Earlier this year, I took an architectural photography class with photographer Erieta Attali, author of the book In Extremis: Landscape into Architectureat Columbia University GSAPP. I’m a self-taught photographer, apart from a few weeks with photographer Mark Lyon, known for his work in the Maison de Verre in Paris and on tour with MGMT. As such, the transition to architectural/fine art photographer was a unique challenge. As a journalist, I can usually present a series of images to represent one place, but for the class I wanted to capture both the essence of a place and what might have been overlooked all in one image. I sought to frame the city and to show the “Untapped” sides of New York.
Michelle is the founder of Untapped New York and the author of The Art Spy: The Extraordinary Untold Tale of WWII Resistance Hero Rose Valland, Secret Brooklyn, Secret New York, and Broadway. michelleyoungwriter.com
Glenwood Power Plant, Yonkers
Lincoln Center, early morning fog
