A Taxi Driver’s Photos of New York – The New York Times

A Taxi Driver’s Photos of New York

Ryan Weideman, a photographer who took a taxi shift to make ends meet, turned his camera on his fares during the 1980s and ’90s.

via Lens Blog: https://archive.nytimes.com/lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/10/a-taxi-drivers-photos-of-new-york/

The inside of a New York taxicab is a place where the public realm blurs with the private, especially on the overnight shift. People fight, make love, eat takeout, throw up, fall asleep, concoct plans for world domination or a good night’s sleep. Many act as if the driver is not there. Ryan Weideman, a photographer who drove a taxi shift to make ends meet, decided to let them know that he was