B&H Photo Video is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

1. B&H Photo Video

9.0
420 9th Ave (at W 34th St), New York, NY
Camera Store · Chelsea · 489 tips and reviews

Douglas G.Douglas Gottlieb: Check out the B&H video channel on YouTube for awesome FREE instructional videos by top photographers and teachers -- what a great resource. Makes you want to buy stuff!

Stephan Vereno PhotographyStephan Vereno Photography: Best store for photography accessoires.

Lina J.Lina J: Best place for photography lovers

Dashwood Books is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

2. Dashwood Books

9.1
33 Bond St (btwn Bowery & Lafayette St), New York, NY
Bookstore · NoHo · 15 tips and reviews

Helmut LangHelmut Lang: NY. Wonderful collection of rare art photography books. Read more.

Wayne F.Wayne Ford: If you love photography books, this is the place for you, the best bookstore of its type in New York. (via Scoville) Read more.

Joris B.Joris Bruring: If you're into photography and you're going to see one store in NYC, make sure it's this one. Great collection of photography titles.

Aperture Foundation: Bookstore and Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

3. Aperture Foundation: Bookstore and Gallery

9.0
547 W 27th St Fl 4 (11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 16 tips and reviews

Oz L.Oz Lubling: one of the best photography galleries in new york. They always put on great, provocative exhibitions. There's also an amazing collections of photo books.

WeegeeWeegee: Come check it out! Fieldwork, Photographs by Sanna Kannisto up in the gallery April 21–June 23, 2011!

Babi C.Babi Carvalho: Infra - photographs by richard mosse

Fotografiska is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

4. Fotografiska

9.1
281 Park Ave S (btwn E 21st & E 22nd St), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Gramercy Park · 22 tips and reviews

Richard N.Richard N: A relaxed photography gallery with excellent exhibitions.

KatKat: Excellent and thought-provoking photography exhibits.

Chris G.Chris Gampat: A great spot for photography and photo lovers to realize that it’s truly an art form.

42 Street Photo is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

5. 42 Street Photo

7.8
378 5th Ave (Fifth Ave and 35th Street), New York, NY
Electronics Store · Koreatown · 150 tips and reviews

Coleman H.Coleman Hughes: An unbelievably humongous range of equipment for all kinds of photographers, with expert knowledge and great service as standard. Highly recommended

Viviana D.Viviana Denise: great service and a great price, would recommend 42 St photographic

JEREMY B.JEREMY BELGRAVES: Canon 90D and it's well worth it for both indoor and outdoor sports photography. Lastly, 42PHOTO is top of the line for me. I have bought equipment from them for over 20 years.

Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

6. Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery

8.6
505 W 24th St, New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 5 tips and reviews

LilyLily: Don't just walk by this gallery. Lovely photographs are inside.

Monica D.Monica Desai: Amazing photography, very innovative and buyable ;)

Noah W.Noah Weiss: Consistently incredible and relatively affordable large format photography

Steven Kasher Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

7. Steven Kasher Gallery

7.8
515 W 26th St (btw 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 6 tips and reviews

BLOUIN ARTINFO M.BLOUIN ARTINFO Manager: See George Platt Lynes Exhibition of over 40 vintage prints drawn from an important private collection photographed by this American master between 1933 and 1953 before it closes April 7th. Read more.

Martina C.Martina Caruso: One of the best photograph gallery in Chelsea. Right under the High Line. Always great show. Don't miss their second small exhibit! It is always in the further back room.

Gorazd L.Gorazd Lazorik: Visit 'Vietnam the Real War: A Photographic History' From the Associated Press in November 2013 for amazing and powerful pictures from Vietnam war!

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

8. Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

9.3
11 W 53rd St (btwn 5th & 6th Ave), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1874 tips and reviews

Daan V.Daan V.: Be sure to check out the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibition. Amazing photography.

Eric B.Eric Brooke: Amazing Photographer expedition Henri Cartier-Bresson.. Artists and non-artists will love it

Thomas M.Thomas Mo: All the best stuff - photography, paintings, and drawings are on the 3,4,5 floors. Skip floor 2 if you're short on time. Skip 3 if you're really crunched.

