NYC street photography by Jonathan Auch

Jonathan Lucas Auch was born in New York City in 1984. He studied painting at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California. Upon returning to New York City, and training as darkroom printer, Jonathan worked for 3 years as the exhibition printer and assistant for photojournalist James Nachtwey, where he was responsible for all print production used in exhibits, periodicals, galleries and museums.

As a freelance photographer, Jonathan works both on the street and producing photo/video reportage on a variety of stories which focus on; political, cultural and emotional isolation, alienation, loneliness, racism and discrimination.

[powerful image : the suit and the uniform, "interacting" with one of the protesters during the eviction process from Zuccotti Park, NY, morning Nov15th, 2011]

Restating from a Q&A session with M.Donohue (3/3/12) "It’s a life that most people fantasize about in their college days: dropping out of school, moving to a big city, doing what they love and finding success. For Jonathan Auch, a 27-year-old freelance photojournalist in New York, this wasn’t just a fantasy. He made it a reality. His sharp black and white photos from the Occupy Wall Street protests can be seen tacked to the walls of the Uprise Bakery, and he has come to Columbia for the first time to see his work displayed and attend the True/False Film Festival." [1]

[1] Ref. http://www.voxmagazine.com/blog/2012/03/qa-jonathan-auch-creator-of-occupy-wallstreet-photos-on-display-at-ragtag-cinema/