While searching for news on CNN.com I came across a series of wonderful black & white photographs depicting NYC in the 30s by Berenice Abbott. These photos are high resolution images and they were the projects recently released for download by the New York Public Library:
A quick search on Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) taught me that she was an American photographer best known for her black-and -white photography of New York City architecture and urban design
and that she was part of social realism art movement.
Social realism is an international art movement that refers to the work of painters, printmakers, photographers, and filmmakers who draw attention to the everyday conditions of the working class and the poor.
Look for instance at this image of the Fulton Fish Market c. 1930
It is rich in expression, in light and shadows, demonstrating the depth of vision in photographer's eye and mind.
It is my hope that you will enjoy her work as much as I do.
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