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Photographer Jeff Mermelstein, 63, from Brooklyn has spent almost 3 years secretly capturing New Yorkers' private text messages. Ranging from heartbreaking and alarming to downright bizarre and hilarious, these photos not only reveal the mundane details of their everyday life, but provide interesting insights into human nature as well.

Jeff has been using his iPhone photograph strangers' cellphone screens and sharing the images on his Instagram over the years, making sure the authors of the texts remain anonymous. Recently, the series have even made it into a book, #nyc (2020), published by MAC.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh the existential irony!! (to be read with the sarcasm it's written with)

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Weird, men are never the first to know. As a woman you can suspect, confirm and come to terms with how you feel about it and THEN tell the father. We should be less surprised at their reactions I think..

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

1% battery. Very much setting this conversation up for a "I've had enough, I'm switching off my phone" perception.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I hope the guy doesn't fall for this trap. The friend zone is a place worse than hell.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was written BY a guy to a girl. Or from a girl to a girl. Either way, no guy to feel sorry for here.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Always err on the side of caution, in the bin with them!!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Either she has issues with her b******e or Jeremy is on the small side..but perfect for a**l lol!

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