As soon as this set of pictures arrived in my inbox, I asked photographer Atisha Paulson for a couple of sentences that would in his mind describe the city of New York and his work. Here's what he came back with:
"I started reading this book the other day, Aberration of Starlight, by a guy called Gilbert Sorrentino and there, on page four, he writes: '… photographs, because they exclude everything except the split second in which they are snapped, always lie. Still, one stares at them, urging them to give up their truths...'"
Does that mean Atisha is a liar? Or is New York really as weird and perverted as these photos make it out to be?
See more of Atisha's work here.
Does your town or city qualify for paradise status? Feel free to send your pitches to ukphotoblog@vice.com. We won't bite.
Previous Paradises:
Bangkok /Venice Beach / Magaluf / London (part two) / London (part one) / Ayia Napa / Budapest / Leeds / Dublin / Manchester / Birmingham / Miami / Phoenix / Leicester / Tbilisi / Los Angeles / Berlin / Rotterdam / Reykjavik / Wootton Bassett / Brighton / Bristol
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VICE News: Triple Hate
The Klan, the Crips, racism and the spectre of history.
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The Tanzanian Government Is About to Kill Off the Maasai
They're kicking them off their land and all their cows are going to die.
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Here Comes the White-Power Safety Patrol
The White Student Union advocates for “persons of European heritage” – aka “white people.”
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The Loneliness of the Village at the End of the World
Niaqornat's residents might be witnessing the end of the world, too.
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Jodorowsky's 'Dune' Would Have Been More Insane Than You Can Even Imagine
Salvador Dali was going to play the Emperor.
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Get Rich or High Trying
The smart money is increasingly looking to marijuana as the nation's biggest new business.
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World Peace Update
After 50 weeks of these, we're still not there yet.
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Rave and Hardcore YouTube Comments Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
They're genuinely some of the most beautiful things I've ever read.
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Hearing from Three Guantanamo Bay Prisoners Who've Been On Hunger Strike for 100 Days
What life is like inside the prison camp.
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Saudi Arabia Isn't Having a Feminist Revolution
Weirdly, Saudi photographer Nouf Alhimiary thinks being allowed to cycle doesn't count as women's rights.
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The Wizard of the Saddle Rides Again
The KKK protested renaming a park that memorialised one of the most infamous racists ever.
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like
A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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Some Rich People Are Building a Giant Clock Inside a Mountain
It's going to run for 10,000 years and will apparently change how we understand time itself.
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Question of the Day: What Did You Learn from Sex-Ed?
"I learned how to play volleyball naked on the beach."
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VICE News: Triple Hate
Memphis City Council, the Klan and the Crips.
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I Went to a Beach Party with Loads of Rich Kid Egyptians
Everyone owned a yacht at Arab spring break.
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Deportee Purgatory
About 40 percent of Mexican immigrants deported from the US are sent back through Tijuana.
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A Chat with Janicza Bravo (and Brett Gelman) About Her New Short Starring Michael Cera in a Wheelchair
A couple weeks back I chatted with J&B over baba ghanous about the new film.
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A Few Impressions: 'Leviathan,' I Love You
It holds up a mirror to nature, but this mirror came from a funhouse.
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Here Be Dragons: I Met the Woman Trying to Cure Malaria with Sugar and Water
I have a sneaking feeling that it's not going to work.
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Kyle Platts Knows All About Hamster Suicide
The creator of Dicknose Van Boobenchin told me about some of his illustrations.
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Is Tropical in Mongolia: Part Two
Is Tropical continue their tour of Mongolia in the lead up to their headline show in Ulaanbaatar.
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We Photographed a Drunk EDL Hate Mob Attacking Police Last Night
They went there to spread Islamophobia and achieved absolutely nothing.
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Murderous Fanatics and EDL Idiots Brought Darkness to Woolwich Yesterday
We spent the day there trying to make sense of it all.
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Juggalos Are OK, Cupid
Don’t be a Tumblr asshole to people trying to find love.
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Comics: The Chicken Dinner Guy
He always pocketed the wishbones to break with a "special gal".
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Is Tabloid Outrage Just Getting More People into Legal Highs?
Getting uppity about internet drugs seems kind of pointless if all you're doing is advertising them.
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The Loneliness of the Village at the End of the World
Niaqornat's residents might be witnessing the end of the world, too.
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I Don't Have the Stones to Be a Crime Reporter
I tried covering the Tia Sharp case but just felt guilty the whole time.
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VICE News: Triple Hate
The Klan, the Crips, racism and the spectre of history.
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VICE News: Sisa: Cocaine of the Poor
A new drug called sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor.
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I Tested Out Three of Cambodia's Spiritual Practices
And learned that Cambodian ghosts apparently don't believe in Jesus.
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VICE on HBO Outtakes: The Fat Farms of Mauritania
Appetite-inducing pills have become the new way to pack on the pounds.
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Meet the Malaysian Neo-Nazis Fighting for a Pure Malay Race
They know Nazis don't like Asian people, but they don't care.
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VICE News: White Student Union - Trailer
A documentary about race, class and self-righteous college students yelling at each other.
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Austerity's Drug of Choice
Greece's infamous new drug, sisa, is meth mixed with filler ingredients like battery acid.
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Greg Palast's Column: I Upset My Least Favourite Big Fat Greek Minister
Theodoros Pangalos doesn't like talking about Greece's economic collapse.
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I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis
Hanging out with Femen in Paris was a blast.
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VICE News: This Is What Winning Looks Like
A documentary about the ineptitude and corruption of the Afghan security forces.
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Who’s Getting Rich off the Prison-Industrial Complex?
A rundown of some of America's incarceration investors.
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Interviewing South African Rape Victims Isn't Easy When You're Disfigured
It's said that in the South African townships, disfigurement is associated with witchcraft.
Austerity's Drug of Choice
Sisa is tearing its way through Athens' poor. 
Topless Jihad
Hanging out with the ladies of Femen. 
The Tropical Dystopian World of Timo Vaitinen
Horned gods and warlocks. 
Teens Are Trapped In Abusive Drug Rehab Centres
The billion-dollar anti-drug cult industry. 
Tanzania's Government Is About To Kill The Maasai
They're kicking them off their land. 
Festival Previews
It's everybody's favourite time of the year again.
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