WINNERS

New York City After Dark: The Disco Years

  • Photographer
    Bill Bernstein, United States
  • Prize
    2nd Place in Human / Gold Winner in Human/Culture

My photographs capture the wild, flamboyant energy of New York City’s 1970s disco scene—from Studio 54’s glittering hedonism to Paradise Garage’s soulful pulse and GG’s Barnum Room’s playful extravagance. I document a world of gender-bending fashion, vibrant costumes, and uninhibited expression, where diversity and self-expression thrived. These images reveal the joy, intensity, and creative spirit of a nightlife that celebrated freedom, identity, and the thrill of being seen on the dance floor.