New York Through the Lens

Street photographers will never tire of New York as a subject. It is the perfect setting for the genre, the world’s most evocative cityscape, against which candid, memorable moments play themselves out every day.

Nearly a decade ago, Vivienne Gucwa began walking the streets of the city with the only camera she could afford a sub-＄100 point-and-shoot and started taking pictures. Choosing a direction and going as far as her feet would take her, she noticed lines, forms and structures that had previously gone unnoticed, but which resonated, embodying a sense of home. Having limited equipment forced her to learn about light, composition and color, and her burgeoning talent won her blog millions of readers and wide recognition in the photographic community.

New York Through the Lens showcases the stunning results of her ongoing quest. Filled with spectacular photographs and illuminated by Vivienne’s own insightful commentary, NY Through the Lens acts as a beautiful travel guide to the city; it will be a must-read for her many fans and for any lover of street photography.

Vivienne Gucwa is a native of Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City. She began taking photographs of New York City with a modest camera and amassed a huge following online after she started to post her photographs to her New York City blog called NY Through The Lens. New York City turned out to be the perfect setting for her whimsical style of city photography.

Vivienne Gucwa is out there, every day, capturing these fleeting moments of city life rife with nostalgia and longing, and here she presents an elegant volume showcasing the stunning results of her ongoing quest.