Photo Of The Day: September 12, 2008

Every year on September 11, New York projects the annual Tribute In Light. This tribute to the fallen victims of 9/11 consists of 88 searchlights which create two vertical columns of blue light next to the site of the World Trade Center. Originally lit from March 11 to April 14, 2002, they have been re-lit each September 11 since 2003. They are visible only in the dark when their light contrasts with the darker sky, and their presence slowly disappears with the arrival of the dawn of September 12. On clear nights, the lights can be seen from over 60 miles away. Each year I find a new place to photograph them, and this year I selected a view from just north of the Brooklyn Bridge, where you can see the Tribute, as well as the Olafur Eliasson waterfalls under the bridge on the left. For pictures of previous years' Tribute in Light, visit Paul Scharff Photography.com.