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The Subway Pictures

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While visiting New York City, I, too, noticed the beauty of people I saw in the subway. What I didn't have was a courage to take pictures because I was afraid that people may not feel comfortable being taken pictures by a stranger like myself. This book is something I wish I could have done, something my dream came ture. Just take a look around while riding subway. You'll be amazed at how beautiful people are.

These astonishing digital photographs are witty without being condescending, intimate without being impertinent, and unsentimental without being cold. As Billy Collins writes in his introduction, "These images speak of a boldness associated with reports from the front...." Peter Peter is a Czech and his pictures belong to the photography of discovery brought to New York by such Europeans as Andreas Feininger, Andre Kertesz, Rudy Burckhardt and Robert Frank.

Nice pics about "true underground people".
If you want to know the "feeling" of NY's subway, this is the book...

Best photos of the NYC subway as you experience it everyday. Peter Peter (what a name) manages to capture some of the most ironic, comical and touching photos of "everyday" people from all backgrounds. Slightly dated now, but if you love NYC this book will resonate.

It's a great book. A must buy for anyone interested in candid photography. Every picture tells a story and the contrast at times is amazing.