In Decaying New York – Zoom Photoblog

South Bronx, 1970

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In 1968, Camilo José Vergara, born in Chile in 1944, moved to New York. While studying sociology at Columbia University, he began photographing in run-down neighborhoods like the South Bronx and the Lower East Side. The transformation of the city and its documentation interested him even more than the artistic aspect.

With his direct, unsentimental and unbiased way of photographing, he created contemporary documents of important historical significance. Vergara has been honored for lifetime achievement with the MacArthur Fellowship and the National Humanities Medal.

Fifth Avenue 110th St. East Harlem, 1970

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East Harlem, 1970

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Hunts Point, South Bronx, 1970

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Cadillac Fleetwood, Harlem, 1970

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Avenue C, Lower East Side, 1970

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Westchester Ave., Bronx, 1970

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Garage, Bushwick, Brooklyn, 1971

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The World Trade Center under construction. The homeless man woke up to being photographed and asked Vergara to buy him a ham sandwich. 1970

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Junge in Morrisania, South Bronx, 1970

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Girls with barbies, East Harlem, 1970

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A horse-drawn wagon on the way to Harlem, 1970

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Hoe Avenue/172nd Street., Bronx, 1970

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Puerto Rican Wedding, East Harlem, 1970

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Bronx-Fluss, Bronx, 1970

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Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1970

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