Mountain and Straw Houses in the Summer, 2008. © Yao Lu/Courtesy of Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York City

Yao Lu has created a thoughtful and timely series inspired by traditional Chinese paintings entitled New Landscapes in which mounds of garbage covered in green protective nets are assembled and reworked by computer to create images of rural mountain landscapes shrouded in the mist. New Landscapes will be on view until December 12 at Bruce Silverstein Gallery, 535 West 24th Street, New York City.

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© Alexander Gronsky

This image, from Alexander Gronsky’s “Pastoral” series, is on view at FotoWeekDC as part of the exhibit “New Images from Russia,” curated by Lucian Perkins.

The FotoWeekDC festival continues through Saturday, November 14. Read more about FotoWeekDC from PDN.

© Steve Lewis

This photo of the neon sign outside the Westaways Court Motel in Delta, Colorado, is part of Boston-based architectural photographer Steve Lewis‘ ongoing project documenting vintage American neon signs nationwide.

© Steve Bloom

Steve Bloom recently released Trading Places: The Merchants of Nairobi, his new book with publisher Thames & Hudson. The project explores sections of the Kenyan metropolis where locals shop, documenting the shopkeepers who decorate their small businesses with hand-painted signs.

Charleston, South Carolina, 1955, [Plate 13 from The Americans] © Robert Frank/Courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery, New York City

Robert Frank at the Robert Mann Gallery coincides with the 50th anniversary of the publication of his seminal book The Americans. The exhibition includes iconic images from The Americans, as well as earlier poetic photographs taken in Paris and London. Robert Frank will be on view until January 9 at Robert Mann Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue, New York City.