Photography Tour

The noted photographer Charles Gatewood (November 8, 1942 - April 8, 2016) maintained a studio at 8 East 12th Street. Gatewood made his name photographing the image of Bob Dylan, “Dylan With Sunglasses and Cigarette,” while working for a Swedish news agency in 1966. He then went on to work as an assistant at the Jaffe-Smith photography studio in Greenwich Village and to complete freelance assignments for Time, The New York Times, and Rolling Stone.

Among the many industries which this area played a significant role in shaping and transforming was photography. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.