Photography

David Bullivant

A public shuttle bus pulls up at the traffic lights in Times Square, its windows reflecting the wonders of this most vibrant area of midnight Manhattan. (New York City, NY, USA)

The Delta Airlines entrance to New York's busiest airport, JFK International. (New York City, NY, USA)

New Yorkers, Americans and citizens of the World together pause for reflection and look in on the gaping hole where the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center once stood. (New York City, NY, USA)

A couple pause to gaze upon Lady Liberty, and to ponder what she stands for in modern America. (New York City, NY, USA)

Once considered among the most dangerous places in the city, in recent years Manhattan's subway stations have been meticulously cleaned up. The crime and litter has been replaced with commuters and tourists. (New York City, NY, USA)

With over half a million people passing through every day, the Grand Central Terminal is the bustling hub of the city's metro system. Dozens of independent shops and restaurants that seem to have grown out of the stone nestle underneath the scenes of orga

Steam billows from a manhole cover in Central Manhattan just opposite Grand Central Terminal. (New York City, NY, USA)

Manhattanites bustle down the street directly opposite Grand Central Station, eager to get home after a hard day's work. (New York City, NY, USA)

Built on a bizarre intersection that doesn't follow Manhattan's 'grid' layout, the Flatiron building is widely regarded as New York City's first true skyscraper. (New York City, NY, USA)

A subway car of New York's MTA system screams through a station. (New York City, NY, USA)

A particularly captivating New York sunset, looking out towards lower Manhattan from the rooftop observation deck of the Empire State Building. (New York City, NY, USA)

A unique and magical New York sight: after dusk, fog sometimes rolls in from the cold North Atlantic, filling the city while the street lamps illuminate the mist from beneath. (New York City, NY, USA)

Her bicycle festooned with decorations, a local of fashionable Williamsburg, a district of North Brooklyn, rides across the Brooklyn Bridge toward Manhattan Island. (New York City, NY, USA)

Steeped in history and legend, the imposing twin arches of the Brooklyn Bridge are instantly recognizable icons of New York and of America's rise as a global industrial power. (New York City, NY, USA)

Driving a rented RV through the Nevada desert, a slightly eerie but altogether endearing sense of utter isolation takes you. It's entirely possible to drive for miles and not see a single bend in the road, let alone another car, a house or a person. (Cent

The stunning water show at the decadent Bellagio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is one of the city's most astonishing sights. And with the immensely powerful cannons propelling water up to 800ft into the air above the Strip, the sound is pretty incredible

Fans watch on as the lead car shoots past the crowd at the Kobalt 500 Nascar race. (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA, USA)

A standing ovation and hands thrown in the air as the race resumes after a car spins out. The noise from the engines as every driver hits the gas at the same time is ear-shattering. (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA, USA)

The temple at Burning Man, where festival participants leave tributes to lost loved ones. On the very last night of the event, silence engulfs the temporary city as thousands of people gather to watch the temple symbolically burn. (Black Rock Desert, NV,

The temple at Burning Man, where festival participants leave tributes to lost loved ones. On the very last night of the event, silence engulfs the temporary city as thousands of people gather to watch the temple symbolically burn. (Black Rock Desert, NV,

The famous scrolling neon billboard above the entrance to Times Square Studios, is a modern icon of New York, and of 21st century glitz and celebrity. (New York City, NY, USA)

A luggage trolley line at LaGuardia Airport. (New York City, NY, USA)

A pair of cyclists ride across the arid landscape that plays host to the annual Burning Man festival. (Black Rock Desert, NV, USA)

2007's Burning Man theme was environmentalism. The Big Rig Jig, a gigantic sculpture crafted from two full-size tanker trucks, was constructed to illustrate a playful, use of the tools of an oil-obsessed world. (Black Rock Desert, NV, USA)

2007's Burning Man theme was environmentalism. The Big Rig Jig, a gigantic sculpture crafted from two full-size tanker trucks, was constructed to illustrate a playful, use of the tools of an oil-obsessed world. (Black Rock Desert, NV, USA)