Posted by on December 22, 2019 2:00 am
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The photojournalist’s stealthy approach couldn’t save him from New York kids being kids

A blizzard hit New York in December 1960, closing schools and businesses. Wandering the streets of Harlem, 22-year-old photographer Neil Libbert noticed a group of kids playing in the snow and began shooting. It wasn’t long before they spotted him and turned the tables, in time-honoured fashion.

Documenting the street games of children was a staple for many leading British photojournalists in the late 1940s, 50s and 60s. In a less wary era, kids played out, often unaccompanied by adults, and their chaotic exuberance made great pictures.

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