Magnum Editions: NYPD Officer, New York City, 1978 Thomas Hoepker “Kings from Queens

“Kings from Queens

as well as profiles of Sammy Davis Jr

Working in New York City’s Central Park for over four years

from battlefield violence to the gentle pleasures of peace

The photographs he took there would go on to form the first part of one of his most celebrated bodies of work: Circus

Magnum Editions: NYPD Officer, New York City, 1978 Thomas Hoepker “Kings from QueensLeonard Freeds photograph from his landmark series Police Work captures the fraught atmosphere of policing in New York in the 1970s an era of rising crime, budget cuts, and widespread public distrust of authority. In a dimly lit stairwell, an officer draws his gun, the harsh interplay of shadow and light intensifying the isolation and danger of the moment. Freeds work consistently sought to reveal the human dimension of law enforcement, emphasizing