Category: Pictures of the Week

New York Subway Musicians

Each year, hundreds of musicians flock to the MTA Music Under New York program to become officially sanctioned New York City subway musicians. This year, MTA MUSIC received 309 applications with audio samples and selected 82 finalists to audition. The MTA Arts and Design program, which started in 1985, aims to find the best subway performance groups to enhance New Yorkers’ commutes.

Diego Oliver, a student of the Documentary Practice and Visual Journalism program, brings us images of a few of these musicians who make our commute, memorable.

002409A0015003409A8567-1004409A8845005409A8753006409A8583007409A8552010409A8665011409A9172001409A8376

Subscribe to see more such content. Follow us on Instagram @DOCIT 

U.S. Midterm Elections 2018

_L4A0693
Andrew Gounardes, Democratic elect for New York state Senate District 22, at his election night victory party, Brooklyn, N.Y, 6. Nov 2018. Photograph by Nora Savosnick
M_Muzalevskaya 181103355-10
Jessica Ramos, Queens, N.Y., Democrat candidate for the state Senate District 13 answers a reporter during an interview after her meeting with supporters at the Palki Party Center, Queens, N.Y., November 6th, 2018. Photograph by Maria Muzalevskaya

33

_L4A0486
Supporters listen to Andrew Gounardes’ first speech after his victory in the US midterm elections, Brooklyn, 6. Nov 2018. Photograph by Nora Savosnick

5

DSC07763
Nov. 6, 2018 – Incumbent Democratic representative Nydia Velázquez checks her phone for election updates at her official election campaign party in Brooklyn, New York. Photograph by Alina Tiphagne

c.orr-3728c.orr-31

M_Muzalevskaya 181104146-16
An activist rallies in support of John Liu, a Democrat candidate for the state Senate in the 11th district, Queens, N.Y., November 4th, 2018. Photograph by Maria Muzalevskaya
Watts_181106_9266
Photograph by Anna Watts
_L4A0788
Andrew Gounardes, Democratic elect for New York state Senate District 22, at his election night victory party, Brooklyn, N.Y, 6. Nov 2018. Photograph by Nora Savosnick
M_Muzalevskaya 181104167-19
John Liu, 51, a Democrat candidate for the state Senate in the 11th district, Queens, N.Y., surrounded by his supporters during the rally in Bayside, Queens, N.Y. Photograph by Maria Muzalevskaya

VJ18_LE_ASSIGN5_ELECTION_LILAENGELBRECHT_-17

Watts_181105_9028
Dani Liebling of Brooklyn, New York hands out leaflets for the Green Party’s gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins at the subway station on 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, Monday, Nov. 5, 2018. Photograph by Anna Watts
VJ19_JL_ASSIGN6_ELECTION_MAXPOSNER_-1
Maynard Posner, 89, a volunteer voting inspector from Melville, loads a briefcase of election materials into his car on Sunday, November 4th 2018 in Melville, New York. Maynard has been a volunteer voting inspector for 20 years. Photograph by Max Posner
DSC07839
Nov. 6, 2018 – Democratic representative Nydia Velázquez watches a television as the midterm results are telecasted during her official election campaign party in Brooklyn, New York. Congresswoman Velázquez was the first Puerto Rican woman to be elected to Congress. She has served in the US House of Representatives since the year 1993. Photograph by Alina Tiphagne

VJ19_JL_WEEK6_ELECTION_MCCAUSLAND_-3

_DSC9710

M_Muzalevskaya 181106144-33
John Liu, 51, surrounded by his supporters during the official election campaign party in Monahan’s bar in Queens, N.Y., November 6th, 2018. Photograph by Maria Muzalevskaya
VJ19_JL_ASSIGN6_ELECTION_MAXPOSNER_-5
Maynard Posner, 89, a volunteer voting inspector of Melville prepares the sign-in table for his election district at West Hollow Middle School in Melville, New York on Tuesday, November 6th 2018. To fulfil his duties as an inspector, Maynard arrives at the polling place at 5am to set up. Photograph by Max Posner

Halloween 2018

By Daniel Rolider
By Yuki Iwamura
By Yuki Iwamura
By Nora Savosnick
By Vasia Charalambides
By Bastien Deschamps
By Maria Muzalevskaya
By Bing Guan
By Anna Watts
By Max Posner
By Vasia Charalambides
By Victoire Mandonnaud

Weekly Pics

SANDERS_170514_0266-Edit-Edit
Yasmeen Kassim is a teacher at Al Farooq Mosque in Brooklyn, New York. Having emigrated to the U.S. a few years ago from Yemen, she is working hard to try to continue life as normal in a new place. She’ll be getting married in June and is finishing up her bachelor’s degree. She’s incredibly active in her community and is responsible for leading many of the activities the community enjoys. Photo by Liz Sanders
SANDERS_20170513_045
A table is decorated at the Muslim American Society’s Youth Center for an all-girls Prom in Brooklyn’s neighborhood of Bensonhurst. Because many Muslim communities have stricter societal rules regarding the social mixing of men and women, the all-girls prom is a chance for Muslim teenage girls to enjoy an American cultural event just like their peers, without having to compromise their cultural and religious beliefs. Photo by Liz Sanders
SANDERS_20170426_011
Sarah Alsilwi tries on one of her dad’s hats in her family’s living room in the Bronx, New York. Sarah finished high school a year early and is already finishing up her first year of college studying Engineering. Having been born in New York, she took her first trip to Yemen last summer with her sister, against her parents wishes. Seeing the country suffering from war was a shock for Sarah, and she came home with new found pride in her heritage. She has since began work with her local mosque and non profits to raise awareness of the worsening situation in Yemen. Photo by Liz Sanders
Venice Canals, 04.02.2017.
Photo by Vanessa Ritchie
Aftermath: a bus gets bogged at Antelope Canyon, AZ. 04.06.2017.
Photo by Vanessa Ritchie
Ritchie_170523_05
Photo by Vanessa Ritchie

