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Holly Northrop Photography
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Street photographer who can't really walk anymore.
Tax Wealth, Not Work.
Living in a goddamn American nightmare.
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Manhattan Bridge, 2012
New York, NY
Camera: Holga 120 Pan
Film: Kodak Portra 400 Color
Cross Processed

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This cross-processed color photograph shows the pedestrian walkway of the Manhattan Bridge in New York City. Color cross-processed photographs are often characterized by unnatural colors and high contrast.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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Chinatown, 2012
E. Broadway
New York, NY
Camera: Holga 120 Pan
Film: Kodak Portra 400 Color

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This color Holgapan photograph captures a view of Chinatown in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It was taken from the pedestrian walkway on the Manhattan Bridge, looking toward the Lower Manhattan skyline in the distance. This area is one of the oldest Chinese neighborhoods in the United States.
January 13, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Everyone Should Xerox Their Children, 1989
Pittsburgh, PA

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This image was taken towards the end of 1989 and shows my then 5-year-old daughter being photocopied. I had to work late, and my ex-husband and daughter were with me. Alone in the office, and while I was waiting for something to print, we photocopied our child. I told her to keep her eyes very tightly closed as her dad held her over the machine by the back of her pants and her sweatshirt. Somewhere, there is a copy of her whole body, front and back. She had also recently lost both of her front teeth.
January 9, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Let Me Light That for You Darling, 1990
Pittsburgh, PA
Camera: Canon AT-1
Film: Kodak T-Max 3200
Handheld bulb exposure

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This black and white 35 mm photograph is a handheld bulb exposure of a woman lighting a cigarette. They only light source is the match flame.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Faye, 2010
Union St. Hudson, NY
Camera: Holga: 120N

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This black and white Holga photo is of my neighbor Faye, who lived across the street from me when I was in Hudson, New York. She is holding her cat, Smoky, an adorable chunky gray and white kitty who constantly crossed back and forth on Union Street from our house to hers. I was always worried it was going to get hit by a car. Faye and I are sitting on her enclosed front porch. By that time in her life, she was pretty much immobile. She never went outside. Smokey would get out every time Faye tried to check the mail. He would come running across the street over to our yard and roll around in the driveway. So I'd pick him up and bring him back over to her and usually visit with her for about an hour or so. Fay was a basket collector, and every wall and nook in her house was filled with wicker baskets. Her daughter, who had passed away years earlier, lived in the apartment above her. Fay had lived on Union Street her entire life. She was born in a house five doors down from her own, and her husband had purchased the current house in the early 40s. Her husband died years ago, and by the time this photo was taken, her daughter had been gone for about two years. Fay passed away roughly a year after this photo was taken.
December 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The Hanging Wreath, 2013
W. 72nd Street, New York, NY
Camera: Argus (Brick) 35mm Bulb Exposure

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This is a black-and-white Argus photograph of a large Christmas wreath hanging over the entrance of an apartment building on West 72nd Street in New York City. It was taken with a handheld bulb exposure during a snowstorm.
December 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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House of Oldies, 2014
Carmine Street
New York City
Camera: Holga 120N

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This is a black-and-white Holga photograph of the storefront of House of Oldies, a vintage record store in New York City. The store was an essential part of the downtown NYC music scene before it closed permanently and can now only be found on Discogs. It was located at 35 Carmine Street in the West Village and was known for its extensive collection of vinyl records. The signs in the window say, "NO CDS NO TAPES VINYL RULES" and "LARGEST SELECTION OF XMAS RECORDS IN NEW YORK."
December 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Evergreen Girl, 1990
Murray Ave
Pittsburgh, PA
Camera: Canon AT-1
Handheld Bulb Exposure

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This handheld, two-second black-and-white photograph shows my daughter decorating the Christmas tree.
December 19, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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First Snow, 2016
Union Street
Hudson NY
Camera: Polaroid SX-70
Film: Impossible Project B&W

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This black-and-white Polaroid is of ornamental grasses covered in snow on the side of our driveway. I loved living in this house.
December 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Cake, 2008
Magnolia Bakery
Rockefeller Center
New York, NY
camera: Holga, (handheld bulb exposure)

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This handheld bulb exposure, black-and-white Holga photograph captures a busy moment inside Magnolia Bakery outside of Rockefeller Center. A baker in a chef's hat is icing a cake, with motion blur from the two-second exposure. This is shot from the street, inches away from the window.
December 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Falafel Man, 2013
Bereket
Turkish Kabob House
E. Houston St.
NY, NY
Slim Devil

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This black-and-white photograph captures a man wearing a paper hat, looking directly at the camera through a window. The Bereket Turkish Kabob House was part of an entire block of low-rise buildings on Houston Street that were demolished, and a new apartment building with street retail was constructed. The last time I saw this building, it was a CVS.
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Robin Hood, 2014
The Magic Forest
Lake George, NY
camera: Polaroid One600
Film: Polaroid 600 B/W

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#sagittarius
In honor of all of my fellow Sagittarius people.
December 6, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Church of the Living God, 2015
Braddock Ave
Braddock, PA
Camera: Canon AT-1
Film: Kodak TMax 400

