Now Is Now New York

This book presents the restless, electrifying essence of New York through street photography, curated from the distinctive perspectives of different photographers. Their images trace the city’s layered realities—from Midtown’s neon corridors to the quiet corners of the outer boroughs—capturing the tension between glamour and grit, chaos and stillness, anonymity and intimacy.

The photographs highlight New York’s diverse communities, its iconic architecture and hidden backstreets, its nights of saturated color and its mornings of stark monochrome. Together they create a visual portrait of a metropolis in constant motion—a place where stories unfold at every corner and every passerby becomes part of the city’s living narrative.

Aimed at all fans of New York, photography enthusiasts, art lovers, cultural explorers, and collectors, the book speaks to anyone fascinated by urban life, American city culture, or contemporary street photography. Now is Now New York presents the How is How of New York’s street photography in one volume. You have never seen the city so multifaceted, so immediate, so alive.

Featuring photographs from Luc Kordas, Arnaud Montagard, Mathias Wasik, Sabrina Santiago, Nina Welch-Kling, Elijah Mogoli, Josh Ethan Johnson, Brian Karlsson, Mark Abramson, Sara Messinger, Mike Szpot

Luc Kordas lives and works mainly between New York and Europe. His work celebrates timeless, everyday moments. He is versatile in both colour and black and white. For his documentary and street photography, he often chooses the latter as he finds black and white a more powerful medium of expression. An avid traveller who is constantly on the move, he likes to mix his favourite genres of photography and moves freely between documentary, portrait, travel and street photography.