Michele Palazzo
USA

Nominee

"The Inky Blackness of New York"

Biography: Italian by blood, Architect by training, and Photographer by heart Michele Palazzo lives and works in New York. His photographs of architecture and life in the city have gained great acclaim, especially a recent series taken during Winter Storm Jonas. The rich, deserted winter cityscapes capture an enchanting side of New York City often obscured in modern times, and offer another glimpse of what makes the the city such a unique place.