In a stunning montage of pictures, Smithsonian Magazine published an article on just about that topic. How does it look at night? Has pollution really taken away the charm of beautiful nights?
Thierry Cohen, took up the challenge some three years ago when he started on a world wide tour to take pictures of major cities minus all the light & air pollution. Cohen fears, as he recently told the New York Times, that the hazy view has spawned a breed of urbanite, sheltered by his and her manmade environs, that “forgets and no longer understands nature.”
Well, here take a look:
San Francisco 37° 48′ 30″ N 2010-10-9 Lst 20:58. © Thierry Cohen
Tokyo 35° 41′ 36″ N 2011-11-16 Lst 23:16. © Thierry Cohen.
São Paulo 23° 33′ 22″ S 2011-06-05 Lst 11:44. © Thierry Cohen.
Paris 48° 50′ 55″ N 2012-08-13 Lst 22:15. © Thierry Cohen.
Los Angeles 34° 03′ 20″ N 2010-10-09 Lst 21:50. © Thierry Cohen.
Hong Kong 22° 16′ 38″ N 2012-03-22 Lst 14:00. © Thierry Cohen
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