Please join me for my pop-up exhibit — "Another Place, Another Time" is a color photography series and upcoming book by Bethany Eden Jacobson documenting New York City's downtown scene of the 1980s, when creativity thrived on risk, urgency, and community. Exhibited here for the first time, these photographs capture a city alive with possibility—from Iggy Pop against the twin towers, and graffiti artists Phase 2 and Snake in the subway tunnels, to David Wojnarowicz’s murals in the abandoned West Side piers. Jacobson's images preserve a fleeting moment before rising rents and commercialization transformed the city forever.
Contact: Bethany Eden Jacobson,
646-339-8553,
email:
bethany@bethanyjacobson.com
Instagram: @bethanyedenfilm
https://www.bethanyjacobson.com/
The book will include my color photographs, personal recollections, and text by Carlo McCormick, Jeffrey Deitch, and Hugo Vitrani.
- Limited Offset Edition of 500
- 120 pages, featuring 100 color and black-and-white photographs
- Dimensions: 11 × 8.5 inches
- Printed on high-quality, heavyweight, acid-free matte paper
- Hot foil stamping on the cover and spine
- All photographs were shot on film
The Kickstarter Campaign ended on May 14, but you can still pre-order a book or print through late pledges
Click here: KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN
“In this episode of the Street Photography Magazine podcast, Bob Patterson and Ashley Riffo sit down with photographer, filmmaker, and educator Bethany Eden Jacobson for a conversation that was part time capsule and part behind-the-scenes look at a creative life. Bethany takes us back to the gritty, electric energy of 1980s downtown New York, which was an era where art, music, and rebellion collided. From photographing icons like Iggy Pop to documenting the underground scene shaped by figures like Jean-Michel Basquiat, her work captures a moment that was raw and unfiltered, and though she didn’t realize it at the time, it was transformative for the art world in general. But it wasn’t just the nostalgia that made this conversation interesting. We also talk about what it means to revisit your archive decades later, how filmmaking influences photographic storytelling, and why editing—whether for film or a photo book—is where the real work begins. Bethany also shares her thoughts on creative identity, resisting the pressure to “niche down,” and embracing a multidisciplinary approach in a world that often demands labels. It’s a great conversation for anyone out there in the wild navigating their own creative path right now.
