{"id":450562,"date":"2025-02-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=450562"},"modified":"2025-02-18T10:13:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:13:46","slug":"eric-kogan-nyc-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2025\/02\/eric-kogan-nyc-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Timing is Everything in Eric Kogan&#8217;s Coincidental Photos of New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a photograph of a green car speeding along a road, seen through a chainlink fence that appears to be moving with the car\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-scaled.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-960x1440.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All images \u00a9 Eric Kogan, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Timing is Everything in Eric Kogan&#8217;s Coincidental Photos of New York City<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-02-18T11:00:00-06:00\">February 18, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-photography\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/photography\/\" rel=\"tag\">Photography<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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His playful photographs (<a href=\"\/tags\/eric-kogan\">previously<\/a>) capture visual coincidences and interactions between his urban surroundings and nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From clouds seemingly cradled by electrical wires to the moon balanced precariously on the corner of a building, Kogan&#8217;s scenes highlight how perspective, light, and excellent timing can capture a lighthearted, even mischievous view of the city. Find more on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.erickogan.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erickogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-3-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"a photograph of a corner of a building at night, with the moon perched on the tip of it\" class=\"wp-image-450565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-3-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-3-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/kogan-3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, 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