Born 1949 in Badalona, Barcelona, Spanish photographer Manel Armengol studied Journalism at CIC Barcelona and started working as a freelance journalist for various newspapers and magazines at Barcelona and Madrid in 1971.
Armengol has been traveling many countries all over the world and took a lot of fascinating pictures. His main genres included architecture, documentary, flora, landscape, still-life, poesy... These color photos he documented daily life of Manhattan in 1978 that defined the face of New York in the late 1970s.
Cyclist, Manhattan, 1978 |
Financial District, Manhattan, 1978 |
Financial District, Manhattan, 1978 |
Financial District, Manhattan, 1978 |
Frozen car, Manhattan, 1978 |
Girl promoting "New Camel Lights", Manhattan, 1978 |
Hobbies, Central Park, Manhattan, 1978 |
In Washington Square Park, Manhattan, 1978 |
Kenworth truck in front of "Canal Street General Store", Manhattan, 1978 |
Loisaida Community, Lower East Side, Manhattan, 1978 |
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1978 |
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1978 |
Lower Manhattan, Manhattan, 1978 |
Mac-Cars, Manhattan, 1978 |
Manhattan at a distance, Manhattan, 1978 |
Manhattan skyline from Staten Island, Manhattan, 1978 |
Manhattan street scenes, 1978 |
Moon Light, St. Mark's Place, Manhattan, 1978 |
Motorcycle, Manhattan, 1978 |
Motorcycles, Manhattan, 1978 |
New York architectures, Manhattan, 1978 |
New York architectures, Manhattan, 1978 |
New York architectures, Manhattan, 1978 |
New York architectures, Manhattan, 1978 |
NYC Cabs, Manhattan, 1978 |
Old people in Central Park enjoying the sun, Manhattan, 1978 |
Parking, Manhattan, 1978 |
Red car, Manhattan, 1978 |
Rush hour in Financial District, Manhattan, 1978 |
Snow in Washington Square Park, Manhattan, 1978 |
Snowy day in Manhattan, 1978 |
Snowy street and paintings, Manhattan, 1978 |
Sportsmen in Central Park, Manhattan, 1978 |
St. Mark's Place and 2nd. Ave, Manhattan, 1978 |
St. Mark's Place, Manhattan, 1978 |
St. Mark's Place, Manhattan, 1978 |
Subway entrance, Manhattan, 1978 |
Sunset in Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan, 1978 |
Sunset, Manhattan, 1978 |
Sunset, Manhattan, 1978 |
The Empire State Building from Downtown, Manhattan, 1978 |
Twin Towers and light, Manhattan, 1978 |
Wounded man, Manhattan, 1978 |
A man in 174st. Subway Station, Manhattan, 1978 |
A very cold day, Manhattan, 1978 |
American Express Travel Service, Manhattan, 1978 |
At Little Italy, Manhattan, 1978 |
At Washington Square Park, Manhattan, 1978 |
Blues in St. Mark's Place, Manhattan, 1978 |
Boys playing basketball, Manhattan, 1978 |
Boys playing basketball, Manhattan, 1978 |
Building and cars, Manhattan, 1978 |
Captured photographer, Manhattan, 1978 |
Car at the Club, Manhattan, 1978 |
Circle Gallery Ltd., Manhattan, 1978 |
(Photos © Manel Armengol)