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Photographs by Franck Bohbot of an unusually deserted and wintry New York City

Known for his dreamlike style, a focus on light and colour, and carefully crafted compositions, Franck Bohbot is a photographer and filmmaker we've long admired at Creative Boom. So it was great to see what he's been up to since the pandemic turned our world upside down.

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A snowy New York City street at dusk with warmly lit storefronts and bare trees, a lone figure with a bicycle visible through glass doors as the city lies quiet and empty under winter conditions

In his latest series, Dear Winter, Franck wandered the streets of New York City in December (he's based in Brooklyn himself, as well as LA), seeing what impact a major cold spell of ice and snow coupled with the ongoing social restrictions had on one of the world's greatest cities. His resulting images are atmospheric, misty and devoid of the usual city crowds, as we see Manhattan buried under a blanket of snow.

Looking at the empty scenes, it's as though the whole of New York is asleep. It's not surprising when we learn of the ongoing number of cases of Covid-19. There were nearly 13,000 new cases in New York yesterday alone, although the stats do appear to be dropping. Vaccine doses are being rolled out and there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel for a city that became the worst-affected area in the United States back in March. Even so, the mood is rightly cautious.

Discover more of Franck's work at franckbohbot.com. Or you can order one of these cinematic images as a print via his online shop.

A solitary figure walks down a snow-covered New York street at night, lined with bare trees, parked cars and brownstone steps, bathed in cool blue light
IFC cinema marquee advertising Sundance Hit Farewell Amor on a snowy New York street at night with sparse pedestrians and empty storefronts
Snow-covered street in Brooklyn at night with a white corner building lit from within, a white pickup truck, damaged car and street lamp under teal-tinted sky
Silhouetted figures walk through snow-covered New York City streets at night, bathed in warm orange and red light from street lamps and neon signs, with residential buildings visible in the haze
A solitary figure in winter clothing stands on a snow-covered street in Manhattan, facing away from the camera towards dimly lit buildings shrouded in mist and falling snow.
Snowy New York street scene viewed through a window, with frost-covered plants in the foreground and silhouettes of figures visible in the distance under cold blue light
A solitary figure stands in a snow-covered street beneath glowing streetlights, surrounded by snow-laden buildings and a small evergreen tree in Franck Bohbot's Dear Winter series
Snowy New York street at night with glowing Papaya Dog sign and solitary figures walking past storefronts in winter conditions
Snow-covered Manhattan street at night with illuminated buildings, street lights and a lone snowplough, captured during Franck Bohbot's Dear Winter series
Snowy New York street scene viewed through a West 4 Street Station subway entrance, with a solitary figure standing in the distance under streetlights during winter
Snow-covered Manhattan building glowing with warm light amid thick fog and steam on a winter night
A figure in dark clothing and a face mask stands in a snowy New York City street at night, surrounded by glowing street lights and storefronts in the mist.
Snowy Manhattan storefront decorated with warm orange and yellow fairy lights strung across a dark shop facade, with illuminated windows below and snow-covered streets
Snow-covered Manhattan street at night with Google Pixel 5G advertising billboard, sparse traffic and a lone pedestrian amid winter conditions
Street signs for Bedford Street and One Way illuminated by a full moon against a snowy, turquoise-tinted night sky in New York City
A solitary figure stands before an illuminated Christmas tree in a snow-covered plaza flanked by classical columns during winter in New York City
Police officer stands beside a snow-covered patrol car on a deserted Manhattan street at night during winter
Snowy New York City street at night lit by turquoise and amber lights, with bare trees and brownstone steps leading to a glowing blue sculpture
A photographer in winter clothing and backpack operating a camera on a tripod in a snowy, empty New York City street at dusk with blurred lights in the background
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