The Subway Pictures

By Peter Peter

InThe Subway Pictures,Peter Peter shares his extraordinary images of life on the move, capturing "ordinary" New Yorkers in a remarkable give-and-take with their public surroundings. As Billy Collins... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400062845
• ISBN13: 9781400062843
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Random House (NY)
• Length: 145 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.5" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Well done

Best photos of the NYC subway as you experience it everyday. Peter Peter (what a name) manages to capture some of the most ironic, comical and touching photos of "everyday" people from all backgrounds. Slightly dated now, but if you love NYC this book will resonate.

Great Photography

It's a great book. A must buy for anyone interested in candid photography. Every picture tells a story and the contrast at times is amazing.

Makes your subway ride so much fun!

While visiting New York City, I, too, noticed the beauty of people I saw in the subway. What I didn't have was a courage to take pictures because I was afraid that people may not feel comfortable being taken pictures by a stranger like myself. This book is something I wish I could have done, something my dream came ture. Just take a look around while riding subway. You'll be amazed at how beautiful people are.

Nice Pics, Great Texts

Nice pics about "true underground people". If you want to know the "feeling" of NY's subway, this is the book...

An epitome of New York today

These astonishing digital photographs are witty without being condescending, intimate without being impertinent, and unsentimental without being cold. As Billy Collins writes in his introduction, "These images speak of a boldness associated with reports from the front...." Peter Peter is a Czech and his pictures belong to the photography of discovery brought to New York by such Europeans as Andreas Feininger, Andre Kertesz, Rudy Burckhardt and Robert Frank.