


Now 37, Hunter has been called back to active duty, shooting shows and parties and DJ nights like this one. Mark Hunter, a photographer, became famous as the Cobrasnake for his unvarnished, chaotic party photos in New York and Los Angeles throughout the 2000s and early 2010s before taking a hiatus that lasted just about exactly as long as the golden age of Instagram. All over downtown Manhattan and sprawling into Brooklyn, this is what parties are starting to look like: wild, sweaty, achingly nostalgic for a time most attendees remember vaguely, if at all.
