I love to wander around NYC with my camera.  You never know what you might find.  But, I am always looking for a new place to explore.  Manhattan is a big place and it can be tough to find the right spot.  I have tried to use travel guides, but they talk more about the history instead of the scenic photo-ops.  I am looking for a guide from a photographer’s eye.

I was excited to see the new book The 50 Greatest Photo Opportunities in New York City by Amafou Diallo.  The book covers a variety of spots throughout NYC with directions on how-to get there, even the best times of the day to shoot.  Great idea!  The book covers:

• Brooklyn Bridge
• Chrysler Building
• Empire State Building
• IAC & Chelsea Piers
• Statute of Liberty
• Supreme Courthouse
• Woolworth Building
• Central Park’s Conservatory Garden
• Flatiron Building
• Grand Central Terminal
• NYC Skyline
• Cloisters
• Times Square
• Union Square
• and others

Unfortunately, it misses several obvious spots like

• Top of the Rock (my favorite spot in NYC!)
• South Street Seaport
• Guggenheim Museum
• Metropolitan Museum
• Rose Center for Earth & Space
• NY Public Library
• Puck Building
• Grant’s Tomb
• Alwyn Court
• Lincoln Center
• Javits Convention Center

There is always room for a second edition.  Until then, New York Architecture, a history by Berenholtz & Johnson, is a great companion which covers these missing spots and more.