George Eastman has been called "the father of the snapshot" for bringing photography to the masses with his compact Kodak camera in 1888. But more than a decade earlier, a Connecticut-born inventor devised ingenious hand-held cameras that he used to record daily life on the streets of New York. As early as 1870, before dry plates were commercially available, George Bradford Brainerd, a civil engineer with the Brooklyn water department, developed photographic plates with more sensitive film emulsions to freeze actionthat had previously been a blur. The work is collected in the new book "Candid New York."

  In just two days, the creative communities gather together to honor the year’s AI-AP winners. Come with your friends to mix, mingle, look, hang out, connect and to reinvigorate your artistic heart, mind and soul at Angel Orensanz Foundation. Online registration is closed, but walk ins are welcome as capacity allows. Please register at the door. The Party includes drinks and snacks along with the buzz, and is FREE for SELECTED winners in AP41 and AI44. $25 discount for CHOSEN win...