The United States
A City of Ages: Life in New York Across Generations
New York is a city that never stops moving. While studying at The New York Times photography program,
I tried to tell a quiet but powerful story about life in New York — not just as a place, but as a stage where people of all ages live, connect, and pass time.
As I photographed in places like Bryant Park, Central Park, and Chinatown, I realized how these communal areas serve as mirrors of life’s timeline. Each image became a chapter: youth in motion, adulthood in balance, and age in stillness. This sequence gave my photographs a natural beginning, middle, and end — much like life itself.
I learned how to use photography not just to document, but to narrate. Every composition — the placement of people, their expressions, the light — helped tell the story of a living, breathing city that embraces all ages. It reminded me that in the fast pace of New York, there’s always space for every phase of life.
As I photographed in places like Bryant Park, Central Park, and Chinatown, I realized how these communal areas serve as mirrors of life’s timeline. Each image became a chapter: youth in motion, adulthood in balance, and age in stillness. This sequence gave my photographs a natural beginning, middle, and end — much like life itself.
I learned how to use photography not just to document, but to narrate. Every composition — the placement of people, their expressions, the light — helped tell the story of a living, breathing city that embraces all ages. It reminded me that in the fast pace of New York, there’s always space for every phase of life.