From the day
Perspective: The Street Photographer · Sight
The flashbulbs catch the glare of neon reflecting off oversized shoulder pads and slicked-back mullets as the Times Square crowd surges toward the new year. I squint through my viewfinder, framing a Yuppie in a sharp wool overcoat who’s busy **networking** near a newsstand stacked high with the **NEWS SUMMARY: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1985**. The air tastes of ozone and cheap tobacco, vibrating to the muffled croon of Lionel Richie drifting from a nearby storefront. I snap a frame of a kid clutching a grey Nintendo box like it’s solid gold, his silhouette cut sharp against the flickering glow of the Jumbotron.