Bernard Safran was a painter, photographer, and illustrator known for his humanistic approach and his portraits of both the famous and the not so famous.  Though he started out as an illustrator and painted several paperback covers, he is best remembered for his paintings and photographs of life in New York City.  A small sampling of his work is below and you can see more of his work and learn more about his life at http://www.safran-arts.com/index.html.