Vladimir Manyuhin: Life after the Apocalypse: New York's Times Square

Russian artists Vladimir Manyuhin takes photographs of modern-day cities around the world, then digitally manipulates them by adding digital decay and overgrowth to depict what they could look like after an apocalypse.

Times Square is a major commercial intersection in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States, at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. Times Square, iconified as "The Crossroads of the World" and the "The Great White Way", is the brightly illuminated hub of the Broadway theater district, one of the world's busiest pedestrian intersections, and a major center of the world's entertainment industry. According to Travel + Leisure magazine's October 2011 survey, Times Square is the world's most visited tourist attraction, bringing in over 39 million visitors annually.

Before Apocalypse



After Apocalypse (Daytime)



After Apocalypse (Nighttime)