Composite Street Photographs Of NYC Bring Together Hidden Moments [Pics]

Though New York City can seem impossibly huge, or a hodge-podge of people who have little in common, we often forget that it’s the little things which bind us together. While the above photo might look like a snapshot from Improv Everywhere, in reality it’s actually a composite of several separate photos, taken at entirely different times and places, all painstakingly reassembled by artist Peter Funch in order to help show the social tapestry of a city from some of its most overlooked viewpoints. As part of his digital college series in BABEL TALE BOOK, Funch took photographs over the course of four years, in order to create his fascinating digital collages.

Planting himself on busy street corners throughout the city, Funch will sometimes take hundreds of photos in a day, scouring them for themes to help create his mosaic of everyday interactions. Far from staged, these photos give an insightful (albeit brief) glance into the everyday lives of city inhabitants, and how one seemingly off-the-cuff action can actually be part of the larger landscape of a city.

Peter Funch