Weekly Pics

Parab_Intimateencounters_170314_002
“Intimate Encounters”. photo by Mandar Parab
Parab_MyDay_EditorialConcept_170306_005
Diptych from the book “My Day”. Photo by Mandar Parab
170326_Jorge_BedStuy
Photo by Monica Jorge
Oppenheimer_Business_161022_05125
Yann Giguere fits together joints in a multi-faced Shoji wall in his workshop in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Sunday October 22, 2016. The traditional Japanese technique Yann follows does not use any form of nail, so his pieces must fit together as tightly as possible; this requires great precision in craftsmanship. Photo by Harold Oppenheimer
Chelsea Miller Knifesmith
Knife-smith Chelsea Miller grinds down old farm tools transforming them into beautiful, top-of-the-line kitchen knives. Photo by Harold Oppenheimer
Scan143
Rockaway Beach. Photo by Troels Haahr Graugaard
Cuba.
Cuba. Photo by Zengzeng Wang
Clieon
Clieon from Crwon Hights, a 24-year-old NBA fan, works with ACE Downtown, an Association of Community Employment Programs for the homeless. He wants to be a Janitor. Photo by Sebastian Zuleta

DOC 2017 Instagram Gallery

Let’s get connect through instagram!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQJk1a2F6QU/?taken-by=camillepayat

View this post on Instagram

🎆

A post shared by Jazmin Chase (@jazminchase) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRmMwV3hPPF/?taken-by=oppenheimerphotography

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRAGcDzAB8Y/?taken-by=mandira_bahl

View this post on Instagram

Rising shadow

A post shared by Mariana Vincenti (@mariana_vincenti) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRj9XFHgf9Y/?taken-by=matias.wo

View this post on Instagram

Out takes ❤❤❤

A post shared by Monica Jorge REALTOR (@_monicajorge) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BRCzgKXDhIg/?taken-by=sebollaz

View this post on Instagram

ICP darkroom NYC, 2016

A post shared by Ta-Lei Chou (@taleichou) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQEzXTcAWtw/?taken-by=toddrdarling

View this post on Instagram

Rockaway Beach

A post shared by Troels Haahr Graugaard (@troelshaahr) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQprjI0FIul/?taken-by=van_ritch

View this post on Instagram

陈语轩在新泽西

A post shared by Xie Yi |谢怿 (@bamboosatva) on

https://www.instagram.com/p/BQmWeqVFmhs/?taken-by=yifanhuan

Still Life – Ball, Cube, Cylinder

When you know how to light a ball, a cube and a cylinder, you know how to light everything.

An assignment from Editorial Concept Class taught by Alison Morley.

parab_ballcubecylinder_editorialconcepts_170206_001
Photo by Mandar Parab
A ball, cube, and cylinder, New York, February 5, 2017. Photo by Meghan White
Photo by Meghan White
Ermert_170205_7429
Photo by Eva Ermert
New York-Cube_Cylinder_Ball
Photo by Paolo Quadrini

James Wjocik, an accomplished still life photographer joined our class and did a demo.

ball
Photo by Paolo Quadrini

Unconventional Beauty

“Unconventional Beauty” Assignment for Alice O’Malley‘s portrait class.

We learn to incorporate conventional portrait strategies to contemporary portraits.

 

ERMERT_170201_Unconventional-Beauty-03
Photo by Eva Ermert
untitled shoot-2049-170131
Photo by Geraldine Ghelli
Chase_170201_3
Photo by Jazmin Chase
WHITE_170131_0232
Photo by Meghan White
Jorge_portrait2
Photo by Monica Jorge
KantorowiczTorres_170131_0054
Photo by Nastassia Kantorowicz Torres
Cao_170131_02
Photo by Mengwen Cao
XimenaEtchart-2
Photo by Ximena Etchart

Large Format Workshop with Greg Miller

In January, we had a large format camera workshop with the guru Greg Miller!

Here are some work we’ve produced.

MysteryMan 001
Photo by Eva Ermert
Nicolas 001
Photo by Eva Ermert
largeformat02 001
Photo by Kinuko Esther Asano
Ezgi, 2017.01.11, NYC
Photo by Kinuko Esther Asano
Juana & Franco, 2017.01.13
Photo by Kinuko Esther Asano
Image 001
Photo by Jhila Farzaneh
Large Format Street Photography
Rowleyan, an ICP alumni, waits for his coffee at Routine, Bushwick. January 12, 2017. Photo by Vanessa Ritchie.
Large Format Street Photography
Housemates Yolanda and Nadia (and Nadia’s crocs) have kisses for the large format camera. Photo by Vanessa Ritchie, January 10, 2017. Photo by Vanessa Ritchie.
Large Format Street Photography
A man stands and contemplates life at the corner of Halsey and Wilson Streets, Bushwick. Photo by Vanessa Ritchie, January 11, 2017. Photo by Vanessa Ritchie
grandcentral960
Photo by Mengwen Cao
Jess at 10 am.
Jess at 10 am. Photo by Liz Sanders
Wafa at noon.
Wafa at noon. Photo by Liz Sanders
Wafa, Ridgewood, Queens.
Wafa, Ridgewood, Queens. Photo by Liz Sanders
xie_largeformat_170113_0001
Photo by Yi Xie
xie_largeformat_170113_0002
Photo by Yi Xie
Larry the Birdman
Larry the Birdman at Washington Square Park, January 15, 2017. Photo by Sebastian Zuleta