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Endangered Species: Photography series explores the relationship between country and culture

Endangered Species is a collection of photographs by Josh Ethan Johnson. Taken over a 16-year period, the book is "a study in the speed and impermanence of culture."

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Person wearing elaborate purple and white floral headdress with striking blue eyeshadow and hot pink lips, alongside another figure in bright blue wig, from Josh Ethan Johnson's Endangered Species photography series

While most of the photographs have been taken in America, and more specifically New York City, the book offers an exploration into general human behaviour, and culture versus country.

Curated from thousands of photographs, Josh methodically documented interesting and rare people and places.

He explains: "Some subjects were the last remaining of their respective archetype and are already gone. Others may soon be. Endangered Species attempts to both preserve as well as juxtapose them against the current trends people are likely blind to." Discover more here.

Via direct submission | All images courtesy of Josh Ethan Johnson

A security guard in blue uniform stands beside elegantly dressed older people exiting a building, documenting vanishing cultural archetypes from Josh Ethan Johnson's Endangered Species series
Older man in glasses and dark jacket opens car door on a rural road lined with evergreen trees
Two men in formal attire pose together on a New York City street beneath an underpass, with vehicles and buildings visible in the background
A woman holds a child on her shoulders while standing among a group of young children at night, captured in Josh Ethan Johnson's Endangered Species photography series
Man eating a sandwich in an amusement park car park with seagulls and roller coasters in the background
Woman with dark hair and red lipstick holding a designer handbag while standing on a New York City street lined with yellow taxis
Woman applying sunscreen at a crowded beach with a tall amusement park ride and cityscape visible in the background
Park ranger in uniform and wide-brimmed hat stands at desk in bright turquoise room lined with educational materials and wildlife information
An elderly woman in a bright red coat walks alongside a younger woman in black through a tree-lined outdoor area
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