Freedom tower | NYC

a note from the artist

NYC is filled with millions of people walking millions of steps and filling the interwebs with billions of perspectives on what is still the greatest city in the world.

Creating this photo was one part adventure, one part detective work, and a small part B&E. Before visiting home, I spent a few months casually looking at all the photos from #NYC hashtags. I wanted to make an iconic image that no one had photographed before. I began drawing lines from potential subjects to possible vantage points. When I drew a line from Freedom Tower to the Manhattan Bridge I knew I had a composition. The detective work began here, not only in finding a building or a window that would provide this perspective but figuring out how to get there. In the end, I simply "found my own way," to this particular vantage.

Finding that the photograph was indeed possible was a relief. When the sky lit up, I became grateful. When I returned to the street unscathed and with pixels in tow, I felt like a million bucks.

Edition of 12

About the prints: I print on a premium substrate that is unparalleled in depth and luminosity. The material refracts light in such a way that light travels laterally through the paper as well as reflects to the audience creating a brilliant effect that many mistake to be rear illumination. Each print is then face mounted to acrylic and sandwiched to a protective backing. The artwork is then framed or a recessed mount is added to the back to float on the wall. I offer Tabacchino and other handmade framing options. Available starting at 24”x36” and as long as 80” with custom sizes. Below are examples of a 24”x36” in a variety of frames with and without liners. More arrangements are available. Liners are available in Black, White, Beige. See FRAMES in the menu above for more frames and liner options.