High on New York

Kaplan's speciality is photographing Manhattan from its highest peaks--the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Statue of Liberty--capturing the grandeur and mystery of the "city of skyscrapers." His photographs have appeared in magazines such as Life, Newsweek, and Popular Photography, and in books such as the Time-Life Great Cities of the World. Some of his refreshing viewpoints include close-ups of one of the gargoyles on top of the Chrysler Building, a Macy's Day Parade Superman balloon from above, and workers gilding sculptural details on the tip of the Crown Building.