Looking back at the summer blackout of 2003 in New York City

August 11, 2009 @ 4:05 pm

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Photo by Vincent Laforet

The New York Times Lens blog has a nice gallery of photos looking back on the summer blackout of 2003. I remember the 2003 blackout very fondly and it was definitely one of the most special memories I have of living in New York City. Lens really brings it all back with this post. Heh.

Girls (by Julian Berman)

May 24, 2009 @ 12:48 pm

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Photo by Julian Berman

This is such a wonderful picture! The girl in the back is amazing!

Overlooking Flushing Bay

March 31, 2009 @ 1:25 am

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Rich blacks make me happy.

Monuments worldwide go dark for Earth Hour 2009

March 29, 2009 @ 11:58 pm

Want to see what many of the world’s monuments, buildings, and famous structures look like when all of their lights are turned off during the night? Check out the video above and then head on over to Earth Hour’s website to check out their growing collection of images from users and Flickr submissions.