Byron Ellington Coleman Jr

1970 – Present

Five decades of photographs, shown in full. Choose an era and enter the record.

Close-up of a young man's hands holding a worn paperback on a patterned couch, warm afternoon window light, early 1970s grain and color cast
Close-up of a young man's hands holding a worn paperback on a patterned couch, warm afternoon window light, early 1970s grain and color cast
Wide view of a neighborhood block on an overcast afternoon, 1980s, parked cars lining a concrete street, fluorescent light spilling from a corner store window
Wide view of a neighborhood block on an overcast afternoon, 1980s, parked cars lining a concrete street, fluorescent light spilling from a corner store window
Group of adults seated around a kitchen table mid-conversation, early 1990s, flat overhead light, dishes and cups visible, documentary snapshot framing
Group of adults seated around a kitchen table mid-conversation, early 1990s, flat overhead light, dishes and cups visible, documentary snapshot framing
Empty parking lot at midday in hard summer sun, early 2000s, digital grain, a lone shopping cart at the far edge, flat harsh shadows
Empty parking lot at midday in hard summer sun, early 2000s, digital grain, a lone shopping cart at the far edge, flat harsh shadows
/ Six decades

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s – Present

Each decade shown here is complete—ordinary days included, nothing pulled for a better sequence. The record does not improve on itself.