Photographer Jesse Lizotte, capturing global celebrities and the Yakuza in Japan, attributes his diverse lens to a life immersed in various cultures.

New York

"There's a bowling alley called Melody Lanes. It's kind of run down and stuck in this time capsule, but I feel like that's part of the charm. And the bartender there is iconic."

Melody Lanes

"One of the best slices in New York. Go sit up the back of the pizza shop in the booth. The interior is great because they’ve kept the old-world feeling intact — there are great movie posters and art on the walls. You always meet interesting people there."

Scarr’s Pizza

"A really fun place to go and chill out, especially when you've been pounding the pavement all day. It's a little oasis in the middle of the city."

Elizabeth Street Garden

"We'll get on a Citi Bike and ride down to the Lower East Side. Then we’ll walk through and check out my favorite newsstand on Mulberry, Iconic Magazines."

Iconic Magazines

"Stop and get ice cream at the Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, which is like Baskin-Robbins on steroids."

Chinatown Ice Cream Factory

"I think for anyone visiting New York, you’ve got to go to Dumbo. It's so picturesque, it really feels like you're on the set of a movie."

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