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In 1977 a small art show created a big splash on New York's art scene. It was called "Pictures" and it featured five artists who went on to influence a generation of contemporary artists. Douglas Crimp organized that exhibition over 30 years ago. He says the buzz was immediate.

CRIMP: After ...

Alissa Quart, contributing editor to the Columbia Journalism Review , and author of Branded: The Buying And Selling Of Teenagers , discusses the future of photojournalism in the age of flickr.

The Slideluck Potshow will be held in McCarren Park in Brooklyn this Saturday, August 2, and the Brian Lehrer Show will be there, presenting work curated from Flickr. The slides selected will come from their recent challenge Change for the Better, Change ...

It’s photo month over on the Brian Lehrer Show, and last week, listeners submitted photos to show’s Flickr pool under the theme “Change for the Better, Change for the Worse.” There were over almost 350 entries - 25 or so of which will be selected to be part ...

Street Photography is a popular genre, but there is by no means a consensus on what exactly its contours are. In fact all of our Street Shots cast members have different approaches and methods. And check out the 4700+ photos in our contest, again a wide range of themes ...

WNYC Radio and our contest judge Luc Sante are pleased to announce the winner of the Street Shots Challenge: Joe Wigfall.

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Winner of the Street Shots Challenge

Keeping a constant visual diary.

Documenting life, armed with Canon and iPhone.

Capturing the changing landscape of Brooklyn.

Sharing his love for people and the past.

Documenting day laborers in Jackson Heights.

Hunting for characters on crowded sidewalks.

The response to our Street Shots contest has been truly overwhelming: 7000+ pictures and 800+ participants. The WNYC culture staff is hard at work identifying potential winners, but we are bringing in a judge with a fine eye to make the final call. Luc Sante, is an author, ...

While we we were making our video of Jamel Shabazz, he stopped to talk with a group of street fighters in Union Square. They were tough looking guys, with hoods over their heads, tear drop tattoos, and their fists were raised.

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