German-born photographer Evelyn Hofer captured New York City’s people and places in the 1960s. These pictures let us see how the world saw New York and how New Yorkers saw themselves. Hofner’s talent lies in showing us the subject and her perception of them in the time it takes to click the shutter. In Hofer’s street photos and (semi-)public spaces, people and architecture seem to symbolize a specific time and place. Her images were invariably a reflection of the zeitgeist because they captured these inconspicuous and subtle aspects of New York society.
In contrast to other photographers of her time, she never became famous for taking photos. During the fifties and sixties, she collaborated with authors to photograph several cities, including London, Florence, Dublin, Washington, and Mexican and Spanish country books.
