Michael Massaia

Michael Massaia
Bow Bridge, 2012

Gold toned gelatin silver print
20in x 24in
Prices from $3,500.00-$20,000.00 depending on the size and style of print

Courtesy the artist

As an insomniac teenager, often going without sleep for up to six or seven days at a time, American Michael Massaia would walk the streets at night simply as a way to occupy himself.  Carrying a camera became a useful device to justify his presence when - inevitably - he would be stopped by police. 
  Discovering a talent for photography and a passion for print-making, Massaia is a specialist in black and white, intensely detailed fine art photography.
  The crowds and chaos of Manhattan melt away in the early hours of the morning – the time when Massaia was drawn to the emptiness and desolation of Central Park.  Bow Bridge, its reflection creating a perfect ellipse in the still water, is part of a portfolio of dramatic and haunting images taken during these night walks. 
  Massaia's work continues to be informed by the night.  Recent portfolios include stunning interior shots of a closed Grand Central Station and images of sunbathers in Central Park – eyes closed, clothes in disarray, vulnerable and oblivious to Massaia's presence – taken during the day but printed as if at night.
 
For more information see michaelmassaia.com; clampart.com; holdenluntz.com

Hedge, issue 41, pp66-74, June 2016