All Photos © Nathan Harger/Hasted Kraeutler. Untitled (Factory Wall 13), Elizabeth, NJ, 2009.

Photographer Nathan Harger’s  stark images of architectural and urban infrastructure are on view at Hasted Kraeutler in New York until January 29, 2011. He says these days, taking photos of subjects like these can be tricky.  “In the past eight months I’ve been stopped by 8 security guards, 5 law officers and detained once by Homeland Security,” Harger says.

He’s learned to be prepared. “The best thing you can do is carry around some form of identification and any publication you were in. If you don’t have that, bring a portfolio with examples of your work. Also have your own business cards and the business cards of the gallery that represents you, photo agent or your employer so they can call to verify who you are.”

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Statue of Liberty, New York, 1930, photographed by Margaret Bourke-White is included in New York Photographs …The Statue of Liberty, featuring works by Bruce Davidson, Margaret Bourke-White, Susan McCartney, Lou Stoumen, Mole & Thomas, Seneca Ray Stoddard, Louis Stettner, Nathan Harger, Paolo Ventura. On exhibit through August 28 at Hasted Hunt, 529 West 20th Street, NYC.