Holiday Moods, NYC

Take a walk with me in the magic of a Manhattan evening at Christmas time.

Boryana Alexandrova

Photographer and cinematographer

This time of year in the city gets me every time.

 

An ice angel sculpture at the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park.
Ice sculpture at the Bethesda Fountain, Central Park

 

There is really nothing quite so magical as New York at Christmas time.  Any determination to resist the romance stands no chance against the glittery lights within the darkness of the season, the steam rising from the streets, the jolly chaos of holiday humanity, the smell of Christmas trees at every other corner.  It all feels like a film set, even more than usual.  It makes life — however stark — feel stylized.  Like living in a sensorial painting.  The warm lights in the cold night feel hopeful somehow, despite the Dickensian realities that are all around us.  It is irresistible.

 

A silhouetted figure crosses Park Avenue in a snow storm with twinkling lights all around it and an umbrella.

 

Take a walk with me in the quiet Manhattan night, wherever you are.

 

Central Park Trees silhouetted softly against the Manhattan sky.

 

 

 

Halal cart in the snow storm with a figure silhouetted against the lights of the street..

 

 

 

Ice Cream Truck in a snow storm. "The Real Deal"

 

 

 

Deli flowers are brought inside when it is too cold, but the deli is still open. "Love" is written on the bare shelves.
When it’s too cold, the flowers are brought inside – but the deli is still open.

 

 

Shop windows mix with real life in silhouetted human figures, lights, and Christmas ornaments.

 

 

 

Bergdorf Goodman, the iconic Manhattan store.

 

 

 

The iconic New York Sherry Netherland Hotel through the bare tree branches against the night sky.

 

 

 

Central Park in the deep snow, two silhouette figures and a dog, soft bright lights, black and white image.

 

 

 

Two party attendees tipsy on the street after a good evening wearing tuxedos.

 

 

 

A doorman reading on the job.

 

 

 

Central Park snow on Cedar Hill, with a blurry figure crossing the frame.

 

 

For more moody vibes, visit here:  https://madeinnovember.com/moods.

  • Moody, New York, Travelogue

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