New York Sleeps

Résumé du livre

Imagine a New York devoid of people, its empty streets,

bridges and waterways as silent and magnificent as an Ansel

Adams landscape. This is the New York that Christopher

Thomas reveals in duotone photographs that are at once

haunting and nostalgic. Employing a large-format Polaroid

camera, Thomas shot many of these images in the early hours

of the day or with long exposures. The result is a rare glimpse of

the Brooklyn Bridge without pedestrians; Grand Central

Station without commuters; Fifth Avenue without cars,

vendors, workers or shoppers. Not only do these photographs

allow viewers to appreciate the spatial and architectural

splendor of these New York City iconsthey also evoke a

dreamlike feeling that is unusual in visual depictions of the city.

Timeless, yet unmistakably contemporary, this collection by an

internationally acclaimed photographer is an important

addition to the pantheon of photographic essays of New

York's most beloved settings.