{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Graffiti, Marker \u0026 Spray Cans"],"cover":{"alt":"Jon Naar - Graffiti Photography","height":840,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jon-naar-graffiti-photography/jon-naar-graffiti-photography.jpg","width":1880},"credit":"","date":"2010-10-14T16:02:53Z","description":"Photojournalist Jon Naar was one of the pioneers of graffiti documentary. His legendary “The Faith Of Graffiti” book documents the early days of tags and graffiti in New York City...","html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGraffiti Legend\u003c/em\u003e | Everyone who has something to do with graffiti or urban arts in general should have heard about Mr. \u003cstrong\u003eJon Naar\u003c/strong\u003e. Naar is, in addition to \u003ca href=\"/martha-cooper-henry-chalfant-about-graffiti/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartha Cooper\u003c/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eHenry Chalfant\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/a\u003e, one of the first photojournalists who documented graffiti and its environment in New York City!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061961701?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=0061961701\"\u003elegendary book \u003cem\u003e“The Faith Of Graffiti”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e was published about 35 years ago and has been re-released in an expanded edition earlier this year. For that reason there were again a lot of specials \u003ca href=\"http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/03/wooster_special_edition_jon_naar_print_a.html\"\u003eabout him and his book\u003c/a\u003e, his photographies and his opinion about the entire graffiti world\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne really interesting and nice thing I apparently missed, was that astonishing video-interview Stussy did with Jon Naar himself, in which Naar talks about his first steps in New York and how he started taking graffiti photos\u0026hellip;quite interesting!\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd if you want to get to know \u003ca href=\"/top-urban-art-photographers/\"\u003emore urban art photographers\u003c/a\u003e, take a look at my corresponding top-list!\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\n*Graffiti Legend* | Everyone who has something to do with graffiti or urban arts in general should have heard about Mr. **Jon Naar**. Naar is, in addition to [**Martha Cooper** and **Henry Chalfant**](/martha-cooper-henry-chalfant-about-graffiti/), one of the first photojournalists who documented graffiti and its environment in New York City!\n\nHis [legendary book *“The Faith Of Graffiti”*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061961701?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=0061961701) was published about 35 years ago and has been re-released in an expanded edition earlier this year. For that reason there were again a lot of specials [about him and his book](http://www.woostercollective.com/2010/03/wooster_special_edition_jon_naar_print_a.html), his photographies and his opinion about the entire graffiti world...\n\nOne really interesting and nice thing I apparently missed, was that astonishing video-interview Stussy did with Jon Naar himself, in which Naar talks about his first steps in New York and how he started taking graffiti photos...quite interesting!\n\nAnd if you want to get to know [more urban art photographers](/top-urban-art-photographers/), take a look at my corresponding top-list!\n","tags":["Documentary Film","Interview","Jon Naar","Art Book","Graffiti Photography"],"title":"Jon Naar - Graffiti Photography","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/jon-naar-graffiti-photography/"}