The iconic Radio City Music Hall is among the New York City landmarks in Franck Bohbot's "Light On" photo series. "When I moved to New York City in 2013, I started to walk late at night," he said. "I very quickly became fascinated and (determined) to create a series of pictures at night with the everyday places where the people used to go in general: restaurants, bars, theaters, peep shows, cinemas, delis, shops, clubs."
The iconic Radio City Music Hall is among the New York City landmarks in Franck Bohbot's "Light On" photo series. "When I moved to New York City in 2013, I started to walk late at night," he said. "I very quickly became fascinated and (determined) to create a series of pictures at night with the everyday places where the people used to go in general: restaurants, bars, theaters, peep shows, cinemas, delis, shops, clubs."
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A neon cross in Manhattan's Alphabet City neighborhood.
A neon cross in Manhattan's Alphabet City neighborhood.
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An adult movie store near Times Square. Bohbot said the emptiness in his images is deliberate. It makes the photos more dramatic, almost literally so.
An adult movie store near Times Square. Bohbot said the emptiness in his images is deliberate. It makes the photos more dramatic, almost literally so.
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A marquee for the "Late Show with David Letterman." Letterman's final broadcast was in May.
A marquee for the "Late Show with David Letterman." Letterman's final broadcast was in May.
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Greenwich Village's Cafe Wha? hosted Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground in the 1960s. Today it's a thriving rock club.
Greenwich Village's Cafe Wha? hosted Bob Dylan and the Velvet Underground in the 1960s. Today it's a thriving rock club.
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The famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. It opened in 1934.<br />
The famous Apollo Theater in Harlem. It opened in 1934.
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An appliance store named Gringer & Sons
An appliance store named Gringer & Sons
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Banksy artwork is painted on the left near the Dublin House bar in Manhattan.
Banksy artwork is painted on the left near the Dublin House bar in Manhattan.
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A skatepark in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. "I just try to have a pictorial approach and make these photos like they were from movie stills," Bohbot said.
A skatepark in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan. "I just try to have a pictorial approach and make these photos like they were from movie stills," Bohbot said.
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Carnegie Deli is a popular tourist attraction in Midtown Manhattan.
Carnegie Deli is a popular tourist attraction in Midtown Manhattan.
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A liquor store in Tribeca
A liquor store in Tribeca
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The Wellington Hotel in Midtown
The Wellington Hotel in Midtown
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Beauty & Essex is a bar and restaurant with a pawnshop storefront.
Beauty & Essex is a bar and restaurant with a pawnshop storefront.
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Ellen's Stardust Diner is in Midtown near the theater district.
Ellen's Stardust Diner is in Midtown near the theater district.
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Sunshine Cinema is a small theater on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Sunshine Cinema is a small theater on Manhattan's Lower East Side.
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Katz's Delicatessen has been a Lower East Side staple since 1888.
Katz's Delicatessen has been a Lower East Side staple since 1888.
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