Times Square Taxis and Bus at Night Colour Photography
Yellow Cabs Beneath Bright Signs in Manhattan in 2005
Walking through Manhattan with my camera in 2005, I photographed taxis and a bus beneath the bright signs of Times Square. The nearest cabs fill the lower part of the frame, with headlights shining towards the camera and coloured reflections crossing their bodies. Behind them, the bus gives the traffic a larger, more rectangular shape.
The signs make the night setting unmistakable. Red, blue, yellow and white light appears at different heights, drawing the eye upwards from the vehicles. A tall Kodak sign is especially clear on the left, while a large red display stands farther to the right. I like how those strong colours repeat in smaller reflections on the cars and bus. The buildings remain darker between the illuminated areas, giving each sign room to stand out.
My photograph keeps the traffic close rather than treating the lights as a distant skyline. The cabs are cropped by the foreground edges, which brings their shapes into the view immediately. Beyond them, more vehicles, signs and small figures continue along the street. The image records a particular Times Square night in 2005, including the advertising and vehicles visible at that time. For me, its character comes from the overlapping layers: taxi roofs and headlights, the bus behind them, and the bright signs rising through the darker city.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2005
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