Street Photography « Leland Bobbé

Street Photography

On Display at Museum of the City of New York

This is a blog by The Museum of the City of NY about my NYC street photography during the mid 1970’s. Recently 18 of my photos were taken into the permanent collection at the museum. Currently two of them are being shown in a new acquisitions show titled From Teaspoons to Titanic: Recent Acquisitions, on display through December 18th. It’s a wonderful museum, go check it out . . .

Tags: Black & White Photography, Museum of the City of New York, New York Street Photography
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August 31st, 2016

Boys and Clown at Rodeo

I shot this in upstate NY at an outdoor rodeo just before these twins sang the national anthem. Such a weird juxtaposition. This was shot on film and processed in Photoshop and Topaz software. I believe this was shot with a 14mm fisheye lens. I’d check but i sold the lens a few years ago. I really like this one . . .

Tags: Black & White Photography, clown, New York Portrait Photographer, New York Street Photography, On location, rodeo, twins
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August 9th, 2016

Democratic Convention 1976

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I took these photos at the Democratic National Convention in New York City right outside of Madison Square Garden where the convention was held. At the time it didn’t even occur to me that I was able to shoot this close to the convention with no credentials or hassles from any type of security. Today I wouldn’t be able to get within blocks of a convention. Man, have times changed . . .

Both of these images are in the permanent collection at the Museum of the City of New York.

Tags: 1976, Black & White Photography, Democratic National Convention
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July 28th, 2016

Underground NYC

From the peace and tranquility of my previous blog to the subways of New York City. I guess my vacation is over . . .

Tags: New York Street Photography, Subway, Underground NYC
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July 18th, 2016

70’s NYC Photos in Dazed Digital

Dazed Digital just did a nice feature on my NYC 1970’s street photos that were recently taken into the permanent collection at the Museum the City of New York.

Tags: Black & White Photography, Bowery, Museum of the City of New York, New York Street Photography, Times Square
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June 22nd, 2016

Underground

Another goodie from the NYC subway system. To me this image illustrates the beauty of photography. Most people would never really see this but as viewed through a camera the viewer is forced to deal with disparate elements.

Tags: New York Street Photography, On The Subway, Underground
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June 9th, 2016

Interview in Dohdo Photography Magazine

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A good interview (with images) with your’s truly just came out in Dohdo Magazine, a great photography magazine out of Barcelona. Please check it out.

Tags: Black & White Photography, Dohdo Magazine, Half-Drag, Interview, New York Portrait Photographer, New York Street Photography
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May 26th, 2016

On The Subway

Another day on the NYC subway’s. Never a dull moment if you keep your eyes open.

Tags: iPhone, Iphoneography, New York City Subways, New York Street Photography
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April 27th, 2016

My 1970’s Street Photos in The Museum of the City of NY

I’m proud to announce that 18 of my gritty street photos from NYC in the mid 1970’s have been accepted into the permanent collection at the Museum of the City of New York. Little did I know that as a 25 year old roaming the mean streets that these photos would end up in a museum. I first approached them with this work about 3-4 years ago and I can tell you that persistence pays off.

Tags: Black & White Photography, Museum of the City of New York, New York Street Photography, Street Photography, Urban Photography
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March 22nd, 2016

On The Subway

This is the latest in my new series On The Subway. I love those off beat, strange and random expressions. Shot on m y iPhone and processed using Snapseed.

Tags: iPhone, Iphoneography, New York City Subways, New York Street Photography, On The Subway, Snapseed
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March 7th, 2016