2013 Contest

Making Work Visible

City University of New York / Labor Arts

Bao Lin Zhang

Visual Arts Third Place

Bao Lin Zhang

Studio Art / Photography, City College of New York

Working on Sunday

Working on Sunday (2013)

1000 x 1000 pixels

Digital Photograph

This picture is taken around 61st Woodside in Queens and I am always amazed by the neighborhood and how different it is than Manhattan. When people think of the image of New York, we often neglect small communities like these where a mix of cultures assimilate and manage to live in the same place. In small communities like such, one can still find people who work hard even on a Sunday, just for a better life. Like most of the immigrants in New York City who try to work as hard as possible to make a little change in their life, these moments that I found on the streets of New York are very touching to me.

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