The Bronx Meets Vienna

 

 

The Bronx meets Vienna

 

A street photography documentary performed in The Bronx, NY and in Vienna, Austria shall give an insight into the daily lives of both cities. Capturing moments of related subjects it shows differences and similarities of the two places and cultures.

The artist took the images during a visit to the Bronx in May 2013. During his walk through the borough he collected impressions of the modern Bronx, capturing daily street life, typical sceneries, unique characters and wonderful locations which gave him a fascinating and enjoyable picture of the modern Bronx. He was deeply impressed by the positive mood, the friendly and modern ambience and the vibrant street life of the city. That inspired him to amalgamate the impressions collected in the Bronx with a street photography series he was working on in Vienna. He looked for related subjects and found some amazing relations between them. Pictures taken in the Bronx are set into a direct relation to pictures made in Vienna, in pairs of two. Even though there are cultural, architectonic and regional differences, it is amazing to see how many similarities are to be found. Sometimes it is even difficult to say which city a picture was taken in.

The focus is not on the shiny bright touristic spots, but rather on those elements which give a city a character: its people and the places and situations of their daily life. It is about conveyance of a momentary sense of life and to give a distinct picture of the moment as it was captured.

 

Biography

 

Thomas C. Stubbings was born August 29, 1972 in Vienna, Austria. After studying at the Vienna University of Technology he started a career as consultant and later changed into the banking industry where he currently has a managing position in an international bank. Though working in a traditional occupation, he always felt a deep urge for artistic expression. He started early with writing but only when he discovered photography as a late vocation, Thomas felt that he finally found the perfect artistic medium to express his creativity. His first works were created in 2010, followed by different studies of photographic techniques. Currently Thomas is studying at the Prague Photo School for artistic and applied photography. He is lives and works in Vienna.

 

Photographer: Thomas Stubbings 
Bronx Historical Tours: Alexandra Maruri
Filmmaker: Cornelia  Heine
Poe Park Visitor Center Director: Lucy Aponte

 

*A Special Thanks to NYC & Company, The Austrian Cultural Forum, NYC & Company, The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, The Woodlawn Conservancy, Welcome2TheBronx and The Opera House Hotel for their great assistance and support.

*Exhibit Photos Thomas Stubbings © All rights reserved