As famous a cab driver from new York

As famous a cab driver from new York

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Ryan Weideman (Ryan Weideman) is an American street photographer, who moved to new York in the 80-ies. He became famous with the project "My taxi" (My Taxi), which in the end lasted for two decades.

Almost daily sitting behind the wheel, Ryan went in search of a bright and charismatic passengers. Sometimes in his lens and got real celebrities: the poet Allen Ginsberg, impressed by the photographer, dedicated to him the verse, where it is called "taxi Germiston", and at other times in the window of a nearby taxi smiling actor Ben Gazzara.

Some works of Weideman stored in the Brooklyn Museum, and the collection has already gone through several editions.

As famous a cab driver from new York

As famous a cab driver from new York

1983.

As famous a cab driver from new York

Self-portrait with transvestite, 1997.

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1986.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1982.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1984.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1995.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1998.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1983.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1984.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1984.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1983.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1996.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1983.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1982.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1982.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1997.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1986.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1986.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1982.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1997.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1998.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1992.

As famous a cab driver from new York

1991.

Keywords: 80-e | 90-e | New York | Taxi | Portraits | B/W

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