Collection: Glow
Location: New York
Featured: lonely planet | creative boom | colossal | floornature | the phoblographer
Over the last ten years I travelled to New York six times. However last time, while working on my glow project around Times Square, I also took another point of view over the city. So here is the second part of this collection about New York, this time from an helicopter.
“The bustling metropolis of New York is undoubtedly one of the most photographed places in the world.
‘The city that never sleeps’ is a constant hive of activity, its iconic streets instantly recognisable from the countless movies and TV shows set there over the years.
However, Belgo-Portuguese photographer Xavier Portela has found a way to present the Big Apple in a whole new light – quite literally.”
“It’s hard to choose a favorite from all the cities bathed in Xavier’s neon glow, but I have to say his aerial shots of New York City stand out particularly so far.
Not only is it mesmerizing because of the cyan and pink palette throughout the series, but also since it brings us an uncommon view of the Big Apple.
On a side note, it also reminds me of mega metropolises from sci-fi movies like Blade Runner and Ghost in the Shell.”
