Again New York, again the same scenes of skyscrapers in the twilight or at night, which are still eye candy through their illuminated windows, again a great soundtrack that, contrary to the fast sequence of images, is rather quiet - the timelapse of Michael Shainblum joins the multitude of timelapse videos from New York skillfully, but not really outstanding - and is still worth seeing!
I vividly remember my first experience of New York City as a kid, before I became a photographer. The shear sense of scale, the incredible architecture and just the over all feeling I got walking around the city. That experience became one of the reasons I got into photography. Ever since then, it has been my dream to recreate that feeling into a short timelapse film. From the sensory overload of standing on a busy New York street corner. To the tranquility of standing on a skyscraper, like being on top of the world. This is a dedication to my favorite city in the world.
"Liberty" is a visual journey through New York City captured through timelapse and hyperlapse photography. The video consists of about 15,000 still photographs captured from 2016-2018.