
The photographs Jake took for A Day in the Life (click on "Archives") plus many others that cover New York at night are compiled at the A Night in the Life gallery on Bluejake. This photograph was taken from under the Manhattan Bridge.
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The photographs Jake took for A Day in the Life (click on "Archives") plus many others that cover New York at night are compiled at the A Night in the Life gallery on Bluejake. This photograph was taken from under the Manhattan Bridge.
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