A simple but brilliantly executed idea, show day and night in a single frame…
Photographer Stephen Wilkes has created a project called Day to Night where he merges together beautiful day and night photos of various iconic New York places seamlessly into one. How does he do it? For a minimum of 10 hours, he photographs one scene from the same perspective until he captures day to night within a single frame.
via My Modern Metropolis.
Keep your eyes out if you’re in New York on the 13th July…
Today, if it is clear, well placed New Yorkers can go outside at sunset and watch their city act like a modern version of Stonehenge. Manhattan will flood dramatically with sunlight just as the Sun sets precisely on the centerline of every street. Usually, the tall buildings that line the gridded streets of New York Citys tallest borough will hide the setting Sun. This effect makes Manhattan a type of modern Stonehenge, although only aligned to about 30 degrees east of north.
What an amazing structure to have popped up over New York…
New Yorkers got a treat this week as the second section of New York’s iconic High Line park opened, right in time for summer. Section 2 doubles the length to a mile (1.6 km) between Gansevoort Street to West 30th Street, connecting the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Midtown West. Visitors can now enjoy new views of the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, and the New Yorker Hotel.
via My Modern Metropolis.
Stunning photos of New York, well worth a look…
The Wapping Project Bankside opens 2011 with an exhibition from Munich-based German photographer Christopher Thomas. New York Sleeps: Photographs by Christopher Thomas, 2001-2009 (Prestel 2009, 2nd edition 2010) is a series of black and white images shot using a custom-made large format camera, Polaroid film and long exposures.
Across New York, there are USB drives embedded in walls, buildings and curbs. The idea is to create an anonymous, offline file-sharing network in public space. The drives are completely public and anyone can plug in to drop and download files. It’s part of an art project called “Dead Drops” by Aram Bartholl and I have to say, it’s pretty awesomely creative.
via Gizmodo
via Photo of the Day.