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New York Unfiltered: An Unedited Photo Blog

by Mark Giarrusso

Post picture editing is about 5 minutes older than the art of photography itself. We have gone from painting in color by hand to the endless complexity of Photoshop and Lightroom. Most of the editing I do for my own photos is done through apps on my phone. I rely on post-shot editing in order to express how I truly saw the scene or subject I was photographing.

Midnight Kiss
Midnight Kiss, New York City, 2016

However, this is not to say that I have always been reliant on post-production for my photos. Most of my early work had no editing whatsoever. Even today I argue that there is a fine line that is crossed when a photograph becomes a piece of graphic art instead. I considered my camera the only tool I needed and that if I couldn’t express myself through that alone, then the shot wasn’t worth it.

Winter ESB
Empire State Building, New York City, 2016

I longed to give viewers the same New York as say, Harry Callahan. So the only edits I would make would be to drop the color from a photo and make it black and white. Every so often over the next few months I would like to share with you some of the unedited shots I have taken of NYC over my career and show you exactly how the city is.

Timeless Hearts
Timeless Hearts, New York City, 2016

More to come…

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Filed Under: ARTS, BREAKING NEWS, ENTERTAINMENT Tagged With: art, Art Photography, black and white, Black and White Photography, BNW, Camera Obscura, Candid, Empire State Building, Manhattan, New York City, New York City Landmarks, New York City Street Photography, NY, NYC, People, Photgraphy, Rockefeller Center, Street Photography, Unedited

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