New York, just after dusk. The light here is cool and electric, neon signs bleeding soft pinks and blues onto wet sidewalks while the brick facades of older buildings absorb whatever daylight remains. Ludwig Favre works in the narrow alleys behind the main thoroughfare, where utility trucks steam faintly against construction barriers and turquoise storefronts glow with murals that seem to shift under overcast skies. The figures,lone pedestrians, a man pushing a cart,are caught at the angle of the city’s own gaze, framed by the vertical lines of mid-rise buildings and the horizontal glow of illuminated signs.

NBC Studios observation deck with vibrant neon signage, dramatic
Vibrant Chinatown street scene with colorful storefronts
Night scene with illuminated signs and a Superdry store
New York City skyline with One World Trade Center in warm light

A turquoise storefront mural flickers under overcast light, its colors barely holding against the brick walls around it.

Busy Chinatown street scene, New York City, with vibrant signage
Quiet Chinatown street scene with vibrant signage
New York City street scene with construction, captured in warm light
Dramatic street scene with neon signs and smoke
Charming street scene with signage and bicycles in Chinatown

The Times Square street photography series by Ludwig Favre is available as a limited edition fine art print, signed and numbered.

About Ludwig Favre

Ludwig Favre is a French photographer born in Paris. His cinematic urban work has been featured by Vogue, AD USA, L'Officiel, Condé Nast Traveler and many other international magazines, and exhibited in numerous galleries across the world. His photographs are held in private fine art collections worldwide and in the New York Ford Foundation Resident Artist Collection. He continues to travel and document the textures of the modern city.

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