New York City Street Photography: Snow in NYC

Lose yourself in the serene beauty of snowy Upper East Side, NYC through captivating street photography, capturing the city's winter charm.

Snowy New York City Street Photography, New Yorker Life, Guney Cuceloglu

New Yorker life is waking up to a snow-covered winter wonderland sometimes, and I love it more than anything!

I’ve found these photos after almost 10 years and decided to post them here. They are from January 2012. It was the day Leonard Cohen released “Old Ideas.” I went out for a walk in my neighborhood, Upper East Side, at 8:30 am. After walking around in the UES, I ended up in Central Park. I met many people that day; dog walkers, parents taking their kids to the park for sledding, other people taking photographs.

NYC offers so many photo opportunities in such a short time. All of these photos are taken in about 2 hours, max. Not too many other cities are full of fantastic architecture, friendly and interesting people and of course, streets full of life. Maybe, Istanbul. I always thought that I could sit in a corner all day, watch the world go by, and end up satisfied and accomplished at the end of the day in NYC. This city is very, very special!

The child in me will never stop getting excited, running out the door when it snows, I know that for sure.


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Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“The sight of snow made her think how beautiful and short life is and how, in spite of all their enmities, people have so very much in common; measured against eternity and the greatness of creation, the world in which they lived was narrow. That’s why snow drew people together. It was as if snow cast a veil over hatreds, greed, and wrath and made everyone feel close to one another.” ― Orhan Pamuk, Snow
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“It snowed all week. Wheels and footsteps moved soundlessly on the street as if the business of living continued secretly behind a pale but impenetrable curtain. In the falling quiet there was no sky or earth, only snow lifting in the wind, frosting the window glass, chilling the rooms, deadening and hushing the city.” — Truman Capote
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Hey townspeople,

I’ll sell you my woven hat,

The snow umbrella. — Basho, Haiku
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, “Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“Well, I know now. I know a little more how much a simple thing like a snowfall can mean to a person”― Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“A few feathery flakes are scattered widely through the air, and hover downward with uncertain flight, now almost alighting on the earth, now whirled again aloft into remote regions of the atmosphere.” ― Nathaniel Hawthorne
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“With luck, it might even snow for us.” ― Haruki Murakami, After Dark
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
“Since it has quietly begun to snow, new distances have awakened within me.” ― Gerrit Achterberg, Snow Passage
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu
Upper East Side, Manhattan covered in snow, New York City by Guney Cuceloglu

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