Stephen Wilkes Day to Night: Flatiron, New York 1036 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle

A whole day in New York, and you only have to do it once.

Stephen Wilkes photographs a single place from one fixed position for many hours, then blends the frames into one image that moves from daylight to night across the scene. This one is the Flatiron Building, shot from a crane high above Fifth Avenue: Broadway in daylight on one side, Fifth Avenue lit up at night on the other. It was taken on the 2010 anniversary of September 11, and the memorial lights rise at the far end of the avenue.

The day-to-night gradient is the clever part and the hard part. The light changes gradually across the image, so the sky and the streets shift colour piece by piece rather than in neat blocks. Expect to spend a long time on the sky, and to be glad you did. It finishes at about 50 x 70 cm.

Perfect for: Anyone who has stood on a New York street corner and wished they could see it at every hour at once.

1036 pieces | About 50 x 70 cm finished | 4D Cityscape