Back Seat Romance, New York, 1960

The grain on this print gives the whole scene a dreamy, film-still quality, and that quiet intimacy in the back seat feels almost voyeuristic to witness. It’s hung above my desk, and I keep catching myself lost in the mood of it.

The way the couple’s posture is frozen in that back seat feels almost cinematic, like a still from a movie I wish existed. The black-and-white treatment gives it a timeless quiet that’s been hanging in my living room for a week now, and I catch myself glancing at it every time I walk by.

The contrast in this print is gorgeous, really making the couple in the back seat pop against the dark city street. I’ve been staring at the way the light catches the window frame for days. It perfectly captures that quiet, classic New York feel I was hoping for.