Instagrammer Jonathan shares his obsession with the city’s doors, from the grand to the graffiti-ridden

'Each one has a story': the mundane beauty of NYC's doors

It is only natural to feel curious about what goes on behind the imposing, archaic or graffiti-ridden doors of our cities.

Instagrammer Jonathan knows this feeling all too well. For the past year and a half he has been photographing the doors of New York from the grand to the scruffy, presenting a unique view of this well-documented city.

“Every door has a story, and we can only imagine what that is,” he says. “So many of these doors are disappearing with the development of new buildings, the wood is being replaced by glass and the New York landscape is changing. I want to keep hold of them.

“The mundane is a beautiful thing – we just have to look.”

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