Paul says…

Wow, what a contrast. The hustle and bustle of metal and concrete skyscrapers surrounded in their light-show, captured from the stillness of a harbour in nearby Brooklyn.

As the first image from my October 2014 New York City shoot, this set the tone for the rest of the trip. I wanted to capture the scale of this amazing collection of architecture as it rises from Lower Manhattan Island, its peak being the light of the Freedom Tower – part of the new One World Trade Center complex. Who would have thought that just minutes across the river, you could sit and watch one of the largest financial hubs continue to work through the night while surrounded by calm water and ageing wooden posts.

New York – it really is a city of contrasts

Location: New York, USA

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