NYC Subway documentary project by phorojournalist James David Saul.

2. Copyright 2005
James David Saul
All photographs in “NYC
Sub” are the property of
James David Saul.
Do not copy or reproduce
without permission.

5. information
- “nyc sub” was shot with a 2-megapixel
point-and-shoot camera.
- i spent about 30 hours riding and shooting.
- i didn’t talk to most people. i sniped photos
incognito to capture the best moments i could.
- the main focus is space inside of subway cars
and how people orient themselves.
- stand clear of the closing doors please.

7. start: sunday afternoon
elevated 161st yankee
near underground bronx to
manhattan express

9. under upper east side
bronx-bound 86th or so
saturday morning local
probably museum-going

11. friday evening brooklyn
near the elevated part of
the local brighton line

13. under upper west side
bronx-bound
saturday morning local

15. bronx-bound local
near city hall terminal
early saturday

17. coney island-bound
via sea beach line
re: construction
saturday afternoon local

19. saturday morning
bronx-bound local
underneath midtown

21. bouquet man
in the same space
as orange juice girl
3-5 minutes later

22. sleeper 1: bronx-bound
near van cortland park
terminal sunday afternoon

23. sleeper 2: manhattan local
culver line in brooklyn
saturday afternoon

25. saturday morning express
rockaway-bound in brooklyn
between bedstuy
and brownsville

27. early manhattan express
above bronx near wakefield

29. west end line in the 70s
coney island-bound
sunny saturday in brooklyn

31. city hall-bound
under midtown (50s-ish)
saturday afternoon

33. saturday morning under
upper manhattan bronx-bound
to pelham bay park

35. obviously under 28-23
getting close to city hall
late saturday afternoon

37. rockaway
inbetween jfk and the ocean
sun shined saturday afternoon

39. local to manhattan in bronx
near van cortland park
mid-day saturday

41. most likely 77th station on
uptown saturday side
overcrowded afternoon
re: rerouting

43. sunday afternoon sleepers
bound for city hall
in the south bronx

45. afternoon light
via
re: track work
near coney island

47. under the river
and over the bronx
manhattan-bound
sunday express

49. downtown
under midtown
around 3 p.m. saturday

51. uptown
near noho
early saturday

53. over bronx
early sunday
uptown local

55. rockaway
near jay st
saturday morning
brooklyn express

57. downtown bronx sunday
afternoon
local in bronx
and manhattan

59. downtown under midtown
late saturday afternoon
crowded re:rerouting

61. early morning
to rockaway
brooklyn express

63. between bensonhurst
and bayridge
to manhattan

65. downtown
near grand central
late saturday afternoon

67. thanks
this book is dedicated to all riders of the nyc
subway. without you this book would have been
70 pages of rusty signs and blurry graffiti. thank
you for giving this project life.
thank you to everyone who has supported me
during this project: housemates, classmates,
professors, friends, family, and all other critics.
special thanks to those with consistent feedback
and comfortable sleeping arrangements. one last
special thanks to insomniac labs. you know how
we do.
keep riding, friends.

69. about the author
James David Saul is a photojournalist living in
Philadelphia. NYC Sub is his third book-length
effort. Others include The Bridges of Fairmount
Park and Odd, Canada.
James enjoys taking photographs, making music,
and riding his bicycle. It is unlikely this will
change anytime soon.
If you have any questions for James you can
send him an e-mail: jamsaul@gmail.com or visit
his web site
http://www.jamesdavidsaul.net