The culturally diverse blend of passengers on New York City’s 7 subway line, also known as “The International Express,” are the subject of a new photo exhibit, “Faces Of The 7 Train,” which opens at the Queens Public Library’s Flushing branch on Thursday, Dec. 14.

Using nothing more than an iPhone, Drew Kerr spent six years secretly photographing riders on the 7 train as it rattled from Manhattan’s Times Square to Flushing and back. “Faces Of The 7 Train” features 32 black-and-white-photographs culled from hundreds of shots of riders going to work, spending time with their families, thinking, laughing, and, since this is a subway, sleeping.

“I perfected a technique of quietly and quickly taking pictures with the aid of a little misdirection,” said Kerr, who grew up in Flushing and Howard Beach. “I hopped from car to car in search of interesting subjects, doing my ‘photographic dance’ until I captured what I needed.”

Over six years on the 7 train, only one person ever stopped Kerr, a public relations consultant at Four Corners Communications who also mentors LaGuardia Community College students, from taking a photograph. He was not hurt during the incident.

“Faces Of The 7 Train” will be on display through Dec. 3, 2019. Many photos can be seen here: http://facesofthe7train.com.