Parks similarly documented African American working class youth and urban communities in mid 20th century America using intimate gelatin silver documentary photography that captures social dynamics with deep empathy and unflinching honesty.

Model photographed working class street life and subculture figures at Coney Island and along New York City streets in the same era, capturing raw human subjects in urban leisure environments with a direct and socially aware documentary style.

Lyon immersed himself within youth subcultures and marginalized communities to produce intimate black and white documentary series that share Davidson's commitment to capturing adolescent social bonds and working class American street life from the inside.