RoundNY: The Round Project

By Alexander Karasev

New York City overall is very square, very severe with its boxy buildings and numbered streets. But it has some kinder shapes too, particularly in the atriums and cupolas of its most iconic structures - if one cares to look up. In my RoundNY series, I wanted to gather and celebrate these curves, and I hope you'll enjoy them with me.

This book contains all six photographs of the RoundNY series, plus 15 more photos and text explaining the history, logistics, technology and artistic considerations for the RoundNY series and the future of The Round Project.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: Mar 28, 2015
• ISBN: 9781329021181

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RoundNY: The Round Project

RoundNY

The Round Project

Alexander Karasev

United States of America, city of New York

First Edition

ISBN: 978-1-329-02118-1

http://theroundproject.com

Copyright © 2015 by Alexander Karasev

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review or scholarly journal.

Acknowledgments

To Mom and Dad.

I also owe a debt of gratitude to Afzal Hossain, without whose guidance this project would not have happened.

Photo Credits

Standalone day/night whole sky imager:

by Janet E. Shields, Marine Physical Laboratory, University of California San Diego

RoundNY exhibition opening reception at Gallery 77:

by Dmitriy Kalinin, Kalinin Photography

Metropolis (1927) film stills:

by Karl Freund, Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann (cinematograpers). © Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation

Introduction

The Lens That Can See Behind