I had the fortunate opportunity to meet up with my friend from high school on Tuesday evening. We picked up right where we left and an epic night was ahead of us. We removed ourselves from Manhattan only to shoot photos of it from Brooklyn. All of us enjoyed talking camera tech and helped each other get the shots we wanted. The night was still young after my high school friend went home to pack for her flight. We shot underneath the Brooklyn Bridge until every composition was captured. On the walk back to the subway, I noticed a one in a million composition. Excitement took over me, and I ran up the road to get the perfect vantage point. By now, my two other friends couldn’t see me and assumed I was lost in the streets. After spending 20 minutes shooting the scene, I searched for my friends. A dead phone was no help, but I knew where the subway station was. To my surprise, my friends were waiting for me outside. They are still my friends to this day.

-Justin Hartney

The Empire State Building aligns within the Manhattan Bridge.