Ryan Weideman (born 1941) came to New York as a Photographer in 1980, planning on focusing on Street Photography in the city. He started driving a Yellow Tax Cab to generate a steady income with the cab and its passengers becoming the subjects in his street photography. Ryan drove a cab in NYC until 2016 and published a book of his work in 1991. Examples of his black and white portraits are included in American Museum collections including Brooklyn Museum and The Art Institute of Chicago
“Backseat of a New York Taxi is a human zoo. Ryan Weideman taxi-dermist has mounted these human species types with humor and boldness and precision. A Passenger Allen Ginsberg 12/2/90”
Allen Ginsburg Dec 02 1990 Beat Poet, photographed by Ryan Weideman
Early photos were just portrait shots of the passengers. Later shots included Weideman too.
