Queens Boulevard, major New York thoroughfare stretching over
11 kilometers, end-to-end on foot, in winter.
With his medium format 6x6 analog camera, Simon Souchois
captures storefronts, signs, and urban markers encountered
throughout this journey, yielding a visual cartography thereof.
Little pedestrian traffic here—it is, in essence, a city highway
which divides up different neighborhoods. From Long Island City
to Jamaica, Queens Boulevard is a testament to New York City’s
diversity; an uninterrupted tracking shot where African American,
Caribbean, Asian, Hispanic, Slavic or Irish cultures adjoin one
another, with little to no overlap…
A simple, raw observation of what the Boulevard reveals when
one takes the time to stop along the way. Each photograph is in-
dexed by the exact intersection where it was taken.
This geographical meticulousness leads the viewer to retrace the
photographer’s steps, tantamount to a travel diary across the ur-
ban maze. Fifty-some black-and-white portraits of street corners,
frozen in the warm light of a New York winter.
Launch & silver gelatin prints exhibition at Le Grand Jeu on February 20th 2026.
Books are still available at Le Grand Jeu and Librairie Sans Titre.