Yellowkorner Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

9. Yellowkorner Gallery

7.7
100 Wooster St (at Spring St.), New York, NY
Arts and Crafts Store · SoHo · 7 tips and reviews

Angel S.Angel S: Unique photography loving the new pieces! Great gift idea for any occasions.

David H.David Hsu: Amazing selection of art photography.

Kassia G.Kassia Graham: Stop in to grab affordable limited edition photographs.

Brooklyn Bridge is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

10. Brooklyn Bridge

9.5
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, NY
Bridge · 1011 tips and reviews

Cameron A.Cameron Ackroyd: Infrastructure, monument, muse, obstacle-strewn bike path, treacherous footpath, platform for photographing Brooklyn and Manhattan, wedding venue. At least this is what the bridge has been for me.

New Y.New Yorker: Like NYC and iconic structures like this bridge? Check out our favorite NYC photographer Yale Gurney along with his famous pic "Love On The Brooklyn" @ yalegurney.com/shop - we LOVE Gurney!!

Luiz Filipe M.Luiz Filipe Machado: Great place for walking and photographing

Yancey Richardson Gallery is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

11. Yancey Richardson Gallery

8.1
535 W 22nd St (btwn 10th & 11th Ave), New York, NY
Art Gallery · Chelsea · 5 tips and reviews

Frank v.Frank van Eykelen: Contemporary photography. Gallery artists include Mitch Epstein, Olivo Barbieri, Esko Mannikko, Andrew Moore, Alex Prager, Hellen van Meene, Hiroh Kikai, Lisa Kereszi & Laura Letinsky.

IrmaZandl Z.IrmaZandl ZandlSlant: Great photography show by Mitch Epstein

Steve Giovinco F.Steve Giovinco Fine Art Photography, Tutorials: This is one of the top photography galleries in New York, and world-wide. The shows here are excellent, with a great range of work shown.

Magic Jewelry is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

12. Magic Jewelry

8.6
238 Canal St #108 (Centre St.), New York, NY
Jewelry Store · Downtown Manhattan · 11 tips and reviews

Bond StreetBond Street: "I am mesmerized by their aura-reading process - it’s incredible that all of this captured energy can be translated into colours on a printed image." - Jayne Lies, photographer, video director, artist Read more.

Jessica J.Jessica Jones: Get your aura photographed, duh!

Nicole R.Nicole Riley: Aura photography & reading

NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

13. NYPL Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

9.3
515 Malcolm X Blvd (at W 135th St), New York, NY
Library · Central Harlem · 45 tips and reviews

New York Public LibraryNew York Public Library: See the extraordinary work of 25 New Harlem Renaissance Photographers, now on view at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture: http://ow.ly/4bIrd

Shawniquica H.Shawniquica Henry: after seeing the siddi kawandi quilts..I'm going to make one! beautiful photography and the shop is HEAVEN!! will be back

Karen P.Karen Pittman: The incredible Obama photography exhibit gives you a narrative you haven't seem before...

Studio Museum in Harlem is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

14. Studio Museum in Harlem

8.6
144 W 125th St (Between Lenox and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevards), New York, NY
Art Museum · Central Harlem · 56 tips and reviews

BLOUIN ARTINFOBLOUIN ARTINFO: This uptown gem of a museum, which recently celebrated its 40th birthday, has a show of Zwelethu Mthethwa's photographs on tap.

Time Out New YorkTime Out New York: Cash-strapped daters should visit this uptown institution on Sundays for free admission. Explore exhibits such as “Harlem Postcards,” which uses photography to examine changes in the neighborhood. Read more.

Teachers College S.Teachers College Student Affairs: Explore contemporary exhibits encompassing all genres from photography to paintings to text/image installations; the Studio Museum celebrates the diversity and constantly changing spirit of Harlem.

Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of The 15 Best Places for Photography in New York City.

15. Metropolitan Museum of Art

9.5
1000 5th Ave (btwn E 80th & E 84th St), New York, NY
Art Museum · 1954 tips and reviews

Petunia G.Petunia GreenBeans: My favorite museum! Be sure to check out the "Surface Tension" photography exhibit, and get lost like I do in the ancient art. Enjoy! Read more.

Alexander V.Alexander Vinokurov: The impressionists collection is amazing: lots of well known paintings by Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh, and others.In the photography section they show a great movie "The Street".

vinxvinx: if you love NY you MUST see "Streets" the movie in the photography section.