Contrast on the East River

A large luxury superyacht with a deep navy blue hull, red waterline stripe, and white superstructure is moored at a pier along the Manhattan waterfront, photographed from across the East River in Brooklyn. The vessel's name appears to read "Sycara V" on the hull. Behind the yacht, rusted industrial pier infrastructure and a large grey waterfront building line the shore. Rising above are multiple massive brown brick mid-rise residential housing towers characteristic of Lower East Side public housing complexes. A colorful rooftop mural bearing the number "275" is visible on one of the shorter buildings at left. The sky is clear and hazy blue, with a single small cloud. The contrast between the opulent private yacht and the dense public housing towers behind it is stark.

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Caption

A superyacht sits moored along the Manhattan waterfront as seen from Brooklyn across the East River, its gleaming white superstructure and navy hull set against the brick towers of Lower East Side housing complexes — an unfiltered study in contrasts along one of the world's most storied waterfronts.

Description

A large luxury superyacht with a deep navy blue hull, red waterline stripe, and white superstructure is moored at a pier along the Manhattan waterfront, photographed from across the East River in Brooklyn. The vessel's name appears to read "Sycara V" on the hull. Behind the yacht, rusted industrial pier infrastructure and a large grey waterfront building line the shore. Rising above are multiple massive brown brick mid-rise residential housing towers characteristic of Lower East Side public housing complexes. A colorful rooftop mural bearing the number "275" is visible on one of the shorter buildings at left. The sky is clear and hazy blue, with a single small cloud. The contrast between the opulent private yacht and the dense public housing towers behind it is stark.

Location

Brooklyn Bridge, Front Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 11201, United States

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Subject

Luxury Yacht Manhattan Waterfront East River Urban Contrast Brooklyn View Housing Complex Wealth Disparity Waterfront Development

Keywords

White Superstructure Navy Blue Hull Brick Apartment Buildings High Rise Towers Clear Blue Sky Concrete Pier Moored Vessel Residential Architecture Urban Skyline River Scene Daylight Photography City Harbor Lower East Side Multi Story Buildings Waterside Property Marine Infrastructure Metropolitan Area Spring Season Calm Water

Technical

Captured: September 15, 2019
Camera: GFX 100
Lens: GF32-64mmF4 R LM WR
Focal length: 64 mm
Aperture: ƒ/9
Shutter: 1/320 s
ISO: 125
Resolution: 5252 × 4202 (22.1 MP)
File size: 15 MB

Licensing Status

Model release: Not applicable

Property release: Not applicable

Editorial use only

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