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A group of young people stands on the paving of Washington Square Park, some talking and some looking at phones, while a man in a white hat, white waistcoat and white trousers leans against the stone base of a monument topped by a bronze bust and speaks to them. Trees and brick townhouses are behind.

Washington Square Park Already Has a Stage. This Weekend, an Artist Is Offering Strangers a Turn on It.

David Drebin, a photographer and artist with ten books to his name, is bringing Hidden Stars: The Magic of You to Washington Square Park on Saturday and Sunday, 3 and 4 October, from 3 to 6pm. It is free. Anyone can come for a one-on-one conversation, watch, or step up and sing, dance or show a talent they have never shown anyone.

By Thomas Gutierrez 34 minutes ago

A photographer making a print from 35mm film in a darkroom.

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The Picture Desk Went First, and It Is Why the Wrong Photo Runs

The job of knowing whether an image actually shows what the caption claims was a specialism. Publications removed it, and the errors that followed are the predictable kind.

By Thomas Gutierrez August 28, 2026

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Washington Square Park Already Has a Stage. This Weekend, an Artist Is Offering Strangers a Turn on It.

The Picture Desk Went First, and It Is Why the Wrong Photo Runs