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“Opening Stephen Best’s new book NUMBERS , I was instantly transported back to New York in the 1980’s.His photographs perfectly capture the visceral realness of the city at that time. It’s almost hard to look away from these images.”
Mustapha Khan, Associate Professor of Film, Brooklyn College.
NUMBERS is the result of painstakingly editing down more than 15,000 negatives from my time living in downtown New York between 1980 and 1986. The images offer a deeply personal reflection on that turbulent era, captured with my unique perspective as an outsider.
NUMBERS is the first of two books - a visual memoir that invites you to sit down, take a breath, and follow his journey through the streets of 1980s New York. NUMBERS, by photographer Stephen Best, available late 2025. Limited to 500 beautifully produced copies.
This collection of images captured during the early eighties New York has been edited down from over fifteen plus thousand negatives into 128 captivating and exquisitely produced images. Limited to 500 copies.
This first book, NUMBERS is to be followed by … just a New York conversation .. available mid 2026. This companion piece is filled with photographs and stories, sharing the path that lead me to move to New York. More intimate photographs of bands, experiences and people of New York. Plus a few side trips around the USA.
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