Stephen Wilkes

STEPHEN WILKES is a New York-based photographer. In 1998, a one-day assignment to the south side of Ellis Island led to a 5-year photographic study of the island’s long abandoned medical wards where immigrants were detained before they could enter America. In 2009, he began work on the project, Day to Night, featuring epic cityscapes and landscapes portrayed from a fixed camera angle for up to 30 hours. The work was designed to capture fleeting moments of humanity over the course of a full day. Wilkes’ work documenting the ravages of Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy was intended to heighten awareness and draw attention to the realities of global climate change.

Flamingos, Lake Bogoria, Kenya, Day to Night, 2017
Printed 2024
Infused dyes sublimated on aluminum
48 x 90 inches

Courtesy of HOLDEN LUNTZ GALLERY