17-Year-Old Stanley Kubrick’s Photos Of 1940s New York Prove That He Was Born Genius

It seems clear to me, that by seventeen, Mr. Kubrick was fully aware of the important things in life. ;D

Wow! Amazing! The picture and girl is amazing! Also I would probably fall on the first step.

While learning to walk, how many times did you fall? Did you give up and hate walking? Tennyson-5...f351a0.jpg

Aww!

Their faces are so similar they could almost be siblings.

Great shot! He really had an eye for angles! Wow! Done with only the equipment ready by then. Wow!

I like that Mickey has his name on his shoeshine box

Not just dogs......Afghan Hounds👍

His expression...XD

I actually did this same series for my photo class in 1970. The escalator is the Lexington Ave.-53rd St E/F train

I'd love to know if these people are still around and are aware that they're now being looked at by complete strangers in a completely different world to the one they were depicted in.

These shades are back in vogue now..

"If you think that feels good, I may just rub another leg when we get home." hint, hint.

Mickey's getting a head start with the "New York Hustle". He's got a good future ahead. :D

He really captured her. I'm wondering what she's reading and imagining her personality.

Please don't take my baby away. :(

Drawing a nude, one of the least sexy things you could ever do. It can be amazingly difficult

To those with assets worth putting on display. Gravity may be the weakest known force in the universe, but it is constant, and never quits tugging down on them. Just a thought to consider. ;D

He found the people that others overlooked. I love his shoeshine boys.

He looks like young John Goodman :)

Her name was Lola...she was a showgirl...

He uses Mickey an awful lot in his photographs. I wonder if he and Mickey continue along the same path in life?

Sleeping off the midnight shift.

Even staged, the idea is amazing and largely successful. The light brick, black ropes, and overall composition are amazing . He knew what he wanted and clearly got it.

He had quite the eye for everyday hustle and bustle of life. Awesome. Used photography to new stuff early in, not just portraits and "pretty stuff", but reality! Coooool

Wow

Very 'Mad Men'-like!

Look at those beautiful cars!

Is that Mickey again ?

People sure sleep in subways a lot.

Trickle Down at work. Mickey and another of his fellow shoe shiners, spends some of their profits with another self-employed businessman.

Well dressed and moving with purpose past the theatre. :D

Batman and his parents.

The little girl is the main subject on this pocture, nit the man carrying flowers

Why isn't there a gentleman giving up his seat for the ladies? Isn't this the era for that?

One of the most feared people in the professional world is without a doubt the dentist. It's one thing that never seems to change. :D

TORPEDO BOOBS

I've got more than nine pounds here....................

They are filming Fred Trump kicked the blacks out of "his" housing.

Thinking about that new tune and how to make it a hit. :D

For some reason, allergies always affect the nose first. You wait until you think nobody is watching and....................DAMN, caught again! :(

That's a flirtatious smile!

Hi Mickey.

wonder if the shoe shine guy went to Columbia?

So stylish!

The dog is probably another Vet.

Kubrick really was amazing with those long shots. I.e. Paths of Glory

That man has a beautiful face.

Even in radio broadcasting, he was always around lots of flesh, and even in his later years. :D

Now, who is that guy? I remember him from somewhere. 🤔 😱 😊

They look like there having a good old flirt.

Is that Cosmo Kramer??? Is he immortal!!!??

This appears to be Betsy von Furstenberg again.

You can't be more "Ramp" walking than this

hey.. they woke up

Looks sad...

Times really do change. You'll never see something like this today. Now, the lady will be the monkey's assistant. :D

This boxer, turned actor, later became Mr Kubrick's star in his very first movie. Fortunately he cleaned up a little better than in this picture. :D

Is that the classy woman from the chair on the platform in an earlier photo?

Looks like he just received a ticket.

What happened to offering a lady your seat???

No social media here! Look at all those newspapers!