The Flatiron building has been called "one of the world". It's the most iconic skyscrapers. It has always been one of my favorite buildings. I love the compositional divide the building creates in this photograph.

Like the bow of a great ship, the Flatiron mirrors itself, each side shares a different avenue of the city. To make this image, I photographed from a 170-foot crane floating directly over 5th Ave. Broadway is seen as "day", and 5th avenue, is photographed at "night". This photograph was created on the anniversary of 9/11 in 2010.

As twilight came over the city, the 9/11 memorial lights began to rise at the end of Fifth Avenue. It's an image about hope and memory. New Yorkers continue to move forward, yet never forget.