This is a series of images depicting the sun rising over New York City, and the ramp that leads into the Lincoln Tunnel, as photographed from Weehawken, NJ -taken on 1.1.2017

The timing of the series is based on the Eastern Standard Time zone (New York)- the sun rises slowly into the morning hours and then goes back down slowly into the hours of the night based on 24 images, each assigned to a specific hour of the day.

The curved road-ramp pictured in the bottom left of the image is essentially the busiest half-a-mile stretch in the whole East Coast, every single morning of the year, as it is the main route that commuters take into New York City for work if they are travelling by vehicle. "The Lincoln Tunnel, named after President Abraham Lincoln, is one of the busy roadways, with upwards of 120,000 cars passing through every day. The Tunnel’s separate bus lane sees about 1,700 buses every morning." (2017)

These images of the ramp leading into the Lincoln Tunnel are especially unique because they were taken on the morning of New Years Day, 2017. New Years Day each year is the only time of the year that this ramp is not entirely backed up with traffic by vehicles travelling into New York City. One day every year, this roadway can be found in a quiet and peaceful state, and only for a few hours- if you're awake to catch it from the night before.

Another unique quality of this image is that this view will absolutely never be seen again- and that is because after 2017, the building that is seen being constructed in the foreground of the Empire State building was completed, and now blocks the view of the Empire State Building from Weehawken, NJ, and the Lincoln tunnel ramp. Many other buildings have also been constructed which now take away from a lot of the beauty that I once attributed to this skyline as seen from Weehawken and the Lincoln Tunnel.

Generations of my family and myself have used this ramp and tunnel countless times to travel into the city, and this view will always hold a special place in my heart.