Photographer Spotlight: Gustavo Minas

For a long time we have been fascinated by the street photography of Gustavo Minas. Based in Brazil, he manages to tell captivating stories through is photos that always seem to have a social, investigative component that makes us want to know more about the people portrayed.

Movie-poster images honor everyday heroes

As a kid growing up, Brandon Cawood loved superheroes. As he got older, he began to realize that real-life superheros were all around him. The 30-year-old photographer decided to give firefighters, police officers, and emergency responders the kind of superhero treatment they deserved, by creating epic movie-poster style photos of those first on the scene.

Throwback Thursday: Vehicles

In this week’s throwback journey, we’re featuring the many fascinating motorized vehicles, and their motorists, offered in photography from The Commons. From shots of a Melbourne stroll in a sidecar, proud car owners in New Hampshire, JFK enjoying a convertible limo …

Manhattanhenge 2014

On July 11-12 at dusk, droves of photographers brought out their cameras to capture the sun setting in alignment with the street grid of Manhattan, an NYC spectacle appropriately called Manhattanhenge.