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This black and white 35mm photo shows a storefront, displaying a notice for the "Church of the Living God and Ground of the Truth," partially obscured by a security grate. I believe the church is no longer at this address on Braddock Avenue. It’s still an active church in Braddock. I'm uncertain whether this building is still standing.
December 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Jasmine in December, 2001
Washington, DC
Camera: Canon AT-1

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This black and white photo is of my daughter when she was 17. We were in DC to cat sit and escape NYC for a few days. It was just three months after 9/11, so we both agreed to look after her uncle's cat. This is a rare shot, as she had not wanted me to take photos of her throughout most of her high school years. The teenager. But this time, I asked her, and she didn't cringe. I love this shot.
December 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Andromeda Tattoo Mannequin, 2006
St Marks Street, New York City
Camera: Holga 120
Film: Kodak Portra 800

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Over the years, she was many things, but this was the last version I saw. She was painted all blue and had a hot pink wig. She stood outside Andromeda Tattoo on St. Mark's for years, slowly changing due to the whims of various artists. Before this, she eventually became covered in tattoos. She was a work in progress on St. Mark's.
December 1, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Tabor Branch, 2016
Topsham Corinth Rd
Topsham, VT
Camera: Polaroid SX -70
Film: Impossible Project Color

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This color Polaroid photograph depicts a winter landscape, featuring a stream or river flowing through a snowy, forested area. A body of water with a dark, reflective surface and snow on the banks. A dense forest, composed of both snow-dusted evergreen trees and bare deciduous trees, is set against an overcast sky in the background. After I took this shot, I noticed huge bear tracks going up the path in the same direction I was headed. I immediately turned around. Vermont is wild.
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Cole's Furniture, 2024
W. Main Street
Johnstown, NY
Camera: Polaroid SX-70
Film: Polaroid expired (2015)

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The color Polaroid photograph shows the exterior of the Cole's Furniture store, which was located in Johnstown, NY. The building has a brick upper story and a lower level with large display windows.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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The Field Trip, 1992
Carnegie Art Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
Camera: Canon AT-1
Film: Kodak TMAX 3200

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This black-and-white photograph shows several children seated inside a school bus. It captures half of a second-grade class I chaperoned for my daughter's class.
November 23, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Leslie's Baby Shower, 1991
Flushing Firehall
Flushing, Ohio
Camera: Canon AT-1
Film: Kodak T-Max 400

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This black-and-white 35mm photograph captures my friend Leslie's baby shower at the Flushing Firehall in Flushing, Ohio. It shows three women and four girls gathered around a table, looking at a present for Leslie, who is seated at the far left.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Leslie's Living Room, 1991
Wheeling, West Virginia
Camera: Canon AT-1
Film: Kodak T-Max 400

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This black-and-white 35mm photograph shows my friend Leslie's living room. The room includes a console television with an antenna, a floral armchair, and a floral sofa. Two potted plants are visible, one large on the left and a smaller one near the window. Large windows covered with sheer curtains and a screen door leading outdoors are also present. Small framed pictures and a mirror hang on the wall, and a rug covers the floor.
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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White Barn, 2025
NY-66, NY
Camera: Holga: 120N
Film: Arista EDU Ultra 400

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This is a black-and-white Holga photograph of a barn in a field. The scene shows a rural landscape with a small, white barn on a grassy slope beneath a cloudy sky. Bare trees line the horizon on the left, indicating a late autumn or winter setting. The overall mood of the image is moody and atmospheric, thanks to its monochrome palette and soft, diffused lighting from the overcast sky.
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Meat, 2009
860 Washington Street
New York, NY
Camera: Holga: 120N
Film: Adox 100

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This black-and-white Holga photograph features industrial meat hooks with attached pulleys. This equipment is usually found in slaughterhouses, meatpacking plants, or large butcher shops to lift, move, and hang large animal carcasses during processing. These hooks were scattered across the sidewalks of the Meatpacking District. If you visited very early in the morning, you would see dead animals hanging there. I think Tesla is in there now. Fitting.
November 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Three Photographers, 2009
Rhinebeck, New York
camera: Holga 120N

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This black and white Holga photo features two of my photographer friends, taken years ago. KC Keats is actively capturing a shot of me, while Thatcher Keats stands next to her, holding a camera. All three of us were there shooting a wedding. I was the "C" shooter, as I had the Holga. Karen was "A" and Thatcher was"B". I've always loved this photo for several reasons. 1. Photographers are rarely all captured together. We don't usually congregate with our cameras. We are either on or off. 2. At some point, we all do wedding work. 3. But the one thing that always stood out is that the camera lens on Karen's camera looks like her eye.
November 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Storm Front, 2025
Braddock, PA
Brownie Starmite II (1962)
Arista EDU Ultra120 cut and respooled to 127

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This black-and-white photo captures a stormy street scene featuring utility poles and power lines on both sides. On the right, a two-story building is visible, with a car parked further down the road. The sky appears overcast and cloudy. The shot was taken with a 1962 Brownie Starmite II camera set to a fixed focus of f/11. The film used was hand-cut Arista 120, respooled to 127.
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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Dirty T Shirt, 1980
Cincinnati, Ohio
Camera: Canon AT-1

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This black-and-white photo shows a woman sitting on the trunk of a car. She's wearing a t-shirt that says "DIRTY SHIRT." She was my best friend while I was growing up. Ohio wouldn't have been bearable without her.
November 3, 2025 at 1:55 AM