Given the fact that the Statue of Liberty is one of the most iconic sights in New York City (and arguably in the whole of the USA), it is not very approachable for photographers. Not only do you have to with countless other tourists for the best seats on the ferry and the best viewing angle, the numbers of angles would even be quite limited if you had Liberty Island all for yourself.

That’s why the number of photos I took there is rather small. There is no need for redundancy after all. Redundancy is generated by the legions of cellphone-armed tourists who create uninspired selfies with Lady Liberty in the background (and often with silly hats on) or posing like the statue itself, just as if they were the very first ones with the same idea, generating gigabytes of junk every day, eating up other people’s attention by posting them on social media, and generating tons of CO2 emissions in the process?

When I was there in October ’24, I didn’t want to be a part of this game. However, I have to admit that the compositions I found and images I produced are probably not unprecedented. But I tried. With this being said, I think I came up with two or three photographs, that might at least be less common. You be the judge.

Here are my eight photographs of the Statue of Liberty, taken before Uncle Donald was elected, but was already looming on the horizon. At least Lady Liberty seemed undaunted.

As usual, click on one of them to view them larger in an almost distraction-free lightbox. Enjoy!