Driving a taxi in New York City gives a unique eye-level view of the daily lives of the city’s 8 million residents.
When David Bradford became a cab driver in the early ‘90s, he thought a view from the cab's window would make for fascinating photos. He was right.
“I couldn’t anticipate it, but once I was in the driver seat, I realized I had a front row seat to everything happening in New York,” Bradford told Business Insider.
He’s published two books, Drive By Shootings and The New York Taxi Back Seat Book. Check out more of his work here.
Bradford has been a cab driver for the last 20 years, but he started his career as an artist, attending the Rhode Island School of Design for Illustration.
Bradford was a skilled "blind contour illustrator," meaning he drew without looking. He says it was incredible training for photographing from the cab, where he has to often shoot without taking the time to compose.
After college, Bradford became an art director for Saks Fifth Avenue. After ten years at Saks, he decided he wanted to pursue his own art.
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