Before he went down in history as one of the greatest film directors of all time, 17-year-old Stanley Kubrick was known for something else – New York City subway photography. Over two weeks in 1946, Kubrick worked for LOOK magazine to capture the everyday lives and intimate moments of the people of a bygone era.
While working for LOOK, Kubrick completed 129 assignments for a total of 15,000 photos. His photos captured the mundane and everyday side of an era often heavily romanticized in the U.S., giving us a closer and more identifiable look at their lives. They commuted just like us!
For more awesome New York street photography past and present, check out these photos by Vivian Maier and Matt Weber.
More info: collections.mcny.org (h/t: mymodernmet, ufunk)
1946 New York Subway Photographed By 17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick
