A lot of changes have taken place in New York over the past few decades, most importantly that the air has been "cleared" - no more smoking in bars, clubs and restaurants.
Along with these changes, the sales of Febreze stopped, and photographer Susanna Howe has noticed another change - that no one wants their photograph being taken while smoking. She says: "Even those people who you wouldn't think would be all squeamish about it dash to put the cigarette out when you raise the camera to your face."
She had to move quickly to take photographs of her friends while they were still smoking. These pictures will be featured in the "Smokers" exhibition and video installation at Bird in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The photographs are both stylish and funny images of the last Mohicans of smoking, those who are not yet ready to butt out.
The world certainly is going to be a strange place without smokers…
[Via: NY Times Blogs]
