27, 1940 photo “Striking Beauty” by Weegee, provided by the International Center of Photography, and the same vantage point on Sunday, March 22, 2015 shows the lower Manhattan skyline near the Brooklyn Bridge.

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