Miles Davis, New York City, 1969

I’ve always loved that period in Miles’s career, and this shot of him on West 77th really captures that cool, mid-1969 energy. The black-and-white tones feel perfectly balanced, not too dark or washed out.

The print arrived securely packaged and the paper has a lovely matte finish that really brings out the texture in Hunstein's shot. I've been staring at Miles's expression for days—there's so much weight in that moment between the two recording sessions.

The black-and-white portrait captures that exact mid-1969 tension between albums, and the gallery print quality makes every shadow detail pop. I’ve stared at it for ten minutes already and keep noticing something new in his expression.