The Japanese photographer has reached great acclaim for his urban shots of people across the globe. But his New York photos in particular – the gritty and allusive – have profound and lasting impact.

In search for those who stood out from the crowd, the iconic street photographer ended up capturing an array of homeless people, day workers and the Yakuza – Japan’s mafia.

While visiting New York on a commission in 1969, the Japanese photographer was invited to an orgy at the studio of Yayoi Kusama – “I had no choice but to shoot!”

Pat Martin shoots family and friends for Sixteen Journal Volume 4.

With a practice that spans over four decades, the photographer has been fighting for rights, equality and freedom for gender nonconforming communities.

Caleb Stein’s monochrome collection of portraits is an “ode” to the small town of Poughkeepsie, that finds its resolution in the edenic summer atmosphere of the local swimming spot.

An exploration of gritty America by the American photographer for Sixteen Journal Volume 4.

Anthony Blasko shoots Delta community story down in the US deep south.

How far can one travel in a single pair of shoes? What lands might one cover and what kind of terrain? Soft grasses and pebbly gravel that cut divots into one’s soles?

Drew Vickers shoots New York Club Kids at home story for Sixteen Journal Volume 4. 

Anthony Blasko shoots Las Vegas forgotten community for Sixteen Volume 3.

Sølve Sundsbø shoots ethereal death portraiture in Italian Monumental Cemetery for Sixteen Volume 2.