Main/Plymouth St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1991 (Ref.912604)
Grand/Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913408)
Sussex/Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913501)
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1992 (Ref.925108)
Essex/Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1992 (Ref.925501)
Tampa/Andes Rd, Governors Island, NY 10004 | 1992 (Ref.927803)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.932806)
Huron/West St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 | 1991 (Ref.911607)
N.7th St/Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | 1991 (Ref.911901)
Kent Ave/N. 9th St, Queens, NY 11102 | 1991 (Ref.911915)
Washington/Prospect St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1991 (Ref.912513)
Clark St/Brooklyn Heights Promenade, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1991 (Ref.912707)
East Coast Memorial, Battery Park, Manhattan, NY 10280 | 1991 (Ref.912814)
39th Place/51st Ave, Queens, NY 11357 | 1991 (Ref.913007)
Hudson/Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913310)
Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913413)
Essex/Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913502)
Unknown location, New Jersey | 1991 (Ref.914612)
Unknown location, New Jersey | 1991 (Ref.914701)
Brooklyn Bridge, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1992 (Ref.925115)
Grand/Greene St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1992 (Ref.925311)
51st Ave/39th Place, Queens, NY 11104 | 1992 (Ref.926113)
Hay/Carder Rd, Governors Island, NY 10004 | 1992 (Ref.927612)
Comfort Rd, Governors Island, NY 10004 | 1992 (Ref.927806)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.932704)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.933201)
Morton St, Brooklyn, NY 11211 | 1993 (Ref.933703)
Greenpoint Playground, Franklin St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1993 (Ref.934103)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.932707)
State St/Battery Park, Manhattan, NY 10004 | 1991 (Ref.912808)
Grand St, Jersey City, NJ 07302 | 1991 (Ref.913508)
Broadway/Cedar St, Manhattan, NY 10006 | 1992 (Ref.926215)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.932801)
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.933204)
Near Liberty State Park, Jersey City, NJ 07305 | 1993 (Ref.933302)
John St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | 1993 (Ref.933501)
Artist Statement
The World Trade Center, a soaring emblem of ambition, drew photographers to its glass-and-steel forms. My images reframe these towers, revealing their timeless artistic resonance.
During a period of personal turmoil in the early 1990s, the Twin Towers became my silent companion. Photographing them in black and white was less a creative pursuit than a lifeline—a dialogue with an unwavering presence that anchored me across New York’s expanse.
These photos reflect both an architectural icon and my inner landscape. Shot from distant vantage points in New Jersey, Queens, and Brooklyn, their looming forms embodied resilience and continuity—qualities I sought to reclaim.
Taken a decade before 9/11, the images now carry added weight as testaments to the towers’ indelible imprint. Once a personal reassurance of connection, they today evoke shared loss and memory for a global audience.
Having lived in New York and Hong Kong, I see parallels in these cities’ restless energy and skyline transformations. Through these frames, I hope viewers find universality: the solace of urban giants that shape our stories, and the quiet persistence of what endures.
The year 2011 marked the ominous 10-year anniversary of the destruction of the towers. Selected photos were exhibited in Hong Kong for the first time at The Fringe Club, as well as the Foreign Correspondents’ Club.
