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Brooklyn Bridge cables and the Lower Manhattan skyline in golden light, New York City

Chapter 02 — Cities

USA Cities

New York City, USA

The collection

The urban chapters of the American atlas: bridges, skylines and streets photographed in real light. The anchor of this collection is Colton Duke's golden-hour photograph of the Brooklyn Bridge and the Lower Manhattan skyline — a fully verified New York frame. The remaining city photographs are shown with their exact locations marked as unconfirmed until they can be verified.

Authentic Photography

Real light. Real places.

Genuine on-location photographs. Where an exact location could not be confirmed, the caption says so rather than guessing.

Brooklyn Bridge cables and the Lower Manhattan skyline in golden light, New York City

Brooklyn Bridge

New York City, USA · © Colton Duke

Source · Unsplash License
Tree-lined urban street between tall buildingsLocation unconfirmed

Tree-Lined Avenue

Exact location to be confirmed

Extensive illuminated cityscape at twilightLocation unconfirmed

City at Dusk

Exact location to be confirmed

Palm-lined street beneath a pink sunset skyLocation unconfirmed

Palm Street Sunset

Exact location to be confirmed

Editorial

How this chapter is curated

City photography earns its place here the same way landscape work does: a real camera, a real place, and an honest caption. One photograph in this chapter currently meets our full verification standard — location and photographer confirmed from the image source.

We would rather show four honest captions than a wall of invented ones. As more city photographs are verified, they will join this chapter.

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Deserts, coastlines, forests and mountains beyond the city limits.

US National Parks

America's protected wild lands — parks, monuments and wilderness areas.

USA Travel Photography

The road, the night sky and the wildlife in between.