Czech photographer Marie Tomanova has dope style and takes beautiful flicks documenting NYC youth culture. She has a new monograph out at the end of September called New York, New York that I can’t wait to get. (Full disclosure: I’m in it lmao.) Marie has one of the most infectious senses of optimism that I’ve ever encountered, and her first book, Young American, caught fire when it came out in 2019 because of how hopeful and empowered her subjects appear. Like Young American, NY, NY is probably going to sell out and become one of those rare coffee table books that occasionally comes up on Japanese eBay for $1,000, so shoutout to Antwaun Sargent who’s bringing me back a copy from the Rencontres d'Arles photo festival where it was announced.
