"Thirty Six Views of the Empire State Building —After Hokusai"

All the photos are of the Manhattan skyline from various points along the Greenpoint waterfront in Brooklyn where I live. Each features the same iconic view of the Empire State Building and despite the similarity of subject matter differences in position, lighting season and weather make for a diverse set of images. The project is inspired by a suite of woodblock prints by the Japanese artist Hokusai and his folio ‘Thirty Six Views of Mount Fuji’ which includes the singular work ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’. Hokusai’s suite of prints depict various episodes of Japanese life and the society of his era. They embody a deep respect for and observance of nature that it is evident from his incorporation of seasonal variation to severe weather events. In each the brooding presence of Japan's most famous and sacred volcano Mount Fuji is omnipresent in the skyline. The Empire State building is the iconic structure omnipresent in the New York skyline and I pay affectionate homage to both. What is revealed in this series are the small details of New York East River life played out against the back drop of the world famous metropolis itself dwarfed by the magnificent forces of nature.