{"id":173188,"date":"2025-04-06T07:36:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/art\/newtown-creek-by-photographer-farhan-ajram\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T07:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T07:36:35","slug":"newtown-creek-by-photographer-farhan-ajram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=173188","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Newtown Creek&#8221; by Photographer Farhan Ajram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A series exploring the industrial landscape between North Brooklyn and Queens by photographer and designer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fajram.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Farhan Ajram<\/a>. Based in New York City, Ajram is drawn to the idea of documenting cities and revealing their forms and tonalities through the convergence of shape and shadow in shared moments of time. 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