BEHOLD, the photo blog, posted an article with pictures about Michael Massaia, who developed in his early 20's a terrible case of insomnia. In order to give himself a break from sitting around all night “staring at the walls,” he began to go on long walks. The self-taught photographer took his camera along, creating the series “Deep in a Dream, Central Park.”
From 2009 to 2014, Massaia spent every year documenting Central Park, mostly in the early spring “when things are just starting to bloom that gives [the images] a bit of softness.” He would shoot for about an hour before the sun rose, when there was the slightest hint of daylight without any harsh shadows.
“The park goes through a metamorphosis at night and gets kind of dark,” he said. Insomnia, however, is one battle Massaia has resigned himself to accept as unwinnable. To read the article in its entirety, as well as to see the haunting photos, please click here.