“Lion’s Breath”

Lion's head sculpture on Bryant Park fountain, spitting "sparks" of water into the night

Bryant Park, May 2004. New York City, NY.

A sultry night in the center of midtown. Amid the sheer cliffs of glass and steel on all sides, the air always feels particularly heavy within the retreated confines of Bryant Park.

I’ve always loved the vintage, cosmopolitan feel of the lighting and stonework. Part Parisian…part humid tropics…the water droplets seemingly “sparking” with energy in the background…