New York Sleeps: Christopher Thomas

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Now available in a new and expanded edition with previously unpublished photographs this serene and beautiful paean to New York paints a unique picture of the worlds most vibrant city from Central Park to Katzs delicatessen the Flatiron Building to Battery Park. Imagine a New York devoid of people its empty streets bridges and waterways as silent and magnificent as an Anselm 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 Thomass photographs allow viewers to appreciate the spatial and architectural splendor of these New York City icons but they 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 Yorks most beloved settings.