Janet delaney

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The 80s were a decade of demonstration for California photographer Janet Delaney. As her photos are collected in a book – and the city stirs again – she talks about her work

You might call the South of Market area in San Francisco the cradle of gentrification.

I studied photography as a fine art for both my undergraduate and graduate degrees. I selected photography because I felt that I had a story to tell. I grew up in Los Angeles and I was very much influenced by film. I often went into Hollywood to see the European films by Ingmar Bergman. I hardly […]

Janet Delaney made the photos in “Red Eye to New York” on trips to the city while working in San Francisco. She scoured the streets, making photos of the unique characters, places and things that make the city so memorable.

Throughout the 1980s, Californian photographer Janet Delaney made many trips to New York City, travelling with her favourite camera to try and capture the spirit of Manhattan. Thirty years later, s...

New York is a place full of great memories. There are so many legendary things born in New York in the 80's that we, until now, still cherish.

In 1978, Janet Delaney moved to San Francisco's South of Market (SoMa) district because the location was central and the rent was cheap. Sh...

Janet Delaney grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles, but always wanted to experience the city life. She took several trips to the Big Apple.