Light is a very important and basic medium for all the visual artist, the waves without which we couldn’t experience their work. Whilst sculpture, film and even some aspects of painting can be experienced without sight, photography is entirely dependent on it.
The interesting qualities of light have always fascinated artists as this extraordinary series of shots by Stephen Wilkes attests.
All these have been Shot at both night and day times and the pictures have also been digitally manipulated to combine all the different times, and creating a remarkable sense of distance verging on the voyeuristic. All these pictures are the most reminiscent of photographs taken of the earth from orbit, which really shows the edge of the day, highlighting the amazing amount of change that occurs throughout a 24 hour period. Enjoy!
Image Source Coney Island
Image Source Washington Square Park, NYC
Image Source The Flatiron, NYC
Image Source Gramercy Park, NYC
Image Source NYC Library, NYC
Image Source The Highline, NYC
Image Source Times Square, NYC
Image Source Bethesda Fountain, Central Park
Image Source Park Avenue, NYC
Image Source Shanghai, China
Image Source Central Park, NYC
Image Source Times Square, New Year’s Eve, NYC
