In "Pier Beams, New York City," Glen Wilbert photographs the remains of an old pier on the Brooklyn waterfront, rows of weathered wooden pilings standing in shallow water and leading the eye across the East River to the Lower Manhattan skyline.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the dark pilings repeating in receding rows from the rocky foreground out toward the water. Glen positioned the camera low and centered so the lines of posts converge toward the distant skyline, where the towers of the Financial District, including One World Trade Center, rise along the horizon. Large pale rocks anchor the bottom of the frame and the bare winter trees soften the far bank. The repetition of the pilings gives the picture its structure.
These pilings, the remnants of a former pier in Brooklyn Bridge Park, are a well-known foreground for the Manhattan skyline. Glen frames the modern city through the worn remains of the old working waterfront.
In black and white, the composition is built on repetition and perspective: rows of dark pilings leading to the distant skyline.
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 "Pier Beams, New York City," Glen Wilbert photographs the remains of an old pier on the Brooklyn waterfront, rows of weathered wooden pilings standing in shallow water and leading the eye across the East River to the Lower Manhattan skyline.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the dark pilings repeating in receding rows from the rocky foreground out toward the water. Glen positioned the camera low and centered so the lines of posts converge toward the distant skyline, where the towers of the Financial District, including One World Trade Center, rise along the horizon. Large pale rocks anchor the bottom of the frame and the bare winter trees soften the far bank. The repetition of the pilings gives the picture its structure.
These pilings, the remnants of a former pier in Brooklyn Bridge Park, are a well-known foreground for the Manhattan skyline. Glen frames the modern city through the worn remains of the old working waterfront.
In black and white, the composition is built on repetition and perspective: rows of dark pilings leading to the distant skyline.
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
