For the past five years, photographer Joshua Charow has been uncovering and documenting New York City’s original live/work lofts and the incredible artists who have lived in them for decades. His journey began in 2020, after discovering a map of buildings protected under the 1982 Loft Law. He rang thousands of doorbells in these mysterious industrial buildings, searching for the last remaining artists still living and working within them.

In early 2025, Joshua Charow visited the studio of Nina Klymowska, shortly before she passed away. The resulting video and photographs chronicle Nina’s work, studio, memories, and thoughts on her life as an artist in New York City. You can order your copy of his new book — Artist in Residence — in the link below.