These images are a representation of how far we, as a collective, can go if we work together and believe in ourselves.

You have tagged us on Instagram using #growinginjerseycity and our handle @growinginjerseycity and we have seen and read your posts. We want to share you photos so other people can appreciate them too (because who really looks at tagged photos?!)

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At Growing in Jersey City we are always scouring the interwebs for great photos of the area. This week, we are sharing some of favorite photos from the past few weeks from some of our favorite accounts. To see the rest of their photos (and follow them obviously), click...

The culture and lifestyle of skateboarding definitely influences my work however I'm influenced by other cultures as well. I transitioned from a street skate kid to fashion designer then to fine art.

She has “always loved taking pictures. I remember buying disposable cameras, taking tons of pictures of friends, and going to get them developed at the store. I would choose the 1 hour option and get doubles, just in case someone wanted a copy.”

So back we went. Did a walk-thru together and put down a deposit ... Badda-bing-badda-boom. We moved in after Christmas just in time to celebrate the turn-of-the-century --  New Year's 2000. But despite its sound 150-year-old bones and unique personality, the house...

On March 14, Snowstorm Stella shut down the Northeast. While she was not as big and bad as they had predicted she did make it a mess. Whealth & Co Owner David T

One hot summer day, my boyfriend and I were looking for something to do.  His cousin suggested we go to this park along the waterfront in the Newport section of Jersey City that had a closed off area with sand.  So we decided to go in search of this because I honestly...

Ishare my love of Jersey City (and Hoboken) everyday,soI wanted to be able to use the blog as a forum to share the way others view the cities we live in. On April 20th, I put out a post on Instagram that I was hosting a photo challenge and wanted to share other people'...

Erin has been lucky to support herself through her passion,

photography.  She is currently romping around the city discovering and sharing new awesome places and people.  Erin’s subjects are not normally people, but she volunteered to help me take photos for my blog an...