In "Nightlights, NYC," Glen Wilbert photographs the Manhattan skyline after dark, the illuminated spire of the Empire State Building rising above a dense field of lit windows, with the moon hanging in the black sky to its left.
The image is rendered in black and white and built almost entirely from points of light against deep shadow, the towers reading as dark masses pierced by grids of bright windows. Glen framed the Empire State Building off-center near the top so its lit crown and antenna anchor the composition, while the lower city dissolves into a scatter of smaller lights stretching to the harbor. The high contrast between the black sky and the white lights gives the picture its graphic structure, and the small moon adds a single quiet detail above the skyline.
This elevated view of midtown and lower Manhattan is one of the most familiar nightscapes in the world. Glen treats it as a study in light and dark rather than a sweeping panorama.
In black and white, the composition is built on light and shadow: bright windows and a lit tower set against a field of black.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Nightlights, NYC," Glen Wilbert photographs the Manhattan skyline after dark, the illuminated spire of the Empire State Building rising above a dense field of lit windows, with the moon hanging in the black sky to its left.
The image is rendered in black and white and built almost entirely from points of light against deep shadow, the towers reading as dark masses pierced by grids of bright windows. Glen framed the Empire State Building off-center near the top so its lit crown and antenna anchor the composition, while the lower city dissolves into a scatter of smaller lights stretching to the harbor. The high contrast between the black sky and the white lights gives the picture its graphic structure, and the small moon adds a single quiet detail above the skyline.
This elevated view of midtown and lower Manhattan is one of the most familiar nightscapes in the world. Glen treats it as a study in light and dark rather than a sweeping panorama.
In black and white, the composition is built on light and shadow: bright windows and a lit tower set against a field of black.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
