TweetRic Camacho lives in New York City and his photographs capture the beauty and grit of the big apple's diverse neighborhoods and colorful residents and visitors. Although I also live in NYC, these images remind me of the discovery and wonder tucked around each corner. Old pier pylons, Hudson River, photograph by Ric Camcho The Metropolitan Opera at Dusk, photograph by Ric Camacho Chelsea Piers Taxi Stand, Manhattan, photograph by Ric Camacho Winter Lights, West 58th Street #3 New York City, Photograph by Ric Camacho West 50th Street Redux. New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho At the Crossroads. My money is on Marrakesh, Chelsea Bakery, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho East Village Curiosity Shop, East 9th Street, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Under the Queensboro Bridge #1, photograph by Ric Camacho Stairway to Heaven, East 81st Street, Upper East Side, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Three-way clash of cultures. New York Subway. Photograph by Ric Camacho They tried to touch up the old girl, but to no avail. Kent Street, Williamsburg. Brooklyn, photograph by Ric Camacho The Bowery old and new, the New Museum and tenements, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Tendrils and gourds, Union Square Market, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Downtown New Yorkers #5 Runway, Washington Square, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Winter Scene #23- Above The Falconer. Central Park. Post-Nemo. Photograph by Ric Camacho Winter Scene #22- Near Bow Bridge, Central Park. Post-Nemo. Photograph by Ric Camacho Winter Scene #13- Delicatesse Japonaise. The Lake, Central Park. Post-Nemo. Photograph by Ric Camacho Cool Cat in Hat, Bowery Coffee, Houston Street, New York City, photograph by Rich Camacho Croquet on the bowling greens in Central Park, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Manhattan Elevated Parking, Theater District, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Girl Watching, Columbus Circle, photograph by Ric Camacho Easter 2013 No.7, Fifth Avenue, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Easter 2013 No.6, Fifth Avenue, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Easter 2013 No.1, Fifth Avenue, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Faded and cracked beauty. Washington Mews, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Hudson Sunset, near Chelsea Piers, New York City, photograph by Ric Camacho Tweet Share this: Share Facebook Related

In the run-up to the new year, so many of us have 2015 resolutions on our mind—especially when thinking about love, life, health, and career. Especially career. Question: If you could take one of your greatest passions and make it your full-time job—one with which you could support yourself and your family—what would it be? Vivienne Gucwa grew up in Queens, N.Y., and after years and years of working odd jobs to support herself, found her passion in cityscape photography. Today she's one of nine anointed Sony Artisans of Imagery and just published her first book, NY Through The Lens, an ode to the city in which she grew up. I wanted to tell you Vivienne's story because, full disclosure, we knew each other as children—Vivienne and I grew up in the same neighborhood and were friends when we were 11 or 12 but lost touch after middle school—and she and her family have an amazing story. We reconnected a few months ago, when I came across some of her photographs online (they're stunning—we've reproduced five of them here) and looked at her website, where she writes about her family:My mother was born in Poland right before the start of