UNCROPPED

UNCROPPED rediscovers the work of photographer James Hamilton, who captured some of the most remarkable people and stories of the last half century.

One of the great chroniclers of the cultural history of America, for over four decades Hamilton worked as a staff photographer at publications such as Harper’s Bazaar, The New York Observer and most notably, The Village Voice. A New York legend himself, Hamilton created iconic images of musicians like Charles Mingus, Patti Smith, and Lou Reed, took intimate portraits of everyone from Liza Minnelli to Alfred Hitchcock, did set photography for George Romero, Noah Baumbach, and Wes Anderson, and pursued powerful and controversial assignments across the U.S. and the world. All the while he never stopped amassing a stunning chronicle of his beloved New York City in all its grit and glory. Hamilton’s story and vast archive offer a singular window into the heyday of alternative print media.